March 30, 20232 yr Evacuations underway after freight train derails, catches fire in Minnesota https://abcnews.go.com/US/evacuation-order-issued-minnesota-train-derailment/story?id=98227514 The BNSF train was transporting ethanol and corn syrup, officials said. _______________ No way we find out there were OTHER things aboard, early next week, or the week after, or four months from now, say.
March 30, 20232 yr Saw that this morning. Good Lord. This being in the news lately, has made me look at the train depot down the road from me, which can be a traffic nightmare when they're loading and unloading freight cars. Best I can tell they are labeled LPG gas. I should be far away enough to survive an explosion. Haven't looked up the MSDS sheet on it yet though to see how soon I would die from exposure.
April 6, 20232 yr Longer and longer trains with less crew. Good for business, and after all, that is all that matters. The owners don't live next to train tracks.
May 24, 20232 yr Author 60,000 pounds of an explosive chemical lost during rail shipment, officials say The company transporting the ammonium nitrate from Wyoming to California said "the release should pose no risk to public health or the environment” if the loss resulted from a leak. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/30-tons-explosive-chemical-lost-rail-shipment-officials-say-rcna85526
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