Passenger Trains > Flooding delayed train 8 (22).

Train 8 of the 22nd arriving into Chicago tonight about 7 hours down. 5 of those hours could be attributed to some seriously heavy rain between St Cloud and Staples, MN.

I was up half the night in St Cloud watching the lighting from this storm from our hotel. We were traveling up the the Mississippi headwaters and had to find a detour around the town. I had hoped to catch #8 on the way but it never left Staples, MN while I was near the line. Upon returning south I could see where water was several feet deep and running fast over roads and driveways in a small area. SR 10 was still closed and underwater. BNSF parallels SR 10.


https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/30-people-evacuated-as-flooding-hammers-small-town-in-central-minnesota

It is US 10 highway

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It looks like Randall, MN which is a station on the BNSF line between Staples and Little Falls used by Amtrak, was ground zero for the rain.

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Two days before, on No 7, we ran at Restricted Speed west of Minneapolis for two hours through a monster storm and flood warnings. From an hour out, the lightning illuminated the clouds almost constantly.

I sure wouldn't want to be a hoghead running Restricted Speed for two hours.

TAW