Magical Mystery Tour

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photo by Kevin O’Mara

Sad Stump

Hurricane Isaac took away someone’s beloved tree. Candles and a sad face serve as a memorial.

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If you are a regular visitor to FSJNAdotORG, you know that each Wednesday another photo of, in or around Faubourg St. John is posted as part of the weekly Magical Mystery Tour. Check out the link below for this Wednesday’s stop on the Magical Mystery Tour. This week’s post features a photo by Kevin O’Mara. Do you have a photo you’d like to share? Send it to [email protected]

https://fsjna.org/2012/09/magical-mystery-tour-30/

And, each Sunday, visit FSJNAdotORG to check out a POSTCARD from HOME. You can see all the stops on the Magical Mystery Tour and all of the POSTCARDS from HOME by scrolling all the way to the bottom of the main page at FSJNAdotORG (https://fsjna.org) Look for the links in between the two Faubourg St. John signs.

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Troubled Trestle

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photos by Charlie London

While driving down Marconi underneath the train trestle one might not notice the significant damage there.

It looks like a large truck hit the side of the bridge and damaged not only the cement siding but one of the i-beams underneath as well. Why is this important? Consider that the average locomotive weighs around 250,000 pounds and EACH rail car weighs 60,000 to 100,000 pounds EMPTY. Trains with a hundred freight cars go over that bridge daily. That’s a lot of weight on a damaged bridge.

This bridge is maintained by the Norfolk Southern Railway. If this damage concerns you please call 1-800-453-2530