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NewsMay 29, 2013

Recovery in Rockview

View photos from Saturday's train collision and Route M overpass collapse in Rockview, Mo., and cleanup efforts as seen Wednesday, May 29, 2013.

Laura Simon, Fred Lynch and Submitted
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Greg Esthers with RJ Corman Derailment Services stands at the edge of where the Route M overpass once stood Wednesday, May 29, 2013 in Rockview, Mo. Crews are cleaning up the area where two trains collided Saturday, causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Greg Esthers with RJ Corman Derailment Services stands at the edge of where the Route M overpass once stood Wednesday, May 29, 2013 in Rockview, Mo. Crews are cleaning up the area where two trains collided Saturday, causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rebar sticks out of where the Route M overpass once stood Wednesday, May 29, 2013 in Rockview, Mo. Crews are cleaning up the area where two trains collided Saturday, causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rebar sticks out of where the Route M overpass once stood Wednesday, May 29, 2013 in Rockview, Mo. Crews are cleaning up the area where two trains collided Saturday, causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
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FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com New vehicles were being transported on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe train when it was struck by a Union Pacific train at Rockview, Mo. Saturday, May 25, 2013.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com New vehicles were being transported on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe train when it was struck by a Union Pacific train at Rockview, Mo. Saturday, May 25, 2013.
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FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The Route M overpass at Rockview, Mo. collapsed onto the railroad tracks below after a westbound Union Pacific train T-boned a southbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe train around 2 a.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013. The crash happened near Scott County Road 210. Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said 14 cars and three engines of the BNSF train had cleared the intersection before it was struck by the Union Pacific train. At least a dozen cars derailed. The impact pushed train cars into the concrete supports of the overpass. The conductor and the engineer were pulled from the Union Pacific and taken to Saint Francis Medical Center. Two engines of the UP were involved; one was laid on its side. Two vehicles were on the overpass at the time and five people were injured. Three from one vehicle and two from the other were taken to Saint Francis. Leaking diesel fuel from the train engines caused a fire which was battled by fire departments from Chaffee, Cape Girardeau and surrounding areas.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com The Route M overpass at Rockview, Mo. collapsed onto the railroad tracks below after a westbound Union Pacific train T-boned a southbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe train around 2 a.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013. The crash happened near Scott County Road 210. Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said 14 cars and three engines of the BNSF train had cleared the intersection before it was struck by the Union Pacific train. At least a dozen cars derailed. The impact pushed train cars into the concrete supports of the overpass. The conductor and the engineer were pulled from the Union Pacific and taken to Saint Francis Medical Center. Two engines of the UP were involved; one was laid on its side. Two vehicles were on the overpass at the time and five people were injured. Three from one vehicle and two from the other were taken to Saint Francis. Leaking diesel fuel from the train engines caused a fire which was battled by fire departments from Chaffee, Cape Girardeau and surrounding areas.
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FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com This scene just east of the Route M overpass shows several derailed train cars on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe train near Rockview, Mo. Saturday, May 25, 2013.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com This scene just east of the Route M overpass shows several derailed train cars on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe train near Rockview, Mo. Saturday, May 25, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com One of the two vehicles involved in the train crash is seen on the Route M overpass near Rockview, Mo. Saturday, May 25, 2013. Five people were injured and taken to a hospital.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com One of the two vehicles involved in the train crash is seen on the Route M overpass near Rockview, Mo. Saturday, May 25, 2013. Five people were injured and taken to a hospital.
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LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Greg Esthers with RJ Corman Derailment Services sits at the edge of where the Route M overpass once stood Wednesday, May 29, 2013 in Rockview, Mo. Crews are cleaning up the area where two trains collided Saturday, causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Greg Esthers with RJ Corman Derailment Services sits at the edge of where the Route M overpass once stood Wednesday, May 29, 2013 in Rockview, Mo. Crews are cleaning up the area where two trains collided Saturday, causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Crews work to clear the area where two trains collided Saturday in Rockview, Mo., causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Larry Thorton with Spirtas Wrecking Company carries his tools down Route M Wednesday, May 29, 2013 in Rockview, Mo. Crews are cleaning up the area where two trains collided Saturday, causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Larry Thorton with Spirtas Wrecking Company carries his tools down Route M Wednesday, May 29, 2013 in Rockview, Mo. Crews are cleaning up the area where two trains collided Saturday, causing the Route M overpass to collapse.
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