Posted on 11/12/2004 10:43:03 AM PST by Michael Goldsberry
CHILHOWIE, Va. - Fourteen cars of an 83-car Norfolk Southern train derailed near an industrial park, leaving the area smelling like a brewery Thursday.
About 20,000 gallons of beer leaked from three cars of the Roanoke-bound train, said railway spokesman Robin Chapman.
No one was injured when the cars skipped the tracks about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Chapman said.
Investigating officers said the leak did not contaminate any nearby water sources nor affect any highways.
"Everything was contained away from the creek," said Jack Tolbert Jr. of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.
Authorities were investigating the cause of the derailment. All trains scheduled to use the tracks through Chilhowie were held until they were cleared Thursday evening.
This is Bush's fault. Don't ask me how, but I know that somehow, in some way, it's his fault. Bush wants to return to prohibition to pander to his evangelical base. [sarcasm off]
I'm sure the NTSB will conduct a blood & urine screen on the conductor & crew.
- Benjamin Franklin
Dough, the stuff that buys me beer
Ray, the guy who sells me beer
Me, the guy who's drinking beer
Far, a long way to go for beer
So, I'll have another beer
La, I'll have another beer
Tea, no thanks, I'm having beer
that will bring us back to
D'oh!
HJS
Only the fact that Bush won and Arafat died, save me from utter depression! How can this happen in a civilized society?
He's just pinin' for the fjords.
There's still plenty of other stuff to get mad at!;-)
I wonder if the Conductor passed the Brethylizer...
That's bad enough to make a grown man cry.
Oh, this is just awful. Tragic, I tell ya. I gotta get to Chilhowie FAST!!
"It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, all that matters is how drunk you get." - Homer J. Simpson
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