A structural failure to a wooden train trestle sent two railcars into ... there's no indication that the fire had a hand in the trestle's collapse, but the removal of the car from the river ...

The cleanup effort is in its third day near Avery Park in Corvallis where two railcars fell into the Marys River on Saturday, January 4, 2025. The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) says it ...

Wooden railroad trestles were frequently destroyed by fire or flood. Despite the obstacles, the railroads expanded quickly. In 1835 there were only 1,000 miles of track in the United States.