Large sinkhole reported near railway crossing in LeClaire, Le Claire IA
Road ClosureA large sinkhole approximately 20 feet deep and 3 feet wide was reported near the railway tracks about six feet off the track ties, near the Hungry Hobo crossing in LeClaire, Iowa. The sinkhole is located on the highway side about five to six cars south of the crossing and could worsen with heavy rains.
Audio|Source: Quad Cities Area Railroads
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It's on the road-highway side of the track.
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About five cars south of the crossing, there is a huge sinkhole here.
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Draw bridge down, forthcoming. Over.
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Your spot, see if you get your overdraft. All right, say it again there, lights you over.
00:23
Oh,
00:25
five, six cars south of the hungry hobo crossing, there is a huge sinkhole on the highway side of the track. It's a good 20 feet deep, and if we got any range, she's just going to start caving in.
00:47
I guess the cross grant there wasn't 179.1 roughly.
00:52
Yeah, I'll check it on our way back, which one it is.
00:56
Five six cars south of that crossing there, roughly 179.1.
01:02
You say, yeah, five six cars south of that crossing,
01:06
a highway side.
01:07
There's a sinkhole there over.
01:09
Yeah, it's about three foot diameter, it looks like.
01:12
There might have been a culvert underneath there at one point and it's opened up and it's, you know, 20 feet deep, about three foot diameter.
01:21
All right, roughly three feet in diameter and 20 feet deep over.
01:28
That's right.
01:30
Dialing up and pass that on there, over.
01:34
We'll be good to keep proceed while we there over.
01:37
Oh yeah, I mean it's stable where it is now, but if we were to get any heavy rains, I'm sure she's going to cave in.
01:47
I'll dial him up and pass it on and let the powers be figure that out over.
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G.
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Drawbridge with player tower over.
02:09
253 dispatcher over.
02:13
As A. Latch who's walking there, he said about five or six cars south of the crossing, I guess probably 179.1,
02:24
the Hungry Elbow crossing.
02:26
Six cars south of it on the highway side.
02:29
He said there's a hole, or a washout about three feet in diameter, about 20 feet deep.
02:38
What mile post was that over?
02:44
179.1 roughly.
02:46
It's a crossing takes down in the Hungry Hoble and I think there's an eye doctor down there.
02:52
I don't know, he'll get the exact crossing name when he's on his way back. He said...
02:59
Okay, but he said there's a washout spot.
03:02
Is it like on the right away or is it in the actual tracks over?
03:08
It's in the right-of-way, isn't it there?
03:11
It's more of a sinkhole.
03:14
More of a sinkhole, he said, it's...
03:19
How close is it the tie butts in there?
03:22
Off of the tracks, it's about six feet away from the tie butts.
03:29
He heard copy that dispatch. She says about six feet off the tie butts in there.
03:41
Okay, 179.1,
03:43
about six feet off the tie. It's got a washout spot and you said it's about three feet in length, over?
03:53
It says it's about three feet in diameter and about 20 feet deep. It's about five, six cars south of that crossing, he said over.
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Location mentioned:
Near Canal Shore Dr SW, Le Claire, IA 52753
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