The plow fell through the tracks. I imagine there was a walkway on or alongside the tracks as well. Details: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/02/01/state/n192015S22.DTL or: http://tinyurl.com/368o9p Todd K. Stearns - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Montgomery, Edward T" <Edward.Montgomery_@_fcps.edu> To: <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 8:51 AM Subject: (erielack) Off Topic Confused Railroad Issue > > I woke up this morning hearing that Amtrak Trains 5&6 could not make it > through Donner Pass with the e/bound being pulled back to Reno and the > w/bound stuck in the mountains until the tracks could be cleared by UP. > Reports say a UP plow "fell through a walkway" blocking the track. I'm > trying to figure out what the "walkway" was to cause such a problem. Did > it take out a snowshed or something like that? The news reports aren't > very clear. > > Ed Montgomery > > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List > http://EL-List.railfan.net/ > To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html > > __________ NOD32 2844 (20080201) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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