bmjhagen9426
OBS Chief
According to Cal Fire and Caltrans, the Bridge Fire, which started shortly before noon, has closed I-5 in either directions.
Source: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5655/
By looking at the map, the incident site appears to be only a few miles east of the Union Pacific mainline.
Also, there are about a dozen Modis hotspots in Northern CA between Sacramento and Chico, and a few just south of Mt. Hebron (Erickson, CA to be exact), which also are within a few miles from the UP trackage. Is that too close to possibly affect the CS operations, if the Bridge Fire was able to force a closure on the I-5? I am planning to ride the CS next weekend, so this raised some yellow flags on me. CS passengers may not get the bus downgrade either since the I-5 is closed.
Source: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5655/
By looking at the map, the incident site appears to be only a few miles east of the Union Pacific mainline.
Also, there are about a dozen Modis hotspots in Northern CA between Sacramento and Chico, and a few just south of Mt. Hebron (Erickson, CA to be exact), which also are within a few miles from the UP trackage. Is that too close to possibly affect the CS operations, if the Bridge Fire was able to force a closure on the I-5? I am planning to ride the CS next weekend, so this raised some yellow flags on me. CS passengers may not get the bus downgrade either since the I-5 is closed.