Train in Rice Creek.

  • Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13310
    July 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm #1273095

    Anyone get any photos of the train wreck in Rice Creek in Fridley over the weekend? Caught a quick glimpse on the news. Sounds like the rain washed out the bridge footings and the train collapsed it. Looked to be a half dozen or better train cars sandwiched up in there.

    What is a little surprising is the lack of talk about the Northstar commuter train running those same lines. That would of been a heck of a disaster if it had been the Northstar full of people.

    Might have to take a drive down there later today and see what it looks like.

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    July 18, 2011 at 2:57 pm #981727

    Hey Mike. I live less than a mile from there and actually fish in that area for carp quite a bit. You can’t get too close to it as there are squads and work crews out.

    The best video I have seen in from KSTP. There is a lot of corn spilled in the water there and they have booms out to try to catch the diesel fuel.

    sliderfishn
    Blaine, MN
    Posts: 5432
    July 18, 2011 at 3:19 pm #981737

    One of my first thoughts was that the carp in that area would hav e no problem getting plump and fat with all that food.
    I am glad that no one got hurt from either being on a passenger train or on the bike trail the runs right there also. When we watched it on the news, my daughter was watching and looked at me and said “I recognize that area didn’t we ride our bike under the tracks right there a few weeks ago?” Yes, was the answer to her question.
    Ron

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    July 18, 2011 at 3:29 pm #981746

    Seriously. Kids hang out on and under that train bridge all the time. Could have been much worse!

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13310
    July 18, 2011 at 5:24 pm #981793

    Thanks for posting the link to the pictures. Thats a mess. Glad it was a lot of corn they where carrying.

    backlasher
    Fridley, Mn
    Posts: 195
    July 18, 2011 at 7:53 pm #981827

    We are really lucky that was the first one through Saturday. Only 2 people on board and hauling corn. I stopped by this morning after work. They have all but maybe 7 cars removed. They are concentrating on getting one of the lines back up and running. They brought in a bunch of prefabbed concrete and track sections. Here some clean-up pix from Sunday.


    bassmaster
    SE, MN
    Posts: 468
    July 18, 2011 at 9:35 pm #981847

    Quote:

    We are really lucky that was the first one through Saturday.

    There where several train threw there Saturday morning prior to that one. That train came threw during the heavy rains Saturday morning.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    July 18, 2011 at 10:57 pm #981873

    If I used the Northstar,I might take a break until it dries up a bit. I don’t care how safe they say it is.

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    July 19, 2011 at 2:07 am #981928

    Quote:

    If I used the Northstar,I might take a break until it dries up a bit. I don’t care how safe they say it is.

    Or make sure you life insurance is up to date!

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