Earthquake Damage to Railroads

W. G. Byers Collection: 1931-1940

	Image-B0821 Cracked diaphragm and spalled beams in reinforced concrete trestle.
	Image-B0822 Reinforced concrete trestle. Right: Shattered tops of piles repaired by encasing in concrete.
	Image-B0851 The Parent, Quebec slide. This landslide occurred on the railway near Parent, Quebec at the time of the Timiskaming earthquake of November 1, 1935. It was more than 200 miles from the epicenter.
	Image-B0852 Railroad embankment near Parent, Quebec, some 350 km from the epicentre.
	Image-B0901 Left: 18-inch displacment of railroad at Meloland. Right: 7-foot displacment of railroad near Cocopah, Mexico.

W. G. Byers Collection