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Photographic record of storm damage to Union Pacific Railroad railway lines, March 2, 1938

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Creator
Creator: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Date
1938-03-02
Description

Selected pages from a photographic record book of the damage to the main rail line from California to Utah from a 1938 storm. Text accompanying photos include description of track location.

Digital ID
hln001313
Physical Identifier
0043 Photo Album
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1z03290j
Details
Subject
Flood damage
Railroad rails
Bridges
Time Period
1930s (1930 - 1939)
Place
Lincoln County
Clark County
San Bernardino County
Resource Type
Text
Material Type
books
Archival Collection
Union Pacific Railroad Photographs
Digital Project
The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water and Natural Environment
Citation

hln001313. Union Pacific Railroad Photographs, 1904-1973. PH-00043. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1z03290j

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Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Digital Processing Note
Manual transcription
Language

English

Format
application/pdf

C1 - MAIN LINE - DAGGETT TO CRESTLINE. - Pile bridge at Milepost 7.71, St. Thomas Branch, will require new structure to place this track in operation. C2 - MAIN LINE - DAGGETT TO CRESTLIKE. - Indicates bridge washed out between Milepost 9 and 10 on St. Thomas Branch. CC32 - MAIN LINE - CARP TO CRESTLINE - Milepost 439.39, 1 mile east of Elgin showing 100 yards of track damaged. CC31 - MAIN LINE - CARP TO CRESTLINE - Milepost 442.4, east of Tunnel No. 5, 150 yards of track damaged. - CC29 - MAIN LINE - CARP TO CRESTLINE - Milepost 442.7. Tracks undermined for approximately 75 feet; depth 50 feet. CC21 - MAIN LINE - CARP TO CRESTLINE - Looking west at Minto washout. ST3 - ST. THOMAS BRANCH - Bridge 6.83, taken from west bank of Muddy ST4 - ST. THOMAS BRANCH - Bridge 6.83, view from north approach, looking down branch. ST5 - ST. THOMAS BRANCH - Bridge 7.75; 12-span pile bridge with decking washed down-stream about 500 feet. Grade still in place for approximately 500 feet, but ties and rail visible to left. ST6 - ST. THOMAS BRANCH - Bridge 7.75, looking down-stream, showing decking from Bridge 6.83 in foreground. Decking from Bridge 7.75 in background, down-stream ST7 - ST. THOMAS BRANCH - Bridge 7.75, looking down-stream from south bank of Muddy. ST8 - ST. THOMAS BRANCH - Bridge 7.75, looking north (toward Moapa) from south bank of the Muddy. ST10 - ST. THOMAS BRANCH - From hill-top above Bridge 7.75, showing decking from this bridge 300 feet down-stream, and track washed over to opposite side of stream, at foot of hill, in horse-shoe shape. ST11 - ST. THOMAS BRANCH - From point-of-rock looking down-stream at Bridge 7.75, showing debris and decking from Bridge 6.83 in foreground. ST12 - ST. THOMAS BRANCH - From point-of-rock looking down-stream at Bridge 7.75, showing washed out trackage in back-ground, at foot of hill across the Muddy.