CP Flood Calgary

 Here are a couple of pictures showing some of the flood damage. One picture is taken in High River AB, showing the river level. The Town has been evacuated for week now with no one allowed back to their homes. Medicine Hat AB, was also hit by the flood waters.

So, natural disasters are Harrison's fault?  There's no guarantee the span would have not failed with different management.

Just yesterday, a section of UP's embankment failed and washed away due heavy rains in the Chicago area, (Chicago's deep tunnel filled to 90% capacity within an hour--that's 2.8 billion gallons of water)  shutting down Metra service to Crystal Lake.  I suppose that was UP management fault.

Rusty

The jet stream and the extreme weather changes across the northern states and southern Canada are happening in a way to cause the most agony and misery. 

Look, the temperatures were only in the 20s and 30s in March, In the first week of April the temperatures were in the 40s and 50s, then just shot up to the 70s and 80s in the second week of April. It was not a very gradual change.

Andrew

Al

Thanks for the update. Thr rain has been pretty heavy in some areas around here but nothing like what you are talking about. Just hope that CP can get on top of things. Thanks again for keeping us posted.

 No, of course he is not at fault for that, however there are those who thought CP could be run like CN, without regard to the numerous grades thru some of most dangerous mainline in Canada. I am sure Harrison made cuts in right of way and other maintance.

  City of Calgary is not happy with CP, as now the City has to provide Emergency Response to this Emergency instead of helping with the more immediate issues at hand.

Gradual change is fast disappearing.

Al any more update on the track conditions for CP Rail?

As far as cuts on the CP they were long overdue.  The mechanical department in the 90's had 1 supervisor for every 4 craft people.  Cuts were made but shortly afterwards they were all replaced.

 I have taken some pictures of the bridge that collapsed and will post when I can.

I have seen a LOT of traffic on the south mainline out of Calgary(Goes right by my work). Double stacks, box cars along with the regular oil tank car trains I have been seeing. I heard they are using the south mainline to Cranbrook and then up to Golden, thus by-passing Kicking Horse Pass.

  Not sure if they are running any trains on CN thru Yellowhead Pass. Al

Al thanks for the update look forward to seeing the pictures. Thank you. Bill

 Finally got around to posting some photo's. Here are the ones I took last Friday of the Bonnybrook Bridge. Note the CN bridge in the background(kinda like the MPC Lionel one!)

Al