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Benutzer:Saehrimnir/Hayward Fault Zone
[[Image:122-38HaywardFault.jpg|thumb|300px|For recent activity in the region shown on this map see [http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/FaultMaps/122-38.htm the USGS map for this location.] With appropriate browser settings the "live" maps will also show all of the names of faults shown on the map as you rollover with the cursor.]]

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====Railroads====
Parallel to the Eastshore Freeway and inland only two blocks is a four&ndash;track railroad route used for general freight traffic, including that generated by the [[Port of Oakland]] ([[Union Pacific]] and [[Burlington Northern Santa Fe]] railroads) and by [[Amtrak]] passenger traffic to the Pacific Northwest and eastward through [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]] and [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]]. 
InAlong the north shore of [[Contra Costa County]], substantial amounts of pressurized liquid gas, flammable liquids, caustic materials, and various toxics are stored temporarily in bulk railcars adjacent to high speed passenger and freight traffic mainlines, with great potential hazards should a derailment occur. Derailments have often occurred during major earthquakes, both directly by tipping and by roadbed failures and industrial accidents involving these materials have caused extensive health hazards in the m(contracted; show full)[[Category:Alameda County, California]]
[[Category:Contra Costa County, California]]
[[Category:Solano County, California]]
[[Category:Napa County, California]]
[[Category:San Francisco Bay Area]]


[[fr:Faille de Hayward]]