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I'm the official unofficial bridge troll for the 8ft underpass located in Needles CA. Hubby worked in rail tech before switching jobs to move out here.

In late 2015, my husband and I bought this adorable little house in the middle of the desert. No, we don't really hear the trains inside, our walls are river rock and stucco (14-15in thick.) Who knew the train tracks and little underpass would bring us so much entertainment! Being from a small town back east, Needles just felt right, in a way, for me. The trains have been cool for him. Some hate u

s, others love us and what we do....mainly me though. I started the page to bring awareness to the underpass and it's happenings. If I was home and heard a bridge impact, I would take pics and gather a little info, if possible. I was asked to take the page down by the city. The railroad was using it as ammo against the city. Of course I didn't. BNSF didn't know how much is was actually getting hit. The final straw was when a propane truck got wedged under. It was closed March 2020

The city and BNSF got together and agreed on the new protection pipes to be installed so the bridge wouldn't be compromised. It took over 3 years to get everything approved and installed. The underpass was reopened June 29, 2023. In April/May 2023, we added cameras to the house so we could keep an eye on things when we were not home. I had picked up a part time summer job so they were nice to have. To our surprise shortly after, we found out about the reopening being soon. While we didn't add the camera to be for the underpass, certainly served double duty till another dedicated cam could be installed. Several amazing bridge fans were able to help with donations so it was up and going much sooner. It was installed Sept 2, 2023.

21/12/2023

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19/12/2023

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19/12/2023

🥴 I don't think morning coffee could help these two.

19/12/2023

Well he fits now. 🤦‍♀️

18/12/2023

I get the fire dept needs to turn around and all that... but to drive down the wrong side of the street, where there's limited visibility, I totally disagree with. This isn't the first time I've caught them doing this. Also the van should have not went around like they did. I didn't crop so there's the time stamp.

17/12/2023

This one is a tad blurry but the passenger was hanging out the window almost climbing on top of the van to check height 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

17/12/2023

Some are just overwhelmed and mind blown over our little underpass. 🤯🤣🤯🤣🤯

14/12/2023

Sometimes you just have a teenage dream to drive your loud, lifted truck, through the underpass.

13/12/2023

Was he actually measuring or looking to see if it was clear to turn?

13/12/2023

You go girl! Make em wait their turn!

12/12/2023

Any idea what maneuver this is called 🧐

12/12/2023

Another one driving by braille 🤦‍♀️

11/12/2023

BOLO. Driver fled City of Needles and San Bernardino County Sheriff wants to speak with the driver

11/12/2023

Omg 😱🫣😱🫣😱 view 2 clip in comments

11/12/2023

Just a little off the top please. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

09/12/2023

At least he didn't hit like the last one.

09/12/2023

What all do you guys see wrong???? 😳😳😳😳

09/12/2023

Well.....that ladder is toast.

08/12/2023

Crunch 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

06/12/2023

Dayum!!!!! 😳😳😳😳

Aftermath photo in comments! Ty ty Lorrie Lerma!

05/12/2023

I'm behind on clips. It's been a busy weekend and last week was a bit too. Anyways, here's a little one I just caught for a quick upload. It seems not all hope is lost. Some fridge haulers do know they won't fit. In this case it was a new one. Whew!

01/12/2023

Thoughts on what happened 🤷‍♀️ Nobody backed up and traffic seemed normal in the next clip.

30/11/2023

I hope he has good reason to be a jerk.........we all know the McDonald's ice cream machine is broken, so that's not it.

29/11/2023

PSA: Be careful with those Christmas trees folks!

29/11/2023

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Sorry about the squealing train.

28/11/2023

-Almost-

I don't know where he came from. I went back an hour in clips. He did not come down the main street and turn around.

25/11/2023

Damage was done....might as well keep going👍

24/11/2023

🤦‍♀️smh. The detour and no u-turn signs are sleeping on the job, it seems.

24/11/2023

Let's take a vote.....the van blatantly made a u turn.....but did he see the truck or not? If he did, he's not just stupid but a jerk too!

24/11/2023

Sound up. People sure like tearing up their stuff. 😳

24/11/2023

Another white truck and fridge 🤦‍♀️

21/11/2023

They just keep coming 😳

20/11/2023

🤦‍♀️ I just don't understand......how can there be soooooo many?!?!?! 🤦‍♀️

18/11/2023

I usually don't "feed the trolls" here but I couldn't help it this time. Seriously, crying over a 50+ year old incident. SMH 🤣. I think someone escaped the nursing home. 🤦‍♀️

17/11/2023

People driving on the wrong side of the street is too common. This one was a close call.

17/11/2023

Oh my! It's definitely a Friday 🤦‍♀️

16/11/2023

Poor pup. I hope he found his way back home. Oh and booooo to the meanie throwing rocks and shooing.

Edit: Looks like he's at Needles Animal Shelter. Link in the comments.

16/11/2023

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