UP and CSX reroute connecting trains over the Memphis gateway following bridge fire in Alabama

02/09/2009

View Customer News Announcement 2009-004

February 9, 2009

To our Customers,

The CSX has experienced a bridge fire this weekend between Mobile and 

Montgomery, Alabama affecting connecting traffic with Union Pacific 

over the New Orleans gateway.  As repairs are made, UP and CSX are 

rerouting selected intermodal and manifest trains over the Memphis 

gateway. CSX estimates that repairs to the bridge will take 

approximately two weeks, with traffic resuming over the New Orleans 

gateway on Sunday, February 22.

While rerouting continues, customers could experience up to 24-hour 

delays on any traffic being rerouted via the Memphis gateway.

We will continue to provide updates as information becomes available.