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Re: An intersting History of this Newhall Interchange
Author: Carol L. Voss
Date: 10-15-2007 - 13:00

mikeb Wrote:
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> I believe the rail line in the vicinity of the
> 5/14 - 5/210 - 5/405 interchanges was damaged in
> the 1971 earthquake where they crossed the surface
> fault zone. The fallen bridges were a problem too,
> including some that fell on the RR. Numerous
> reports were written about the earthquake, though
> there was little focus on railroads - the road and
> hospital damage was much more spectacular!
>
>>
> The 1994 earthquake caused minimal RR damage in
> the area of this interchange. IIRC Metrolink was
> running their suddenly added Palmdale service
> within a couple of days.

It is truly amazing how things long discussed and delayed can get up and running quickly when a disaster occurs. After Loma Prieta in 1989, SP suddenly was running commuter trains from Watsonville and Gilroy . A couple of highly successful months went by and the service was pulled suddenly due to "liability issues". A few years later they grudgingly extended service to/from Gilroy and that is as far as it goes to this day. UP says today it is "capacity issues". Translation: someone else has to put in CTC and sidings and whatever other bells and whistles they need before the sorely needed commuter service will extend to Salinas.
C.

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  Train movements affected i.e. due to the Interstate 5 and CA Highway 14 Interchange Truck Collison and Fire this morning??? Coleman Randall 10-13-2007 - 11:55
  Re: Train movements affected - Amtrak Busses LA to BAK Daniel3197 10-13-2007 - 12:13
  Re: Train movements affected - Amtrak Busses LA to BAK mikeb 10-13-2007 - 19:09
  RR NOT affected by frwy 5 CRASH Daniel3197 10-13-2007 - 19:31
  Re: Train movements affected - Amtrak Busses LA to BAK mikeb 10-13-2007 - 20:11
  Re: Train movements affected - Amtrak Busses LA to BAK mikeb 10-13-2007 - 20:22
  Re: Train movements affected - Amtrak Busses LA to BAK mikeb 10-13-2007 - 20:28
  Don't know which is worse... cajon 10-13-2007 - 20:47
  Re: Don't know which is worse... George Andrews 10-14-2007 - 14:10
  Re: Don't know which is worse... cajon 10-14-2007 - 16:17
  An intersting History of this Newhall Interchange Coleman Randall, Jr 10-14-2007 - 16:57
  Re: An intersting History of this Newhall Interchange mikeb 10-14-2007 - 19:54
  Re: An intersting History of this Newhall Interchange Carol L. Voss 10-15-2007 - 13:00
  Re: Don't know which is worse... jst3751 10-15-2007 - 11:19
  Re: Don't know which is worse... cajon 10-15-2007 - 12:51
  Re: Don't know which is worse... George Andrews 10-15-2007 - 18:56
  Re: Don't know which is worse... David Maxwell 10-16-2007 - 11:13


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