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.
How bout Dog Style (aka Old Style)?
Or Brain Melt (aka Grain Belt)?
Or Natural Ice.
Obviously not Stroh's then.
Remember this story? ;)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3414593.stm
Russian army rescues kegs of beer
Russian troops have retrieved 10 tonnes of beer trapped under the Siberian ice after a week-long operation.
A lorry carrying the beer was lost while crossing the frozen River Irtysh, near the city of Omsk, about 2,200 kilometres (1400 miles) from Moscow.
The driver managed to jump out after the ice gave way, but the lorry and its cargo sank.
Six divers, 10 men with electric saws and a tank pulled the beer kegs - but not the truck - to safety.
Beer going cheap
With temperatures reaching -27C, the rescue mission was fraught with problems.
Russia's Tass news agency reported that the recovery team eventually managed to pull the vehicle through a hole in the ice.
They retrieved the kegs of beer but the rope snapped and the truck slipped back under the water.
The Rosar brewery in Omsk said the freezing temperatures probably kept the quality of the beer from deteriorating and said it will still take the delivery.
It plans to sell the beer at a discount.
BRB, need to get some brewskis before the run on the store begins......
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
To the disappointment of many I'm sure.
Let it be spoors, let it be spoors...
Does anyone know what brand of beer it was???
Hmm, I wonder how long it will take me to get from Charlottesville to Chilhowie????
Alcohol abuse!
Why? You want to send a condolence card?
Thanks. The sobbing has slowed.
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