Cost of repair was approximately $300 million, with the $250 million self-insured retention, which is like an insurance deduction. The $25 million was our insurance deductible. |
It is a busy line for us. It is an inconvenience but we have to make the safe decision. |
Street-runners have safety concerns, and crews get training to operate under special conditions. |
We are working to re-route trains. We have held some freight trains, but are working to re-route others. |
We determined that the safest thing to do was to stop all freight and passenger train traffic over the bridge until it could be repaired. |
We have slowed trains down through the area. |
We operate in 23 states east of the Mississippi. We have issues like debris, or wild animals. But this is obviously different. |