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Fire departments prepare for train derailment chemical spills

2015-11-10 00:37:42| Railroads - Topix.net

The Fond du Lac Fire Department's Hazardous Material Team has a training exercise scheduled with Canadian National Railway later this month Plans to open New Leaf Market, a full service co-op grocery store, in Green Bay are back on the shelf.

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Wisconsin train derailment spilled thousands of gallons of ethanol

2015-11-08 20:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Five tanker cars of a BNSF Railway freight train that derailed Saturday in western Wisconsin were leaking ethanol into the Mississippi River, the railroad said. The train derailed about 8:45 a.m. Saturday, around 2 miles north of Alma, a town along the Mississippi, BNSF said. Some of the 25 derailed cars were empty auto racks and tanker cars carrying denatured alcohol, also known as ethanol, the railroad said. BNSF said the railroad is working to contain the spill, but it didnt say how much ethanol...

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Emergency crews on scene of 32-car train derailment north of Alma

2015-11-07 19:20:32| Railroads - Topix.net

Emergency personnel are waiting for the Burlington Northern crew to arrive to evaluate on whether roads can be opened and evacuated residents can return to their homes. Amy McBeth with BNSF released a statement saying, "At about 8:45 CST this morning a train derailed approximately two miles north of Alma, WI.

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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.

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