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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on February 17, 2023, 11:24:26 am

Title: Another Transportation Disaster: Train Derails Carrying Hazardous Material Near Major City
Post by: rangerrebew on February 17, 2023, 11:24:26 am

Another Transportation Disaster: Train Derails Carrying Hazardous Material Near Major City
John McCann, The Western Journal   By John McCann, The Western Journal
Published February 16, 2023 at 4:35pm
 
Residents of a small town outside Detroit, Michigan, are on edge after a train carrying hazardous material derailed Thursday morning causing a potential leak.

The train, which crashed in Van Buren Township, is not thought to be causing any potential environmental issues as of yet, though emergency responders are remaining vigilant.

According to WXYZ-TV, six train cars jettisoned off the track and have caused significant traffic problems in the local area.
 
Fortunately, the car containing the hazardous material showed no signs leaking, and the public is not thought to be in any danger, according to the local fire department.

https://thefederalistpapers.org/us/another-transportation-disaster-train-derails-carrying-hazardous-material-near-major-city

Title: Re: Another Transportation Disaster: Train Derails Carrying Hazardous Material Near Major City
Post by: verga on February 17, 2023, 06:01:34 pm

WTF did they think was going to happen. Amtrak has derailments on a semi regular basis. Did they think they would magically end because they were sending hazardous material on the same rails?

Title: Re: Another Transportation Disaster: Train Derails Carrying Hazardous Material Near Major City
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on February 18, 2023, 06:00:16 pm

 ***suicide***

Buttigieg: "While this horrible situation has gotten a particularly high amount of attention, there are roughly 1,000 cases a year of a train derailing." (Video)

https://mobile.twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1626317314122457091

Title: Re: Another Transportation Disaster: Train Derails Carrying Hazardous Material Near Major City
Post by: Smokin Joe on February 18, 2023, 09:53:19 pm

The biggest messes get the most attention.

Try having one go off the rails hauling crude oil, Petey.

AMAZING! how much attention that gets, especially if there is a fire involved.

In fact, the same people who banned pipelines wanted to stop that first, because of a couple of spectacular (and tragic) derailments, and blamed 'Big Oil'.

(Funny, if a boxcar load of Charmin goes off the rails, they don't blame 'Big Toilet Paper', even though it is a product even more universally used than oil)

Title: Re: Another Transportation Disaster: Train Derails Carrying Hazardous Material Near Major City
Post by: verga on February 18, 2023, 10:10:40 pm

Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on February 18, 2023, 06:00:16 pm

***suicide***

Buttigieg: "While this horrible situation has gotten a particularly high amount of attention, there are roughly 1,000 cases a year of a train derailing." (Video)

https://mobile.twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1626317314122457091

And tht news is supposed to make us feel better?