Western Railroad Discussion > 5.0 followed by 7.1 earthquake searles valley

Considerable shaking in LA basin. 

Doesn't bode well for either the Trona or the Jawbone, hope everyone in Trona has a job to report
to next week.

Out

Strong roller in Laguna Niguel. Knocked 6" of water out of my swimming pool in seconds. 5" wave still active 15. - 20 minutes later

Posted from iPhone

One hell of a shake in San Bernardino, good rolling motion for over a minute.

Posted from Android

USGS earthquake site being absolutely blasted with hits right now, hard to update the pages, but 6.9 or 7.1 seems to be the main shock number range at the moment. with a 5.0 foreshock at 8:16, 6.9 (or 7.1 still being calculated) at 8:19, and now half a dozen 4.0-4.7 aftershocks...

This one will have ramifications on BNSF's Cajon Sub, Mojave Sub, & Needles Sub.


~ Mr. MRL



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/19 20:55 by MrMRL.

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Nothing up here in Calaveras County but I'm lined up for a empty grainer out of Stockton in the morning. I suspect that will change now, just like it did yesterday after the quake.

MrMRL Wrote:
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> USGS earthquake site being absolutely blasted with
> hits right now, hard to update the pages, but 6.9
> or 7.1 seems to be the main shock number range at
> the moment. with a 5.0 foreshock at 8:16, 6.9 (or
> 7.1 still being calculated) at 8:19, and now half
> a dozen 4.0-4.7 aftershocks...
>
> This one will have ramifications on BNSF's Cajon
> Sub, Mojave Sub, & Needles Sub.
>
>
> ~ Mr. MRL

On the Barstow webcam, it really shakes at 20:20:19 on the west camera.  Apparently the train crews aren't feeling it- in the distance you can see a westbound continue into the yard.  At 20:24, a UP westbound with double stacks goes by.

On the Tehachapi webcam, the crossing gate arm starts whipping at 8:20:15.

mapboy

Not to mention the two LA aqueducts and the DC EHV Pacific Intertie from WA that go  west of ground zero.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/19 21:15 by BobP.

I exchange emails with the Trona this afternoon, and at that time both the Trona and the UP were operating with no restrictions.  Of course that was before this evening's shaker.

Greg
 

Greg Ramsey
Las Vegas, NV

Stronger and longer that the one yesterday...

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA

Was onboard Amtrak #11 approaching LA Union Station when the Metrolink Valley Dispatcher called out "Emergency, Emergency, Emergency. Train ____, bring your train to a stop as quickly as possible" to each train on the line. Was a surreal experience...learned of quake from a friend's text moments later.

Posted from Android

Metro here in LA shut down and are inspecting tracks but looks like they are moving again and the Gold line was shut down but not sure if they have restarted. 

Just like a Hard Coupling Jolt , watch the Bump 

We were stopped for about 15 minutes and allowed to resume with no restrictions. Was interesting see the process occur and everybody was very professional and efficient. Kudos to everybody involved.

Posted from Android

Felt it in Modesto.  I was seated, facing the southeast, and was swayed left-to-right-to left-to-right.........., for 30 to 45 seconds.

7.1 is ten times stronger than 6.4

Has anyone heard on the Trona Railway is doing the high fill at MP 18 failed in the 1992 Earthquake and it sounds like Trona in town took a big Hit with no power and water supply running low

I hope all my Friends from my days at the Trona are ok.

Be safe

cctgm Wrote:
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> Has anyone heard on the Trona Railway is doing the
> high fill at MP 18 failed in the 1992 Earthquake

What?

I grabbed the data for the Randsburg earthquake sequence and plotted it as moment magnitude vs time.

Kit Courter
Menefee, CA
LunarLight Photography

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Wife said abc news showed a shot of the railroad tracks in Trona and they looked like a roller coaster with successive and excessive vertical curvature.

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