The Back Belt caught fire!

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A back belt fire disrupts trains and autos. Back Belt fire A back belt fire broke out on the Canal Boulevard underpass on Monday, 2-October-2023, around 6pm. NOFD documented the fire on Twitter. By Wednesday, 4-October, the damage to the tracks appears to be repaired. I learned of the incident on Tuesday, when I went to my regular coffee shop, PJ's, at 5555 Canal Boulevard. The coffee shop stands right next to the underpass. One of the baristas showed me video taken by the barista working Monday evening. Crazy! Track damage The New Orleans Terminal Company (NOTC) constructed "Back Belt"...