Train trestle collapses in Corvallis; cars carrying urea go into Mary's River

KATU2(ABC) ^ | 1/5/24

[EBH]

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KATU) — Corvallis Police and Fire responded to a train trestle collapse near Avery Park on Saturday afternoon.

“Initial investigations show the trestle collapsed while a freight train was crossing. At this time, there are no known injuries, but it is still an active scene and investigation,” Corvallis Police said in a post on Facebook.

"At approximately noon today, a Portland & Western Railroad (PNWR) bridge outside Corvallis collapsed while a 19-car train was traversing over it, derailing a railcar carrying urea into Mary's River," a spokesperson for PNWR tells KATU News.

The spokesperson says that environmental agencies and local first responders have been notified

[gundog]

The woods and fields for miles downstream will be lush and green when spring comes.

They were, yesterday. If anything, they’ll burn.

[Strict9]

we got grifted by the best

[minnesota_bound]

Here is a video of the accident... 🚂 😁
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCH-tUmMl7Q

[Verginius Rufus]

Irrelevant to this news item, but the name Corvallis is Latin. It means “heart of the valley.” Oregon State University is located there.