Wind impact

[butch]

Today's weather got me to thinking, at what point does the wind velocity get high enough to impact train movements, especially across a bridge like Burnside or New River?

just musing...

[jcmark4501]

High bridges in high winds aren't usually a problem. In this area of the country the biggest problems are trees and downed power lines. The trees fall into the track and cause all sorts of messes. Downed power lines means no electricity, which could mean no signals if the batteries aren't charged.

There are a couple of bridges around the Great Lakes that NS won't take double stacks across when the winds kick up.

[butch]

just curious, thanks