Earthquake Damage to Railroads

W. G. Byers Collection: 1999 Turkey

	Image-B2901 Damage originally thought to be due to compression, the failure at KM 104+950 is actually due to offset across the fault, not compression. This section of the railroad between Izmit and Arifiye was affected. Near Tepetarla Station, the lateral deformation of the railway was about 2.7 meters with about 1 meter vertical movement.
	Image-B2902 Offset railroad tracks, Km 104+950.
	Image-B2903 Offset railroad tracks, KM 104+758, South Track.
	Image-B2904 Offset railroad tracks, Km 104+950, south track.
	Image-B2905 Offset railroad tracks, Km 104+950, south track.
	Image-B2906 Offset railroad tracks, Km 104+950, north track.
	Image-B2907 Offset railroad tracks, Km 104+950, north track.
	Image-B2908 Offset railroad tracks, Km 116+100, south track.
	Image-B2909 Offset railroad tracks, Km 128+564, north track.
	Image-B2910 Offset railroad tracks, Km 128+600, south track. Damage to rails and ties.
	Image-B2911 Offset railroad tracks, Km 128+600, south track. Damage to rails and ties.
	Image-B2912 Offset railroad tracks, Km 128+690, north track.
	Image-B2913 Offset railroad tracks, KM 129+200, south track.
	Image-B2914 Offset railroad tracks, KM 129+600, south track.
	Image-B2915 Repairing damage to railroad tracks, Km 129+600, north track.
	Image-B2916 Damage to rails and sleepers near Tepetarla station.

W. G. Byers Collection