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Calvin


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Emergency crews including Klamath County Sheriff Deputies, and Klamath County Fire District 1 were dispatched at about 8:30pm last night to a report of a bridge collapse. The initial report was that a bridge near Washburn and Chambers Lane had collapsed.Emergency crews checked the area for damages, but were unable to locate any on Washburn Way. It was later determined that the train bridge that links the BNSF rail yard to the west side of Klamath River had been damaged. The bridge has been around for about 80 years according to longtime local Klamath Falls residents .The damage occurred as train cars were being moved over the bridge last night. At least one train car hauling lumber and cardboard fell into the river. There are no reports of any injuries to crew and the railway reported to 911 that no crew members were on the bridge when the incident occurred. This incident and others were covered live in our breaking news app.Klamath Alerts has contacted BNSF railway for additional information but they have not yet been able to respond. Above are aerial images obtained by Klamath Alerts on Saturday morning.

 



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It's obvious--high winds blew car into river. Crew's fault.

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Leaps out like a sore thumb, why the crew didn't have the logical railroad sense to protect against high winds is beyond Cy's ability to comprehend. Perhaps the crew was protesting the new attendance policies and wanted some time off.

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Other possibility part of the bridge rotten and a "loaded' centerbeam in the water.

BNSF in the water at Klamath Falls



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