Expect Fewer Trains In Area After Fire Damages Railroad Trestle

February 9, 2009

There will be fewer CSX trains passing through North Escambia and South Alabama the next couple of weeks following a fire that damaged a railroad trestle over Bayou Sara in north Mobile County Saturday afternoon.

Juveniles were reported to have rain away from the Bayou Sara trestle just before the fire. The trestle received heavy damage, and CSX says it will be out of service for up to two weeks.

Trains leaving Mobile must pass over the trestle before heading toward Birmingham or Pensacola.

The trains, about 18-20 per day, that are heading to Pensacola pass through Atmore, Flomaton, Century and Molino before heading south.

The Bayou Sara span is about two miles from the scene of the September 22, 1993, Amtrak Sunset Limited disaster on the Big Bayou Canot bridge. There were 47 people in that accident.

Comments

3 Responses to “Expect Fewer Trains In Area After Fire Damages Railroad Trestle”

  1. W.R. on February 10th, 2009 7:54 am

    Watch it ! Trains are the life blood of the country.

  2. required on February 9th, 2009 5:02 pm

    Oooohhh nooo!!!!, less Hobo’s hanging out at the Piggly Wiggly!!!

  3. an observer on February 9th, 2009 4:11 pm

    I won’t miss them

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