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Train Carrying Fuel Oil Derails, Spills In Mississippi
Reuters via Rig Zone ^
| January 31, 2014
| Therese Apel
Posted on 02/01/2014 6:36:58 PM PST by thackney
A Canadian National Railway Co train carrying fuel oil and other hazardous materials derailed and was leaking in southeast Mississippi on Friday, forcing the evacuation of nearby residents, officials said.
No one was injured in the incident which involved the derailment of 21 railcars, eight of which have spilled their contents, a Canadian National Railway spokesman said.
Several of the cars were carrying hazardous materials including fertilizer and methanol, but there was no fire, he said.
The accident, the latest in a string of North American train derailments over the past year, occurred in the city limits of New Augusta in Perry County, near a mobile home park, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.
Emergency services were on the scene and responding to the accident, local officials said.
(Excerpt) Read more at rigzone.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: energy; lacmegantic; oil; rail; train; trainderailment
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posted on
02/01/2014 6:36:58 PM PST
by
thackney
To: thackney
Hey Barack,
What else was it that you told Jay...”we still need to study”?????
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posted on
02/01/2014 6:41:15 PM PST
by
G Larry
To: thackney
fuel oil and fertilizer, what could possibly go wrong?
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posted on
02/01/2014 6:41:23 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
(It's not the penalty, it's the lack of coverage on 1 Jan. Think about it.)
To: thackney
HELLO...Keystone Pipeline!
To: thackney
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posted on
02/01/2014 6:43:02 PM PST
by
Iron Munro
("Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences." - Robert Louis Stevenson)
To: thackney
Resulted in $2.6 million in improvements.
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posted on
02/01/2014 6:43:58 PM PST
by
MuttTheHoople
(Nothing is more savage and brutal than justifiably angry Americans. DonÂ’t believe me? Ask the Germa)
To: thackney
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posted on
02/01/2014 6:44:45 PM PST
by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: thackney
near a mobile home parkBilly Bob and Bubba stealing pieces of track to sell?
Anyone know if there has been an excessive number of derailments?
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posted on
02/01/2014 6:45:08 PM PST
by
bgill
To: All
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posted on
02/01/2014 6:48:01 PM PST
by
musicman
(Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
To: thackney
Title is misleading, it makes you think fuel oil spiled in the missisippi
river.
CC
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posted on
02/01/2014 6:53:50 PM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: onyx; WKB; wardaddy; LibLieSlayer; Islander7
To: Celtic Conservative
Why do you think that over the state?
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posted on
02/01/2014 6:55:01 PM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: thackney
Because it’s Reuters, and I don’t trust them to tell the truth to start with.
CC
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posted on
02/01/2014 6:57:04 PM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: Recovering Ex-hippie
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posted on
02/01/2014 6:57:49 PM PST
by
GraceG
To: Celtic Conservative
Because it is Reuters, you assume the River?
???
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posted on
02/01/2014 6:58:16 PM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: Black Agnes
Thanks Black Agnes.
I think I recall hearing a little about this on the local Jackson news.
Nice warm day, today, FOR A CHANGE!
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posted on
02/01/2014 6:59:00 PM PST
by
onyx
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To: thackney
Because it’s Reuters I assume deception, so long as it makes the US look bad. and fuel oil leaking into a river makes the US look like greedy careless capitalists and poor stewards of the environment, which are all capital crimes to liberals.
CC
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posted on
02/01/2014 7:03:51 PM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: Celtic Conservative
Quite a stretch. I find the title completely appropriate and would read the same using other states.
Cheers
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posted on
02/01/2014 7:05:40 PM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: thackney
OK, have a nice night.
CC
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posted on
02/01/2014 7:07:14 PM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: onyx
My TOES are finally warm!
First time in a week or so.
I’m actually looking forward to 100F. (sue me)
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