Eastern Railroad Discussion > NS across Missouri severed by bridge collapse

The Grand River bridge just west of Brunswick, MO on Norfolk Southern's Kansas City District (ex-Wabash) washed out
on Tuesday evening, October 1, 2019.  The bridge was a dam to a tremendous amount of driftwood, and under this
load and the swiftly-moving water, the bridge failed; though it did survive the massive "500 year flood" of 1993.

“Train service between Moberly and Kansas City, Missouri, has been suspended on account of the Grand River
Bridge in Brunswick, Missouri, being out of service due to a debris strike caused by heavy rains. NS
personnel are assessing the situation. There is no estimate on when the bridge will be restored to service.
Norfolk Southern is working with our interline partners to detour freight traffic over alternative gateways.
Customers with traffic operating to and from the Kansas City area should expect a 48- to 72-hour delay."

-Norfolk Southern

Photos, from a video by Mitch Adams, shows bridge just before and after its complete failure


 



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 10/03/19 21:58 by GenePoon.

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The video was posted here two days ago.  Impressive Force from the buildup:  https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?1,4876576

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/03/19 22:03 by RailFanAZ.

Thanks.  I don't follow the Eastern board, didn't realize it was already posted.

Scary...

NS says 3-4 weeks to repair bridge:

http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/service-alerts/service-alert---brunswick--missouri---update.html