Ever notice after a "breaking" news story, the event drops off the front page and you rarely know what happened afterward?
The Fourth of July fire on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Chuckanut Bay Trestle, looked like a major disaster!
The Maintenance of Way crew assessed the damages to the 212 foot long wooden trestle and removed damaged track panels.New track panels were assembled on site. …
… and the structure was good to go late Tuesday afternoon following the Monday night fire. Fireworks are suspected of igniting the fire.

Photos courtesy of Carl Johnson.





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