Flood Damage September 17, 2004

on the Kiski Junction Railroad, Schenley PA


WE ARE BACK WITH BRAND NEW TRACK!

To our customers both freight and passenger, thank you for your support.

To all our neighbors and our volunteers, thank you sincerely for your help.

7.1 inches of rain,  by 4 pm on Friday, Schenley road above  tracks was washing out

By Sat the 18th the water was till pouring off the road above, the culvert  pipe was gone

and so was the retaining wall. This pipe was 48" steel or cast iron.

Above picture was taken from the edge of Schenley Road across from the  former Schenley Hotel

going down our branchline to Bagdad, Kiski River Campsites are below our track.

During reconstruction, work being done by Atlas Co. of 84 Pennsylvania

The brand new 48" reinforced concrete pipe. Track was back in service. Oct. 1st.

About 140 tons of rock here.


Below are pictures of Schenley Road  from our tracks as of Oct 6, 2004

two weeks after the storm damage .Note weight of barrel broke off pavement edge!

Guide-rail was hanging in mid air!!!!

Below on the road  edge, looking toward Schenley ,showing the edge damage

 

Road was repaired Oct 11th to the 13th.

 

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