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Bridge hit by locomotive. Sorta.

Bridge hit by locomotive. Sorta.

RE: Bridge hit by locomotive. Sorta.

Thanks for the info.  Looks like the redundancy in the superstructure helped keep entire deck from crashing down on to the freeway, despite the loss of a pier.

RE: Bridge hit by locomotive. Sorta.

MichSt - I think if you look at it again, you'll see that teh train is holding the pier up.

Though I do agree the catenary action (girders and slab) is also obvious.

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RE: Bridge hit by locomotive. Sorta.

Yup, I agree the train was certainly supporting the cap.  But, I guess when I said loss of a pier, I was referring to the loss of superstructure support at the pier.

It's striking to see those pier columns completely sheared off.  That was one heck of a hit.  
 

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