Earthquake Damage to Railroads

W. G. Byers Collection: 1987-1989

Thumbnail Image Image-B2401 Compression buckling of railway tracks (DSIR)
Thumbnail Image Image-B2402 Rail fracture due to tension; elsewhere, rails buckled in compression (G.H. McVerry)
Thumbnail Image Image-B2403 Overturned locomotive in the Edgecumbe railyard.
Thumbnail Image Image-B2404 Compression of railway lines in the Edgecumbe railyard.
Thumbnail Image Image-B2501 View of the left side of Pier 3, Bridge 119.67, noting the shift between the cap stones and concrete stem.
Thumbnail Image Image-B2502 View of Pier 3, Bridge 119.67, tipped 6 inches to the west.
Thumbnail Image Image-B2503 View of Bridge 33.31 to right side; vertical lift tower and counterweight marked by arrow. Counterweight guides damaged by movement of raised counterweight during earthquake.

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