June 9, 2001.  Modesto, California.

"With the trestle's collapse, I walked back up to the north end of the span, shooting a few mop up shots and pausing to bum a bottle of water off the fire crew before heading back to the office."

photo by Ted Benson, copyright 2001 Modesto Bee, used by permission

Tidewater Southern Railway

Burning of the Tuolumne River Bridge