Washouts in Colorado

[Greg]

Not sure if you guys have seen this stuff, but the Glenwood Canyon in Colorado had a massive fire last year and now the monsoons are washing rocks, dirt, trees and debris into the Canyon bottom, taking out the freeway, railroad tracks and blocking the river itself. This is my home territory, I'm working nearby on other projects.

I got a call last night about heading into the Glenwood Canyon to help clean up... still on hold for the time being. It's looking nasty, I bet there's a weeks worth of work if not more.

Not my pics....

 

[Greg]

Glenwood Canyon Flooding | What can we say about Glenwood Canyon other than give a huge thank you to Colorado Department of Transportation for all of their hard work in clearing... | By Greater Eagle Fire Protection District | Facebook

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[xjtony]

Crazy

 

[TRD270]

I-70 closed east of Utah border after mudslide stranded 100 Colorado motorists

More than 100 motorists were stranded after mudslides shut down a major interstate in Colorado, officials said Friday.

www.ksl.com

 

[Hickey]

I may be selfish, but this makes me happy. It means I won't get sent to Denver for work next week. 😂

 

[Greg]

Last night about 15 guys in the track department got stuck in the canyon for several hours. They had just cleaned up the slides to reopen the track for trains and about 10 min later several slides, larger than the first ones, came down and blocked their way out on either end. They had to dig their way out and were able to get out around 11 pm.

 

[Hickey]

Last night about 15 guys in the track department got stuck in the canyon for several hours. They had just cleaned up the slides to reopen the track for trains and about 10 min later several slides, larger than the first ones, came down and blocked their way out on either end. They had to dig their way out and were able to get out around 11 pm.

The thought of getting stopped by a slide, and then having more come down around me is my worst fear in canyons like that.

 

[Greg]

I-70 through Glenwood Canyon to remain closed due to ‘extreme damage’

The Colorado Department of Transportation is advising travelers of a prolonged closure of Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon after a recent assessment following heavy rain and flooding found “extreme damage” to the highway.

www.thedenverchannel.com

I'm not surprised at all, the canyon and freeway has been absolutely destroyed.

 

[Hickey]

I-70 through Glenwood Canyon to remain closed due to ‘extreme damage’

The Colorado Department of Transportation is advising travelers of a prolonged closure of Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon after a recent assessment following heavy rain and flooding found “extreme damage” to the highway.

www.thedenverchannel.com

I'm not surprised at all, the canyon and freeway has been absolutely destroyed.

That's gonna cause some significant changes at work.

 

[TRD270]

Not Colorado but 300 s 😂

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1422019501504167943

 

[Greg]

I love adventure and all that but, dang, that's actually pretty intense.

What really sucks is that they had been working in the canyon for over 20 hrs already, when they got trapped.

 

[Magerdgr]

Holy cow, be careful out there Greg.

 

[N-Smooth]

I saw a story about people on Cliffhanger not being able to cross back over the river and having to spend the night on the trail. yikes. water is scurrrry

 

[mbryson]

I saw a story about people on Cliffhanger not being able to cross back over the river and having to spend the night on the trail. yikes. water is scurrrry

That’d be one to wait out for sure

 

[Herzog]

 

[Greg]

That Canyon is scary, I could tell you some stories...

 

[Herzog]

That Canyon is scary, I could tell you some stories...

Looks like they are going to have to get clever with that washout, that's gonna be a consistent problem in that spot (unless it already is, I'm not super familiar with that canyon, only been through it a handful of times). Would love to hear you stories, I guess we better plan more wheeling / camping trips.

 

[Greg]

They're running trains thru the Glenwood Canyon again, but they will be cleaning up for months.

 

[RockChucker]

I can’t even imagine how much that cost the railroad in labor and lost revenue because the track was down.

 

[Greg]

I can’t even imagine how much that cost the railroad in labor and lost revenue because the track was down.

Really, this line isn't a major route... it used to run a s**t ton of coal trains, but those days are long gone. There are maybe 2-3 freight trains a day, 2 Amtrack trains and that's about it. The Nothern route thru Wyoming is double main and the real money maker with intermodal trains running both ways, non stop.