These tracks were on flat ground before the flood

@DWDavis (25797)
United States
July 12, 2023 6:54am CST
The flooding in Vermont has been devastating, especially in the Town of Ludlow near the Okemo Mountain Ski Resort. The link below shows a new gorge created by flash flood waters. Yes, these were active tracks. The rest of the video shows some of the other damage and cleanup operations underway.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/ludlow-vermont-gorge-underneath-train-tracks-okemo-mountain/44507732
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (57233)
•
12 Jul 23
Is there anything thay can be done to negate the possibility of future floodings?
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
12 Jul 23
I don't think there is much they can do in those mountainous surroundings.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
12 Jul 23
Wow, that is frightening.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
12 Jul 23
Fortunately, that track is only used during the foliage season. They are hoping to have it operational again by fall. I wish them good luck.
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much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Jul 23
Eek - that looks like a set right out of some adventure thrill movie . So much erosion .
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much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Jul 23
@DWDavis It's unbelievable . I showed this to Hubby, daughter and son . . . they all said looks like some Indiana Jones set . How will they even fix something like that - I suppose the tracks will have to be rerouted.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
15 Jul 23
@much2say The only thing I can think of for them to do is build a trestle bridge over the new gorge. There is no practical way to fill a gap that long and deep.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
12 Jul 23
It's incredible that a gorge that deep could be gouged by one flash flood event.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86568)
• United States
12 Jul 23
That’s so sad. There’s a live webcam at a covered bridge in Mad River Valley, and I was absolutely shocked at the way the water rose there.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
12 Jul 23
When we flood here, it's mostly rising water. Up there, the water gets channeled into the creek and river valleys and bulldozes everything in its path.
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (86568)
• United States
13 Jul 23
@DWDavis — the terrain up there is conducive to that. I remember going to the Johnstown Flood Historical Site a few years ago, and you could see how there was no way for the water to “rise.”
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
13 Jul 23
@FourWalls I am praying the dam the VT governor is worrying about holds. Have you heard anything about that?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jul 23
Oh wow! There is certainly a lot of earth washed away there. And what a huge task it would be to repair it all.
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DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
13 Jul 23
I would imagine they must be going to build a trestle bridge of some type. I cannot imagine trying to refill the gorge.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jul 23
@DWDavis And maybe just have it wash away again later.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
13 Jul 23
The devastation in Vermont and Pennsylvania has been terrible. Roads washed out, businesses and homes destroyed. I pray for everyone there.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
12 Jul 23
I saw that on the news. That was a trip
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
12 Jul 23
This is scary, the north of Switzerland had horrible weather yesterday. We had a lot of rain, but minor damages.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
12 Jul 23
The flooding in Vermont is devastating. I've been seeing pictures on the news
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Fleur
@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
12 Jul 23
That is one hell of a flood! I hope no-one was in the path of all that water. If they're going to re-instate an active line there it's going to need quite a big bridge!
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Fleur
@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
12 Jul 23
That site is not available here, but I saw the footage here instead
Gorge forms underneath Vermont train tracks near Okemo
news.yahoo.com
Drone video from Ludlow, Vermont shows a large gorge that has formed underneath train tracks that pass through Okemo Mountain Resort. The active train tracks host a fall foliage train each year.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21504)
• London, England
12 Jul 23
I caught this on yesterday evening's NBC News, on YouTube, but this link had much more detail, although there was no sound
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