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Union Pacific Derailment at Galt, Illinois on May 3, 2005

These photos are from the Union Pacific Railroad Derailment Near Galt Illinois on Tuesday, May 3, 2005, the pictures were taken on Wednesday & Thursday after the derailment, except where otherwise noted.
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galt bridge collapsed.jpg
galt bridge collapsed.jpg		 Engine 3033 leads train thru bridge 4-21-2005.jpg
Engine 3033 leads train thru bridge 4-21-2005.jpg		 switch & bridge before derailment.jpg
switch & bridge before derailment.jpg		 wednesday evening train wreck.jpg
wednesday evening train wreck.jpg
traincars tossed about like toys.jpg
traincars tossed about like toys.jpg		 bridge site.jpg
bridge site.jpg		 fallen bridge compare to next day.jpg
fallen bridge compare to next day.jpg		 from tomatos to ketchup.jpg
from tomatos to ketchup.jpg
traffic jam nope just a train wreck.jpg
traffic jam nope just a train wreck.jpg		 Engines of work train delivering ballast and track sections.jpg
Engines of work train delivering ballast and track sections.jpg		 Engines of work train delivering ballast and track sections.jpg
Engines of work train delivering ballast and track sections.jpg		 cranes on the horizon.jpg
cranes on the horizon.jpg
union pacific police.jpg
union pacific police.jpg		 heavy equipment working new track.jpg
heavy equipment working new track.jpg		 shoo-fly bridge compare with above.jpg
shoo-fly bridge compare with above.jpg		 broken tie.jpg
broken tie.jpg
big wheels keep on turning.jpg
big wheels keep on turning.jpg		 boxcar that was pealed open.jpg
boxcar that was pealed open.jpg		 boxcar of magnesium.jpg
boxcar of magnesium.jpg		 open boxcar potatoes i think.jpg
open boxcar potatoes i think.jpg
broken axle set.jpg
broken axle set.jpg		 creekbed full of bridge & train debris.jpg
creekbed full of bridge & train debris.jpg		 firefighters put out fire in creekbed.jpg
firefighters put out fire in creekbed.jpg		 First train at 6:42pm thursday close up.jpg
First train at 6:42pm thursday close up.jpg
first train at 6:42pm thursday.jpg
first train at 6:42pm thursday.jpg		 2nd train thru new line.jpg
2nd train thru new line.jpg		 bridge section tug o war.jpg
bridge section tug o war.jpg		 heavy equipment pulling out bridge section.jpg
heavy equipment pulling out bridge section.jpg
finally the bridge is out of the creekbed.jpg
finally the bridge is out of the creekbed.jpg		 Saturday nite may 07 2005 9:49pm.jpg
Saturday nite may 07 2005 9:49pm.jpg		 saturday nite may 07 2005 9 49pm close-up.jpg
saturday nite may 07 2005 9 49pm close-up.jpg		 extreme close-up inspection for missing inside steel guardrail.jpg
extreme close-up inspection for missing inside steel guardrail.jpg
Whats left of the old bridge.jpg
Whats left of the old bridge.jpg		 new bridge with shoo-fly in foreground.jpg
new bridge with shoo-fly in foreground.jpg		 road shoo-fly new rail bridge.jpg
road shoo-fly new rail bridge.jpg		 pile of wood debris.jpg
pile of wood debris.jpg
Union Pacific Engine 5904 & 5723 approaches the shoo-fly bridge.jpg
Union Pacific Engine 5904 & 5723 approaches the shoo-fly bridge.jpg		 UP Engines 5904, 6723 (former C&NW) lead coal train across shoo-fly.jpg
UP Engines 5904, 6723 (former C&NW) lead coal train across shoo-fly.jpg		 trackside derailment mess.jpg
trackside derailment mess.jpg		 trackside derailment mess - cleaned up.jpg
trackside derailment mess - cleaned up.jpg
New bridge after construction Elkhorn creek bridge.jpg
New bridge after construction Elkhorn creek bridge.jpg		 New Bridge after construction with train Elkhorn creek bridge 1.JPG
New Bridge after construction with train Elkhorn creek bridge 1.JPG		 New bridge after construction with train Elkhorn creek bridge 2.jpg
New bridge after construction with train Elkhorn creek bridge 2.jpg
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Dave Beedon14-Sep-2005 05:30
Terrific documentation; great captions. Thanks.
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