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State of the Railroad
IC&E
Update: 5/8/2008 1030
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Detouring
and re-routing of traffic is continuing.
Repairs to the main line at the derailment site at
5/5/2008 1030
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Detouring
and re-routing of traffic is continuing.
The main line in
5/4/2008 0900
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Detouring
and re-routing of traffic is continuing.
Late Monday is our estimate for the main line to be back in service in
the
5/3/2008 0900
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Detouring
and re-routing of traffic is continuing.
Latest estimate on the flood waters receding in the Davenport area still
shows that Monday will likely be our first day of operation in that area. Derailment site repairs have been slowed due
to adverse weather conditions in that area and our latest estimate for the
track to be back in service is Thursday.
Every effort is being made to keep all customers serviced with cars and
overall disruptions have been very minimal.
5/2/2008 1000
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Detouring
and re-routing of traffic is continuing.
Best estimate on the flood waters receding in the
5/1/2008 1030
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Latest
weather estimates show heavy thunderstorms and significant rainfall in both the
derailment and flood areas starting later today through Friday. Depending on the accuracy of these forecasts,
our expected track back into service for both issues could be delayed up to an
additional 24-72 hours from our earlier Sunday/Monday estimate. Detouring and re-routing of traffic is
continuing.
4/30/2008 1300
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Our
plans for detouring and re-routing of trains is continuing and overall has been
quite successful. The current estimate
is late Sunday/early Monday for the high water to recede in the
4/28/2008 0945
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Current
estimates to repair the derailment site and for the flood waters to recede
remain as previously reported. Detours
and rerouting of traffic are proceeding according to plan and every effort is
being made to minimize the disruptions to service.
4/27/2008 0900
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We
anticipate our main line to be out of service at the
4/26/2008 0900
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A major
derailment has occurred at
4/25/2008 0900
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Heavy
rains and storms in eastern
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