Western Railroad Discussion > Nebraska UP disruption/washouts around Omaha

Elkhorn/Mercer, Nebraska AREA, Logan/Missouri Valley, Iowa and many others.

Detour routes?  Dan

BN running ZCHIDEN and ZDENCHI via LaJunta sub today.
Think I heard Oreopolis underwater.

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Omaha NWS evacuated this afternoon due to a levee failure. They’ll be work8ng out of Hastings, NE. I don’t remember hearing of a NWS office having to evacuate before.

Rebecca Morgan
Jacobsburg, OH

I was informed the UP is detouring SB out of Des Moines to KC, KCRW287

How is the UP dispatch  and operations "bunker" in Omaha making out?

I understand there's extensive flooding in the area

Bunker is well above river level, employees might have travel issues though.

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callum_out Wrote:
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> Bunker is well above river level, employees might
> have travel issues though.
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Thanks

SD45X Wrote:
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> BN running ZCHIDEN and ZDENCHI via LaJunta sub
> today.
> Think I heard Oreopolis underwater.
>
> Posted from iPhone

There was a BNSF southbound stopped at Larkspur on the Joint Line today about noon with UPS on the rear end.  Wondered what was going on.  That must have been the ZDENCHI.  Unfortunaltely, I wasn't in a positiopn to get pictures.

Brian Black
Castle Rock, CO

callum_out Wrote:
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> Bunker is well above river level, employees might
> have travel issues though.
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After the floods of the mid 80's UP made some changes to make sure the bunker and the back up generators stay dry.
IIRC they used boats to ferry people to and from work for a few days.

We had boat races and a fishing tournament in my unit's parking lot at Offutt AFB. We had three feet of water in the lots. Still flew three Looking Glass flights a day though.

Please forgive me:  the La Junta sub starts and ends at what cities??

Was there a bridge washed out at Logan Iowa? If so was it the main line?

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The Logan, Iowa bridge is on the CN/IC/CC&P/ICG/IC line. Don't know if it has wshed out. There is also a highway overpass and an old bridge there.

bankshotone Wrote:
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> Was there a bridge washed out at Logan Iowa? If so
> was it the main line?
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> Posted from Android