Western Railroad Discussion > Brush fire in Yolo county Cal Northern?

The Sacramento Bee reported a brush fire between Davis and Woodland Ca. The fire burned a railroad trestle it appears to be possibly Cal Northern but not sure.
The fire was on Friday.

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Cal Northern West Valley line out of service between Woodland and Davis.

Who will replace or repair the bridge UP as they are the owner or Cal Norethern being the leasing party.

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The Davis Enterprise Newspaper website show the bridge fully engulfed in fire. Yes a wood bridge. Fire was Thursday night.



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Had to dig around, as noted the Davis Enterprise news site had some info and a photo with a paywall:

https://www.davisenterprise.com/news/local/rural-fire-damages-train-trestle-power-lines/

If it's between Woodland and Davis it would be roughly parallel to hiway 113, it doesn't look too challenging to rebuild. Not sure who would get the action to rebuild it, or find funding for it, or how to rebuild it. Maybe somebody can check on the location and report any progress. Might not be a big player in world events but it's a big deal for the route along I-5 from Woodland to the north.

...and yes,  the line does not connect to the UPrr at Tehama. There's a red flag and some missing rail at the wye, maybe somewhere else.

UP has been replacing a lot of small burnt wooden trestles with corrugated steel culverts and back-filled. Probably cheaper and fully fire proof.
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Per another website. The west valley line bridge has been repaired.