During the rains Sunday and Monday last week all rail lines in and out of the Northwest were closed at one point. You can read more details about some of the issues here. I headed into the gorge today to see what happened to the Fallbridge sub at Skamania. What I found was Duncan Creek at Skamania Landing Rd. had risen and then deposited quite a bit of material around the BNSF bridge. You know, fun flood stuff like TV sized rocks, silt, and logs. A contractor had cleaned most of the mess up and had the stream flowing smoothly again. To help me, BNSF gave me a bunch of trains to include in photographs of the area.
A westbound BNSF grain train crosses the recently flooded Duncan Creek as it slows to a stop for a meet at West Skamania.
Evidence of the scouring caused by the rise in Duncan Creek can be seen on the west bank of the creek. The contractor has placed natural rip rap at the base of the bank to prevent further erosion.
An H-EVEBAR9 streaks past the stopped grain train. Silt and small rocks still litter the area around the Skamania Landing Rd. crossing.
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