Yahoo

Aging U.S. railroad bridges are self-inspected and their findings are kept secret

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis, home to ...
Fast Company

This stunning new bike and pedestrian crossing hangs off the side of an old railroad bridge

When the small French city of Albi needed a new bridge for cyclists and pedestrians, it didn’t start from scratch. Instead, it asked architects to repurpose an old railway bridge. The viaduct, which ...

Union Pacific rebuilding Lincoln railroad bridge destroyed by unattended campfire

Union Pacific crews were out on Thursday rebuilding a century-old railroad bridge that caught fire and collapsed in west ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Aging US railroad bridges are self-inspected and their findings are kept secret

A new investigation reveals the risks of railroads policing their own bridges. CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a ...
Times of San Diego

U.S. railroads’ aging bridges are self-inspected, with findings kept secret

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis, home to ...