CSX Railroad Track after Hurricane Helene/ ToeCane

[@kramnull8962]

During the 1916 flood they lined up cars on the railway beside the Catawba River to help hold the tracks in place. Tracks and train are in the lake to this day.

[@HighCountryRocks]

Wow !!!! Such a cool fact of history. I wonder how they are going to handle the Nolichucky Gorge.

[@kramnull8962]

@@HighCountryRocks Build statues in the park to feed the children.

[@HighCountryRocks]

I don't know if I follow you on that one?

[@kramnull8962]

@@HighCountryRocks They'll be back to spending money like they are in the Garden of Eden very soon.

[@DanPlusWater]

Crazy.. Looks just like one of those old abandoned railways that are far out west.. Poor rail guys have their work cut out for them.. Everyone stay safe on the repair job.. From Lansing, Michigan. Wishing everyone a great weekend.

[@HighCountryRocks]

It is really going to be something to see how they get the tracks out of these gorges. I hope they choose to repair and just not forget the old and re-route.

[@roxie2858]

MY GRAND FATHER, LLOYD E HEDRICK OF CATAWBA COUNTY NC TOLD ME STORIES OF THIS EVENT! HE AND HIS TWO BROTHERS WORKED FOR THE SOUTHERN RR TO REBUILD THE RR BACK TO MT MITCHELL AREA AND SALUDA MOUNTAIN. I AM NOW 74, AND NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD EVER SEE AN EVENT LIKE THIS IN MY LIFETIME! HEART BREAKING....DOES NOT EVEN COME CLOSE...........

[@HighCountryRocks]

This is stuff we all need to document. This is extremely historical for our area. Thank you for sharing. I can only imagine what him and his two brothers could share. I am very intrigued by the correlation of past events.

[@realeyes5875]

wow! that is really something to see. thanks for posting.

[@HighCountryRocks]

I couldn't help but to share what my eyes can hardly believe. I will never underestimate the force of water.

[@diggingappalachia954]

That’s crazy, it looks more like a roller coaster

[@HighCountryRocks]

@@diggingappalachia954 monkey bars.

[@kaboom4679]

Incredible destruction . Recovery and rebuilding will take decades , not months or years . The bright side is what has been revealed , but , it's a bitter price to pay . Stay safe .

[@HighCountryRocks]

Tha you nailed it with that comment.

[@lucmarchand617]

Calgary alberta 2013 floods cprail got near same yup.The bridge odgen railyard wreck,part line west washout.The line south bc alberta wash out too so send trains bnsf south to seattle to vancouver,bc.When job was done trains was non-stop couple days due backup far back winnipeg manitoba.CSX they got work cut out this MOW will have hand full on this.Thanks update.😮

[@roxie2858]

DID YOU GET THE INFO I SENT YOU ON A BOOK THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN 1917 BY THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD? BOOK CONTENTS ARE ABOUT THE FLOOD OF 1916...

[@HighCountryRocks]

I didn't up to this point. Let me look around. That is awesome. THANK You in advance.. I will let you know if I didn't get it.

[@chadmoore9336]

The tracks produce to little revenue. So they will stay that way.

[@HighCountryRocks]

They are currently fixing them.

[@sharonrowland1196]

Hi HIGHCOUNTRYROCKS hows the ROCK HUNTING GOING? 👋😃👍🪨🪨🪨🪨 GOT NO SOUND SIR!!!??

[@HighCountryRocks]

Thank you . I just fixed it. The RockHounding will begin once we get this mess cleaned up. So many new things have been uncovered. I have had to keep my eyes forward for a change instead of looking down to get through this one.

[@sharonrowland1196]

You're so very much welcome my friend 👍❤️👋😃 I LOVE ROCK'S 🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨🪨

[@HighCountryRocks]

@sharonrowland1196 I just witnessed first hand how alluvial deposits happen. It all correlates together.

[@sharonrowland1196]

Oh COOL Hey HighCountryRocks You going to make a video of it Please?!!!

[@sharonrowland1196]

So you're in the Western North Carolina? I'm in South Georgia