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Shelter in place issued and 1,500 are without power after ANOTHER Norfolk Southern trail derails, this time in Springfield, Ohio - as governor says they don't 'believe' any hazardous materials were on board
2023-03-05
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Residents urged to seek shelter after Norfolk Southern train is derailed in Ohio

  • The company says nobody is injured and no hazardous materials involved - though 1,500 residents are left without power

  • It comes after a Norfolk Southern train sparked a massive fire after it was derailed one month ago

Posted by:Skidmark

#11   Besoeker I got killed a few times at Tunnel Hill.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2023-03-05 11:34  

#10  Demolition derbies are back in a new and exciting way.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-03-05 11:04  

#9  Wait till the ‘experts’ uncover the derailment of some of the wheels of UP’s Big Boy when they were moving the rigid framed trucks around a tight radius switch: then they will shriek about how old equipment adds additional peril to the rails……
(Videos available if interested in watching the re-railing of it)
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2023-03-05 10:54  

#8  Ohio Train Derailment Claims 20 Norfolk Southern Cargo Cars
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-03-05 09:45  

#7  The video is authentic based on my estimate of rural Ohio dialect and the demand for the buddy to steer while the driver films. Our state goal is to regress into Cro Magnon levels of cognition.

Interesting, the railroads did a lot of work to the crossings local to my area last fall. I believe they were doing something to the grading to prevent or repair plough damage. Crossings were shut down sequentially for a couple of days each leaving some new asphalt.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-03-05 09:40  

#6  Tanker cars may be empty or full of vegetable oil. Or chemicals for shampoo. Liquids important to your everyday life. Probably not low-fat milk.

If the wrecked cars have been laying there for days, the railroad is probably looking for a contractor to come in and cut up the cars for scrap.
Posted by: Bobby   2023-03-05 08:46  

#5  Sherman’s bow ties’ were an ultimate ‘screw you’ to the South
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-03-05 08:43  

#4  Video claiming to be this derailment

If real, I see 3 or 4 tanker cars.
Posted by: NN2N1   2023-03-05 08:39  

#3  Tunnel Hill museum. Tunnel Hill, GA.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-03-05 08:31  

#2  ...find any Sherman bow ties in the area?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-03-05 08:25  

#1  "...governor says they don't 'believe' any hazardous materials were on board"

What is real life vs. Political/Commercial Newspeak pretty much dictates trusting nothing said until verified by others.

BTW: Not all train issues make the news.
The Mid-Jan. Tornados in southern Henry & northern Butts GA. county line area, derailed several train cars filled with questionable materials in Jenkinsburg, GA. about 1/2 mile east of Burg Rd. The cars were still laying there a month + later. This is a major rail line leading into Atlanta from ports like Savannah, and Fla. .
Posted by: NN2N1   2023-03-05 07:02  

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