(Source: BNSF Railway customer bulletin, August 9, 2011)
FORT WORTH, Texas — The St. Joseph subdivision is out of service east of Rulo, Nebraska.
The Napier subdivision is out of service between Napier, Missouri and Pacific Jct., Iowa.
The Omaha subdivision is out of service from milepost 13 in Omaha south to milepost 7 as a result of flood levees erected over the track to protect the City of Omaha. The subdivision is still open from Lincoln to Omaha via Ashland, Nebraska.
The Atchison Branch is out of service south of St. Joseph, Missouri.
The Big Sandy subdivision is out of service south of Pacific Jct., Montana.
The Lewistown subdivision is out of service east of Sipple, Montana.
The Choteau subdivision is out of service west of Power, MT.
Proactive Measures:
St. Joseph subdivision – BNSF is raising the track east of Rulo, Nebraska and constructing several new bridges in an effort to restore service on the route between Lincoln and Kansas City.
Devils Lake subdivision – BNSF has rebuilt and repaired the track east of Minot near Towner, ND to restore service on this route. Photos of the effort are posted to the Weather Interruptions page under the link labeled 7-13-11 Towner, ND.
Glasgow subdivision – BNSF raised the track a total of 5 feet in order to remain in service. Over 300 cars of ballast and rip rap were used to raise and fortify the track.
Creston subdivision – BNSF raised two mainline tracks up to 8 feet in order to remain in service. Levees have been built to 6 feet above top of rail along both sides of the track and portions of the roadbed have been armored with rip rap (boulder-size rock.) BNSF has filled 160,000 sandbags to be used on the levees if needed.
Click here for maps of impacted areas.