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Western Railroad Discussion > U.P. Potash Branch damageDate: 11/12/12 21:13 U.P. Potash Branch damage Author: hawkeye Union Pacific's Potash Branch in Southern Utah had some major damage after some rocks rolled down onto the rails.
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=22937961&nid=148&title=massive-rockslide-damages-rail-road-near-moab&s_cid=queue-21 Date: 11/12/12 22:56 Re: U.P. Potash Branch damage Author: coach Great pictures. Now THAT'S a rockslide!!
Date: 11/13/12 06:09 Re: U.P. Potash Branch damage Author: Out_Of_Service when you see a rail break like that. you know there was a lot of pressure when the rocks hit to break that rail in 1/2
Date: 11/13/12 06:55 Re: U.P. Potash Branch damage Author: Western_Star The picture online of the 6 ft crater in the paved road nearby, and seeing a rail break like that, those rocks must be very dense/heavy.
Date: 11/13/12 20:04 Re: U.P. Potash Branch damage Author: lowwater Western_Star Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The picture online of the 6 ft crater in the paved > road nearby, and seeing a rail break like that, > those rocks must be very dense/heavy. Ordinary sandstone. BUT big chunks and fell a ways, lots of kinetic energy there! |