Thanks for this post. I travel to Asheville often. But I haven't been there since shortly after the flood to bring in supplies. It is amazing that 3 months after Helene there is still that much destruction. Given that intermodal traffic is important to NS, I expect NS will eventually salvage and repair most of those well cars. Obviously it will take some time.
If NS is clever, they fill out those empty cars wit concrete and make a "protection" against the river out of it. It wil raise again, someday... Not a single one was derailed by the force but the water did destroy heavier stuff.
Thanks for this post. I travel to Asheville often. But I haven't been there since shortly after the flood to bring in supplies. It is amazing that 3 months after Helene there is still that much destruction. Given that intermodal traffic is important to NS, I expect NS will eventually salvage and repair most of those well cars. Obviously it will take some time.
That is the first video that I have seen were rail cars were on the tracks during the flood 😢
I wonder what they will do with all those rail cars?
If NS is clever, they fill out those empty cars wit concrete and make a "protection" against the river out of it. It wil raise again, someday... Not a single one was derailed by the force but the water did destroy heavier stuff.