Another trestle.

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Up in flames.
http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/...s-Railroad-Bridge-208191871.html#.UZ0_adLUlUM
Sad to see. I dont know how many wooden trestles are left in the US, But I bet it cant be many.
Kenny

 

[sawyer811]

I'd agree with you on both counts. Barring tourist railroads that still use older wooden trestles (Cumbres and Toltec comes to mind), I'd bet that the number is easily counted on both hands. It is indeed sad, to see such history go up in smoke.

 

[JCitron]

I saw this fire while in Texas last week. We didn't know it was a bridge on fire. The area is extremely dry and the fire could have been caused by anything.

John

 

[nikos1]

There are actually a fair number of wooden trestles out there, definetley more than 10. This is bad news for this shortline though, that trestle will be very costly to replace.

 

[frogpipe]

Looked like a long one, anyone know where this was, as in accurately enough that I could spy it in Google Earth?

 

[opus722]

I think this is it:

31°14'6.34"N 98°33'46.82"W

The owner of that trestle, the Gulf, Colorado and San Saba Railway, just emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and this isn't going to help financials any.