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The Latest: Flooding fears ease as Texas storms move on
2015-10-25 16:25:28| Energy - Topix.net
Jason Black and his children Ella and Ethan watch Bull Creek, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, in Austin, Texas. A powerful storm system moved through Texas on Saturday, flooding roads and causing a freight train to derail as parts of the state braced for the remnants of Hurricane Patricia to arrive.
Houston braces for floods as Texas deluged by rain in Patricia's wake
2015-10-25 02:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Heavy rains fueled by the meeting of two storm systems, one the remnants of Hurricane Patricia, pounded southeastern Texas, triggering flash floods and derailing a freight train as the heavy weather descended upon Houston early on Sunday. The National Weather Service predicted 6 to 12 inches (15 to 30 cm) of rain for coastal areas, including southwest Louisiana, by Monday morning, exacerbated by tides up to five feet (1.5 meter) and wind gusts up to 35 mph. The rain systems were intensified by...
Flash floods overturn train, close roads in Texas
2015-10-25 02:24:37| Railroads - Topix.net
Two storm systems combine to bring floods that overturn a Union Pacific train, close roads and strand motorists and residents in Texas. Rough Cut ROUGH CUT A Union Pacific freight train derailed in southeast Texas early Saturday morning as flood waters covered the tracks about 55 miles south of Dallas, putting a locomotive and rail cars on their side, according to a company spokesman and TV footage.
Storms flood roads, cause train derailment in Texas
2015-10-24 23:18:02| Railroads - Topix.net
A Union Pacific freight train derailed before dawn today near Corsicana, about 50 miles south of Dallas, because a creek overflowed and washed away the tracks. A railroad spokesman said the two crew members swam to safety and nobody was hurt.
Union Pacific Freight Train Derails in Texas on Flooded Tracks
2015-10-24 19:12:02| Railroads - Topix.net
A Union Pacific freight train carrying cement derailed in Texas on Saturday as flood waters covered the tracks about 55 miles south of Dallas, putting locomotives and some of its rail cars on their side, according to a company spokesman and TV footage. The two crew members operating the train swam to safety after the derailment, Jeff DeGraff, a Union Pacific Railroad spokesman, told CNN.
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