Trains and a Cliff
Cliff CessnaSenior Undergraduate
Civil EngineeringIowa State University
Reg Souleyrette, peProfessor
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Iowa State [email protected]
Jerry Rose, peProfessor
Civil EngineeringUniversity of Kentucky
Background photo: Cliff Cessna
This Can’t be Good
Brief History
Prior to May 1, 1971Passenger trains operated by private
railroads1829 -1920s: Most rail lines had
passenger service1930s & 1940s: “Streamlined” era
Photo by: E. M. Bell, railpictures.net
Photo by Drew Jacksich, railpictures.net
May 1, 1971National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (Amtrak)Currently:
21,000-mile network508 stations; 46 states (excl. AK, HI, SD, WY)28.7 million passengers in FY08Ranks 8th among US “airlines”
From amtrak.com
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Superliner
Classes
Coach - Standard classSpacious, reclining seat with leg- and footrest
Sleeper - First ClassRoomette, Bedroom, Family Bedroom,
Accessible RoomFree meals in the Dining CarFree hors d’oeuvres on some trainsShowers for the sure-footed
Coach
Photos by Nathan Smith
Sleeping Car – Roomette
Photo by Patrick Johnson
Diagram and Photos from Amtrak
Sleeping Car – Bedroom
Diagram and Photos from Amtrak
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Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Benefits of Train Travel
Relaxing - you can stretch your legs! No driving (except to the station) Meet variety of people Moderately priced “Greenest” way to travel (OSC-SAC = .36 tons = $3.58;
Entire trip (4605 mi.) = 0.88 tons**)
** 1 ton of freight can go about 10x further with same footprint!
Graphic from Amtrak (*per passenger-mile)
Scenery can’t be beat!
Photo by Patrick Johnson
Dining Car
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Sightseer Lounge
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Photo by Ben Hucker
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Gross Reservoir/Dam
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Short Tunnels
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Moffat Tunnel
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Photo by Louis Capwell, railpictures.net
Built by Denver & Salt Lake Railroad Bored 1923-1927 Opened to trains February 1928 Now owned by Union Pacific Railroad
24 ft high, 18 ft wide, 6.2 mi long Third-longest railroad tunnel in US West Portal is at Winter Park, CO
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Remote Canyons
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Slide Fences
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Slide Fences
Photo by Ben Hucker
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Interstate 70
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Photo by Ben Hucker
Photo by Ben Hucker
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Donner Pass
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Average Snowfall = 34 feet!
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Keep It Clear!
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Other Dangers – Fire!
Photo by Cliff Cessna
There it is!
Photo by Patrick Johnson Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Info from www.steamlocomotive.comPhoto by Cliff Cessna
Southern Pacific’s
Cab-Forward4-8-8-2Steam
Locomotive#4294
Last of its class of 256 Rated at 124,300 lb tractive effort Approx. 6000 HP
Photo by Patrick Johnson
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Pacific Parlour Car
Frazier Landslide
Photo by Cliff CessnaMap from Trains.com (Trains Magazine)
January 18, 2008 – Frazier, Oregon
Frazier Landslide 3,000 feet of track 660,000 board feet of
timber salvaged 700,000 cubic yards /
1 million tons of waste material hauled
700,000 tons of rock brought in to stabilize
30 trains per day hauling material in/out
Reopened May 6 (105 days later)
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Information from Union Pacific Railroad (www.up.com)
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Portland Union Station
Seattle
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
USS Abraham Lincoln
Cascade Tunnel
Constructed by
Great Northern Railway Opened January 12, 1929 7.8 miles long (Longest
railroad tunnel in US) Two 800 HP fans clear
exhaust from tunnel after each train
Operate at low-power while train is in tunnel Photo from Wikipedia
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Izaak Walton Inn – Essex, MT
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Reg Souleyrette
Photo by Cliff Cessna
Glacier National Park
Questions?
Thanks for coming!
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