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» Plattsmouth, Nebraska, USA (more..)
» March 05, 2020 |
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| Remarks & Notes |
| The CB&Q originally built across the Missouri Rive back in 1880. The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad had reached Plattsmouth in 1870 while working west from Creston towards Lincoln. The CB&Q would purchase the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad in 1875. In 2011 BNSF started the process to build a new bridge next to the existing one to allow for more traffic thru this single track area and take heavy traffic off the existing old bridge that was built in 1880 and underwent major structural revision in 1903. In 2013 this new 1600 foot long and 50 feet high bridge was opened for business. The BNSF now uses the old bridge as a siding for mainly westbound lighter traffic. The BNSF also had to build west approach cut that included nearly 85,000-ft.2 of soil-nail wall with benched upper slopes to reduce the right-of-way requirements. One can see some of the huge wall they built in this west cut to make room for the 2nd track as this westbound train crosses the Missouri River into Nebraska from Iowa. |
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