Welcome to the Trainscapes segment! Each week here on Geek Alabama, Trainscapes will feature train content including videos of trains and behind the scenes action of trains and locomotives. Some people have an interest in seeing trains, and we here at Geek Alabama aim to please the train lovers!
On Saturday, January 4, 2025, a southbound Portland and Western train of hoppers containing fertilizer was crossing a bridge over the Mary’s River when the bridge collapsed. Two of the train’s 19 covered hoppers of urea, a nitrogen fertilizer, fell into the river. Fortunately, the train’s two locomotives (GP38-2’s) made it safely across the bridge before it failed. There were no reported injuries. This video footage was shot on Sunday, January 5 as the cleanup was beginning.
