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Repurposed rail cars bring quick relief to communities cut off by washed-out bridges
They have partnered with the Innovative Bridge Company to build back bridges that were washed away by Hurricane Helene. They are building back temporary bridges using repurposed rail cars.
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RAILWAY BRIDGE COLLAPSES.; Thirty-one Big Four Freight Cars Fall Into the Wabash River -- One Man Killed, Another Dying.
Feb. 23 -- The west span of the "Big Four" railroad bridge across the Wabash River in ... and Engine No. 440, and thirty-one cars out of a total of fifty dashed into the river.
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‘We got a bridge in 3 hours.’ Unusual material allows NCDOT to build fast after Helene
Innovative Bridge Company, based in Nashville, has installed 40 bridges made with railroad cars for NCDOT since Helene. Each car is 90 feet long and 9 feet wide. Once the supports are in place at ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel on MSN7d
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission estimates passenger rail bridge work to cost near $1 billion
Staff with the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission and hired engineering consultant HDR reported in a public ...