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Viewing Album:  Flood of 1993
 
By:Mike Kirsch
Dates:8/7/1993 - 8/7/1993
Album Info:These photos were taken at Grimsby, IL and St. Louis during the flood of '93.
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Flood of '93
Title:  Flood of '93
Description:  Spreading the ballast out. If they wouldn't of done this the tracks would be under water. You can see the water level on both sides of the tracks.
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/19/2005 9:19:35 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  326   Comments: 0
Flood of '93
Title:  Flood of '93
Description:  UP ballast train brings in more rock to raise the height of the track - UP Mt. Vernon Sub. - Milepost 335.5
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/19/2005 9:12:35 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Locomotives:  UP 117(B23-7)
Views:  689   Comments: 1
Flood of '93
Title:  Flood of '93
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/19/2005 9:19:45 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  716   Comments: 0
Flood of '93
Title:  Flood of '93
Description:  Working underneath the hoppers getting them ready to dump some more rock.
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/19/2005 9:19:55 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  336   Comments: 0
Flood of '93
Title:  Flood of '93
Description:  Backing the cars getting ready to dump some more rock.
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/19/2005 9:20:05 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  354   Comments: 0
Flood of '93
Title:  Flood of '93
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/19/2005 9:20:13 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  249   Comments: 0
Flood of '93
Title:  Flood of '93
Description:  Spreading the ballast that was just put down.
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/19/2005 9:18:25 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  289   Comments: 0
Flood of '93
Title:  Flood of '93
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/19/2005 9:18:34 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  197   Comments: 0
Flood of '93
Title:  Flood of '93
Description:  Dumping more ballast trying to raise the track. Hang on buddy!!
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/19/2005 9:18:42 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  239   Comments: 0
Flood of '93
Title:  Flood of '93
Description:  You can see just how high they made the tracks, that used to be a road crossing in front of that work truck.
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/19/2005 9:18:51 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  214   Comments: 0
Flood of '93
Title:  Flood of '93
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/19/2005 9:19:07 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  208   Comments: 0
Flood of '93
Title:  Flood of '93
Description:  Climbing aboard getting ready to dump some more ballast.
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/19/2005 9:19:17 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  203   Comments: 0
Flood of '93
Title:  Flood of '93
Description:  Dumping the ballast, not much of a shoulder - 1 wrong step and he is in the swampy water.
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/19/2005 9:19:26 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  230   Comments: 0
BNSF 7850
Title:  BNSF 7850
Description:  The Flood of '93
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/1/2007 1:18:32 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7850(SD40-2)
Views:  384   Comments: 0
BN 8093
Title:  BN 8093
Description:  The Flood of '93
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/1/2007 1:19:26 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Locomotives:  BN 8093(SD40-2)
Views:  321   Comments: 0
BN 7805
Title:  BN 7805
Description:  The Flood of '93
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/1/2007 1:19:53 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  386   Comments: 2
Coal Train
Title:  Coal Train
Description:  The Flood of '93
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/1/2007 1:20:21 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  187   Comments: 0
Coal Train
Title:  Coal Train
Description:  The Flood of '93
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/1/2007 1:20:52 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  157   Comments: 0
UP 3808
Title:  UP 3808
Description:  This was the first train over the rails after raising them up a few feet. ~ UP Mt. Vernon Sub.
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/1/2007 1:10:04 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  625   Comments: 0
UP 3808
Title:  UP 3808
Description:  This was the first train over the rails after raising them up a few feet. ~ UP Mt. Vernon Sub.
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/1/2007 1:10:24 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
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Views:  615   Comments: 0
UP 3808
Title:  UP 3808
Description:  This was the first train over the rails after raising them up a few feet. ~ UP Mt. Vernon Sub.
Photo Date:  8/7/1993  Upload Date: 1/1/2007 1:10:54 PM
Location:  Grimsby, IL
Author:  Mike Kirsch
Categories: 
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Views:  437   Comments: 1

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