The century old wooden trestle, built from logs hauled down from the Sierras, will be surely missed for the beautiful and serviceable structure it was.
The cause of the fire is still undetermined.
UP's repairs on fast track
Officials see one set of rails open by month's end -- but probe of fire's cause is going more slowly.
By Tony Bizjak - Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:00 am PDT Tuesday, March 20, 2007
With crews working at breakneck speed, Union Pacific rail officials say one of two critical Sacramento tracks may reopen by month's end, a mere 16 days after being destroyed by a suspicious fire.
The same can't be said about determining the cause of the fire, which remains suspicious in the minds of investigators.
After laboriously sifting through the fire scene in the parkway just north of the American River and coming out with few leads, Sacramento Fire Department officials say they now must track down potential witnesses and winnow down the possible causes.
"We haven't identified the cause of the fire," Fire Marshal Troy Malaspino said Monday. "We are going to have to solve it primarily through witness interviews.
"It is going to take time."
