15-20 cars containing hazardous material have derailed in Crawford .Area residence being evacuated as I speak…Go to www.kwtx.com for the lastest details !
Just reported that the train may may been involved in a grade xing accident prior to the derailment, but reports from the scene can not confirm this yet…More details as they become available…Danny
I just finished reading this story, and it did not indicate whether or not anyone had been hurt by the fumes of the pesticide that was leaking from the tanker. If no one was hurt, then that is good. I would not want to place myself anywhere near the site of this derailment.[xx(]
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Latest update : No injuries reported in the derailment. or the local towns people during the evacuation… Even the vehicle that was stuck in the derailment, the occupants walked away from it ! (TYJ) Danny
Where is Homeland Security when you need them?
Bet thoses pesky protesters had something to do with this…
Ed,
This was probly one of your trains (LOL),it was carring chemicals or at least thats what derailed…Ethenolene,and Ammonia? and what ever else they were carring …The news is saying now it was about 30 cars total that hit the ground…I bet the guy sitting at the xing they hit messed in his pants…Whatta ya bet? Danny
Does this mean o’ll G.W. will not be going on vacation?
I bet Chaney was dove huntin’ on the Commander and Chief’s ranch!!
Yea right!
Amtrak is showing a service disruption on the Texas Eagle (Train 21) which goes through Crawford. I suspect it will be a bus for those passengers continuing to San Antonio and they will turn 21 into 22 at Ft. Worth.
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No ammonia was involved. The tankcar was carrying ethanolamine, which has an ammonia like odor.
I’m suprised that George did not blame the accident on Osama Bin Ladin and order the 3rd Armord Div from Fort Hood and the 82 and 101st Airborne to Crawforf,. being so close to his Texas home.
There is a good chance is was headed this way…anyone have the train ID?
I will ask at work this morning and see.
Ed
The news never said what train it was ,just that it was a southbound, no ID…The engines derailed also… The Eagle sould be on time today,they had all night to fix the rail,I dont know how much was torn up the news didnt say…They did say that FM 317 which runs from where I live to Crawford would be closed a few days for repairs…Im about 15 miles from Crawford…Danny
I would rather go hunting with Dick Cheney than ride in a car with Ted Kennedy. [xx(]
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[(-D]In one of those you survive with superfluous flesh wounds. The other one gets you killed and the drunk moron that did it winds up a US Senator (MINUS the man slaughter conviction that any other normal person would have received).
Of if that doesn’t work you can always join the KKK with Robert (Brownshirt) Byrd.
Mr. Kennedy (and I say Mr. with a measure of contempt) made no effort to get Mary Jo Kopeckne (spelling?) out of that car. That drunk s.o.b. instead went home and went to bed. No one knew anything about it until the next morning. And I think that it is unfathomable and unbeliebale that the people of Massachusetts keep re-electing this Bozo!
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Yes—sounds like another evidence for the need of grade-seperation.