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Trains and a Cliff

This Can’t be Good. Trains and a Cliff. Cliff Cessna Senior Undergraduate Civil Engineering Iowa State University cliff.cessna@gmail.com. Reg Souleyrette, pe Professor Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Iowa State University reg@iastate.edu. Jerry Rose, pe Professor

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Trains and a Cliff

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  1. This Can’t be Good Trains and a Cliff Cliff Cessna Senior Undergraduate Civil Engineering Iowa State University cliff.cessna@gmail.com Reg Souleyrette, pe Professor Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Iowa State University reg@iastate.edu Jerry Rose, pe Professor Civil Engineering University of Kentucky jrose@engr.uky.edu Background photo: Cliff Cessna

  2. Brief History Prior to May 1, 1971 • Passenger trains operated by private railroads • 1829 -1920s: Most rail lines had passenger service • 1930s & 1940s: “Streamlined” era

  3. Photo by: E. M. Bell, railpictures.net

  4. Photo by Drew Jacksich, railpictures.net

  5. May 1, 1971 • National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) • Currently: • 21,000-mile network • 508 stations; 46 states (excl. AK, HI, SD, WY) • 28.7 million passengers in FY08 • Ranks 8th among US “airlines”

  6. From amtrak.com

  7. Superliner Photo by Cliff Cessna

  8. Classes • Coach - Standard class • Spacious, reclining seat with leg- and footrest • Sleeper - First Class • Roomette, Bedroom, Family Bedroom, Accessible Room • Free meals in the Dining Car • Free hors d’oeuvres on some trains • Showers for the sure-footed

  9. Coach Photos by Nathan Smith

  10. Sleeping Car – Roomette Diagram and Photos from Amtrak Photo by Patrick Johnson

  11. Sleeping Car – Bedroom http://gosoutheast.about.com/od/photoswebcamspodcasts/ss/auto_train_photos_4.htm Diagram and Photos from Amtrak http://media-files.gather.com/images/d610/d978/d745/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg

  12. Photo by Reg Souleyrette

  13. 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**) Graphic from Amtrak (*per passenger-mile) ** 1 ton of freight can go about 10x further with same footprint!

  14. Scenery can’t be beat!

  15. Dining Car Photo by Patrick Johnson

  16. Photo by Reg Souleyrette

  17. Sightseer Lounge Photo by Cliff Cessna

  18. Photo by Ben Hucker

  19. Photo by Reg Souleyrette

  20. Gross Reservoir/Dam Photo by Cliff Cessna

  21. Photo by Reg Souleyrette

  22. Photo by Reg Souleyrette

  23. Short Tunnels Photo by Cliff Cessna

  24. Moffat Tunnel • Built by Denver & Salt Lake Railroad • Bored 1923-1927 • Opened to trains February 1928 • Now owned by Union Pacific Railroad Photo by Cliff Cessna • 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 Louis Capwell, railpictures.net

  25. Remote Canyons Photo by Cliff Cessna

  26. Slide Fences Photo by Cliff Cessna

  27. Slide Fences Photo by Cliff Cessna

  28. Photo by Ben Hucker

  29. Interstate 70 Photo by Cliff Cessna

  30. Photo by Cliff Cessna

  31. Photo by Ben Hucker

  32. Photo by Ben Hucker

  33. Photo by Reg Souleyrette

  34. Donner Pass Photo by Cliff Cessna

  35. Photo by Reg Souleyrette

  36. Average Snowfall = 34 feet! Photo by Cliff Cessna

  37. Keep It Clear! Photo by Cliff Cessna

  38. Photo by Reg Souleyrette

  39. Other Dangers – Fire! Photo by Cliff Cessna

  40. There it is! Photo by Cliff Cessna

  41. Photo by Patrick Johnson Photo by Reg Souleyrette

  42. Photo by Reg Souleyrette

  43. Photo by Reg Souleyrette

  44. 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 Info from www.steamlocomotive.com Photo by Cliff Cessna

  45. Photo by Patrick Johnson

  46. Pacific Parlour Car Photo by Cliff Cessna

  47. Frazier Landslide January 18, 2008 – Frazier, Oregon Photo by Cliff Cessna Map from Trains.com (Trains Magazine)

  48. 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)

  49. Portland Union Station Photo by Cliff Cessna

  50. Seattle Photo by Reg Souleyrette

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