During the 1905-1906 Colorado River Flood, a southern Pacific passenger train crosses to Salton Sea on a trestle at a point 5 miles east of Salton Station, August 1906. #TBT #throwbackthursday
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Southern Pacific Passenger Train
From the Bureau of Reclamation:
During the 1905-1906 Colorado River Flood, a southern Pacific passenger train crosses to Salton Sea on a trestle at a point 5 miles east of Salton Station, August 1906. #TBT #throwbackthursday
During the 1905-1906 Colorado River Flood, a southern Pacific passenger train crosses to Salton Sea on a trestle at a point 5 miles east of Salton Station, August 1906. #TBT #throwbackthursday
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
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The Carrollton Viaduct
From the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters:
#OTD: In 1829, the world's first stone masonry railroad bridge -- the Carrollton Viaduct -- was completed in Baltimore.
The bridge is named for Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence and who had been present on July 4, 1828 to help break ground for the project. Originally built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with good, strong Maryland granite, the bridge is still in active use carrying loads well in excess of the early B&O trains.
The bridge became a National Historic Landmark in 1971, and the American Society of Civil Engineers named it a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1982.
#OTD: In 1829, the world's first stone masonry railroad bridge -- the Carrollton Viaduct -- was completed in Baltimore.
The bridge is named for Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence and who had been present on July 4, 1828 to help break ground for the project. Originally built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with good, strong Maryland granite, the bridge is still in active use carrying loads well in excess of the early B&O trains.
The bridge became a National Historic Landmark in 1971, and the American Society of Civil Engineers named it a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1982.
Police: Las Vegas Strip crash that killed 1, injured 36 was inte - KCTV5
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -
Read more: http://www.kctv5.com/story/30797296/multiple-injury-crash-shuts-down-part-of-las-vegas-strip#ixzz3uweW6D2w
Police: Las Vegas Strip crash that killed 1, injured 36 was inte - KCTV5
Police said that a crash that killed one person and injured 36 others along the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night was intentional, but was not an act of terrorism.
The crash happened at 6:38 p.m. on Las Vegas Boulevard just in front of the Paris hotel-casino.
Read more: http://www.kctv5.com/story/30797296/multiple-injury-crash-shuts-down-part-of-las-vegas-strip#ixzz3uweW6D2w
Police: Las Vegas Strip crash that killed 1, injured 36 was inte - KCTV5
Friday, December 18, 2015
MoDOT worker badly hurt by wrong-way driver - KCTV5
INDEPENDENCE, MO (KCTV) -
Read more: http://www.kctv5.com/story/30787552/modot-worker-badly-hurt-by-wrong-way-driver#ixzz3ujDk2UkH
MoDOT worker badly hurt by wrong-way driver - KCTV5
A worker for the Missouri Department of Transportation was badly injured following a head-on collision with a wrong-way driver.
MODOT says one of its night maintenance supervisors, Alfred Battle, was driving on westbound Interstate 70 at Phelps Road when the driver crashed head-on into his pickup.
Read more: http://www.kctv5.com/story/30787552/modot-worker-badly-hurt-by-wrong-way-driver#ixzz3ujDk2UkH
MoDOT worker badly hurt by wrong-way driver - KCTV5
Vertical-lift Railroad Bridge
From the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters:
#OTD: In 1933, construction began on the railroad bridge over New England District's Cape Cod Canal. Constructed close to the western end of the canal, the vertical-lift bridge has a 544-foot horizontal span, at the time of its construction the longest lift span in the world, supported by towers 210 feet high.
The span is normally kept in the raised position, 135 feet above mean high water. Almost exactly two years later, the first train rolled across it on December 29, 1935.
#OTD: In 1933, construction began on the railroad bridge over New England District's Cape Cod Canal. Constructed close to the western end of the canal, the vertical-lift bridge has a 544-foot horizontal span, at the time of its construction the longest lift span in the world, supported by towers 210 feet high.
The span is normally kept in the raised position, 135 feet above mean high water. Almost exactly two years later, the first train rolled across it on December 29, 1935.
Thursday, December 17, 2015
Interstate Route 59 between Argo and St. Clair Springs, Alabama
From the Federal Highway Administration:
It’s Throwback Thursday! 1964. Separate roadways fitted into the landscape, as seen beyond the diamond interchange, are typical of design on Interstate Route 59 between Argo and St. Clair Springs, Alabama. (Not yet open in this photo)
It’s Throwback Thursday! 1964. Separate roadways fitted into the landscape, as seen beyond the diamond interchange, are typical of design on Interstate Route 59 between Argo and St. Clair Springs, Alabama. (Not yet open in this photo)
Man who stopped traffic on I-45 to propose to girlfriend faces jail, fine | Fox News
Love can strike anywhere, but so can an oncoming car.
The Texas man who "wanted to do something different" for his proposal and decided to stop on one of Houston's busiest interstates to pop the question, will reportedly be charged with obstruction of highway.
Man who stopped traffic on I-45 to propose to girlfriend faces jail, fine | Fox News
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Plastered hand railing on mountain-side viaduct, Columbia River Highway, Oregon
From the Federal Highway Administration:
It’s Throwback Thursday! Plastered hand railing on mountain-side viaduct, Columbia River Highway, Oregon circa 1919. http://bit.ly/1Oxmpiy
#TBThursday #TBT
It’s Throwback Thursday! Plastered hand railing on mountain-side viaduct, Columbia River Highway, Oregon circa 1919. http://bit.ly/1Oxmpiy
#TBThursday #TBT
Vehicle strikes, kills man on SB I-35 in Olathe | fox4kc.com
OLATHE, Kan. -- One person is dead after being struck by a vehicle along I-35 Thursday morning.
Vehicle strikes, kills man on SB I-35 in Olathe | fox4kc.com
Vehicle strikes, kills man on SB I-35 in Olathe | fox4kc.com
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Icy roads cause multiple accidents across metro | fox4kc.com
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The mix of freezing temperatures, rain and runoff created dangerous driving conditions for drivers across the metro on Tuesday.
Around 5:45 a.m. westbound I-435 closed at I-35 inside of the Johnson County Gateway Project due to icy conditions. The highway reopened shortly before 7 a.m. after KDot crews were able to treat the ice.
Icy roads cause multiple accidents across metro | fox4kc.com
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