Cape Girardeau, MO:Flood of 2019: BNSF River Sub, former Frisco

(Satellite, these farm fields became a lake that covered the tracks.)

I've read that Norfolk Southern also can't cross the Mississippi at Hannibal, MO on their former Wabash route.

Michael Kerner posted
BNSF River Sub west of I55 Cape Girardeau, MO 5/31/19
Michael Savage They got hit hard in March and now it's back
Michael Kerner Michael Savage this area where they cross a farm field has never dried out all year.

This town is no stranger to floods. The bottom of the firebox in a steam locomotive is higher than the traction motors in a diesel locomotive.

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Frisco No. 1300 2-8-0 Consolidation. The Mississippi is out of its banks again in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. 1922.

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Andrew Hunewill: And this is why cape has flood retaining wall now. But that is a neat photo.

Keiv Spare shared

The flood walls look pretty high.

Street View, Sep 2023

Back when the tracks did street running, I wonder how far up the hill they were. Now they are down the hill by the flood wall.

Street View, Jul 2019