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Emporia, KS

Lightning strikes railroad tracks, causing service disruption 

audio iconEmergency - Weather/Infrastructure Hazard
Emporia, KS 66801
Audio|Source: BNSF Railroad - Emporia KS Area
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And I'm pretty sure lightning struck the track. You got a track to beaks all across the area at 8. Bringing them down to West Caps, I'll flag you. Once you get down to 8th, then I'll have to flag you again through that. Over. I didn't even realize how tight this was coming down through 13.

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Recent Emergency - Weather/Infrastructure Hazard Incidents in Emporia, KS

Flash flood warning issued near Emporia railroad subdivisions

audio iconEmergency Information
Emporia, KS 66801
Is it the S-17-5977 eastover. All right, 777. I got another flash flood warning. You're ready to copy that over. All right, in addition to the others, you got your Lahuna sub limits on this one. We'll be starting at mile post 128 MP128. And then we'll go on to the Emporius of Mileposts 122 MP122. Over. Okay, I will show you notified and you guys can watch for a light out that you stand over.

Flash flood warning issued for Emporia subdivisions

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Emporia, KS 66801
It's FDIS 17, 8279 East, over. Yeah, we got another one just popped up there. Let me know when you're ready copy, over. All right, it'll be flash flood, Lahana Sub. It'll be starting at ICE. It'll be starting a mile post 128 MP 128. It goes to Emporia sub, milepost 122 MP122, over. That is correct, over. It's a DS20, or DS17, BNSF 5193, over. from my post 132, that's 132, to mile post 122, that's 122, that's 1-22. Also, the hunter sub from ice to Peabody. Pete, DS4 General Broadcast, Poria subdivision. Flash flooding from my post 132, that's 132, to my post 122, that's 1-22, that's 1-22, and the Hunter Sub-Body Sub-Body. Expect flash flooding. NSFTS4 out. NSFDS4 BNSF, 5193 east of them. 5193 over. Yeah, flash flood warning when you're ready over? Yeah, I got the flash flood warning on the Emporia sub-Division between mile post 132 and mile post 122.

Train operations paused due to track blockage and bad weather

audio iconEmergency Information
Emporia, KS 66801
Okay, yeah, I've got track indications in there. This is a block ahead of you, it looks like. Just be aware. Yes, sir, that is correct. I'm getting intermittent track indications there. between Aikman and El Dorado Crossover. To be honest, it looks like weather is just going to completely demolish this stuff here, so wherever you need to hold for the moment, that's fine. I'll get everybody out and move on my channel.

Machine removed from railroad crossing causing delay

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Emporia, KS 66801
70-30 haven't forgot about you. They're just after dragging that machine off the track of the crossing. 70-30, I haven't forgot about you. They're just after dragging that machine off the track of the crossing.

Bale of hay blocking railroad crossing in Emporia

audio iconTraffic Hazard
Emporia, KS 66801
50 R5 Venus up 92 92 from that emporia dispatcher there at mile post 186 decimal 17 highway 77 be on a lookout for a bail of hay on the crossing there uh might be some folks trying to remove it over
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