Burnt/CSX/L&N/Monon Bridge over East Fork White River near Bedford, IN

Satellite

(no Bridge Hunter? I saved the satellite image to catch the log jam)

Carlton Crasher posted several photos with the comment:

Someone else posted back in February about this trestle thought I would bring some perspective from the other side of this bridge in Bedford, IN. On this side you have to cross a gate and walk 1/2 a mile or so. This is the one that burned in 2010.

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Richard Koenig commented on Carlton's posting
Here's a shot of the same bridge, from the 1970s...

Power Far From Home

Canadian National GP38-2 number 5518 is on the point of a southbound L&N train on the former Monon between Louisville and Chicago. The location is the East Fork White River, just south of Bedford, Indiana.

Image by Richard Koenig, taken on 15 May 1977; from the collection of John Rust.

Some comments from Carlton's posting:

Dan Meno Great post Carlton! I especially appreciated the video. Can I assume this was an arson fire back in 2010? (if u know) I'm from INDY with family who grew up in Bedford. This trestle is crossing the White River I'm guessing?? Thanks!!

Carlton Crasher Dan Meno it was under suspicion at the same time the tulip trestle in green county caught fire multiple times that year. I'm actually not from the area and i don't know if they ever had a ruling on it. Just a bridge lover and had to stop!

Dan Meno Carlton Crasher Thx for your reply. I didn't even know abt the TulipT fires.

Carlton Crasher Dan Meno yeah same year from what I've read in 2010. CSX was offering a reward for information at the time. From what I've read this line was inactive other than some non CSX trains using it between Bedford and Louisville. CSX supposedly hadn't used it themselves since '93. Definitely nothing going across since 2010 though.

John Wilson I worked on the Old B&O line from Cincinnati to St Louis. From the late 1990s to 2007 we had trains out of Louisville that came through Mitchell, and used Washington, IN as a crew exchange terminal. In 2007, CSX rerouted the trains through Evansville/Vincennes/St Louis. Now, no trains run that way and the line Flora, IL to St Louis is shut down 93 miles.