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re: Fire in the back BC spillway
Posted on 2/13/16 at 12:29 pm to CENLALSUFAN
Posted on 2/13/16 at 12:29 pm to CENLALSUFAN
There goes our crawfish prices
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Posted on 2/13/16 at 12:30 pm to Btrtigerfan
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No serious fire equipment anywhere near the fire.
Budget cuts
Posted on 2/13/16 at 12:31 pm to Btrtigerfan
How are you getting these pictures?
Posted on 2/13/16 at 12:32 pm to GREENHEAD22
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how does this happen
Wheel bearing goes out.
Wheel seizes up.
Iron dust.
Iron dust catches fire.
Wooden structure follows.
This post was edited on 2/13/16 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 2/13/16 at 12:44 pm to fightin tigers
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how does this happen
Wheel bearing goes out.
NOLA is saying they had workers grinding on the tracks. They tried to use hand held extinguishers but I am guessing the 15-20mph wind spread it pretty quick. The wind will be a major factor in getting this one under control.
Posted on 2/13/16 at 12:49 pm to Redbone
Damn it's just a joke.
What a bitch you are
What a bitch you are
Posted on 2/13/16 at 12:51 pm to Dale Doubak
And the Becnel law firm has already filed a class action for this
Posted on 2/13/16 at 12:56 pm to Whatafrekinchessiebr
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NOLA is saying they had workers grinding on the tracks. They tried to use hand held extinguishers but I am guessing the 15-20mph wind spread it pretty quick. The wind will be a major factor in getting this one under control.
Ah, just as much sense.
Posted on 2/13/16 at 1:06 pm to fightin tigers
WWl link, they are updating constantly.
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Workers tried to put the fire out but were overwhelmed as it got worse. Fire fighters continue to battle the blaze
Posted on 2/13/16 at 1:11 pm to Napoleon
Damn hope they got that excavtor out 
Posted on 2/13/16 at 1:11 pm to CENLALSUFAN
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traffic is already backing up from rubber neckers stopping to take pictures and look like they've never seen a fire before. .
To be fair, most people haven't seen an big arse fire on a train trestle.
Posted on 2/13/16 at 1:27 pm to GREENHEAD22
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How does that happen?
Posted on 2/13/16 at 1:34 pm to soccerfüt
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That section of trestle was a bottleneck in the national rail network.
Well, it's going to have to be rebuilt now.
Posted on 2/13/16 at 1:37 pm to soccerfüt
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That'll be good money for a prestress and a construction firm, they'll want to replace it quickly.
Posted on 2/13/16 at 1:44 pm to kengel2
Maybe cutting something with a torch and a hot piece dropped in the grass 
Eta: That part right there is all grass and fingers of water IIRC. Should be pretty easy to stop if they can get some equipment out there quickly. The timber on the west side of the spillway is beautiful cypress and ash trees. East side is chock full of garbage trees and shrubs
Eta: That part right there is all grass and fingers of water IIRC. Should be pretty easy to stop if they can get some equipment out there quickly. The timber on the west side of the spillway is beautiful cypress and ash trees. East side is chock full of garbage trees and shrubs
This post was edited on 2/13/16 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 2/13/16 at 1:55 pm to Dale Doubak
You mean East Bank
Posted on 2/13/16 at 1:57 pm to 34venture
Me too.
The problem railroads sometime encounter in these scenarios is that they can't get legal permission (Corps, State, etc) to build a parallel track alongside their ROW. I don't specifically know it that was true in this case but now KCS is in a pickle.
The problem railroads sometime encounter in these scenarios is that they can't get legal permission (Corps, State, etc) to build a parallel track alongside their ROW. I don't specifically know it that was true in this case but now KCS is in a pickle.
Posted on 2/13/16 at 1:57 pm to kengel2
On the spillway now l, they have multiple helicopters circling it. Can't tell if they are news or people trying to put it out. I thought it was a big Marsh fire until just now
Posted on 2/13/16 at 2:01 pm to LSUBFA83
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Looks like this will be a major headache for freight transportation and the folks who depend on it.
Maybe or maybe not.. Just a "few" reroutes... Might take some over the river to Livonia and run down to Avondale and cross over down there...who knows
Posted on 2/13/16 at 2:12 pm to Ed Osteen
Two helicopters dropping water on it now
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