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Train Car Carrying 30,000 Gallons of Propane Derails in Florida
New York Post ^ | February 28, 2023 | Allie Griffin

Posted on 02/28/2023 8:07:07 PM PST by nickcarraway

A train car carrying roughly 30,000 gallons of propane was among six that derailed in Florida Tuesday in a scene first responders compared to a “minefield.”

The six train cars fell off the tracks as a Seminole Gulf Railway train rode through Sarasota County, News Channel 8 WFLA reported.

SNIP

“It looks like a minefield, honestly,” Southern Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Robert Bounds told the local NBC affiliate station. “The cars are on their side. [The train] was in motion when it happened, so it wasn’t just a tip-over, they really dug in and the tracks are pulled up and torn up.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: derailment; disaster; fl; florida; floridatrain; propane; railroads; train
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21 posted on 02/28/2023 8:39:44 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=50%>)
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To: Nomad577

She don’t lie, she don’t lie, she don’t lie, propane.....


22 posted on 02/28/2023 8:40:11 PM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America.)
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To: nickcarraway

I use those 20 lb tanks for grilling purposes.
A 20 lb propane tank holds about 4 gallons of propane.
30,000 gallons/4=7,500 tanks of propane for my grill.


23 posted on 02/28/2023 8:43:09 PM PST by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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To: Brian Griffin

> The railroads might start refusing to haul hazardous cargo. That would devastate our domestic chemical industry. <

Either that or the railroads will demand sky-high premiums to transport the material. That too would devastate our domestic chemical industry.

But why should the Biden administration care? Their main focus is on using the correct transgender pronouns, and also on sending money to Ukraine. Practical stuff is so far down on the list that it doesn’t even matter.


24 posted on 02/28/2023 8:52:09 PM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: P.O.E.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc1URQgQWNo


25 posted on 02/28/2023 9:25:02 PM PST by MRadtke (Light a candle or curse the darkness?)
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To: nickcarraway

Place will be cold(minus 40F) and extremely flammable but not toxic. No open fires please. Buttgeek can redeem himself by visiting wearing hardhat.


26 posted on 02/28/2023 9:27:07 PM PST by 353FMG (Secretly practicing my Putin swagger..)
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To: nickcarraway

Burn it for safety.


27 posted on 02/28/2023 9:38:14 PM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

They could be careful and just burn all of Florida


28 posted on 03/01/2023 1:35:20 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Where’s Gomer’s surprise gif?


29 posted on 03/01/2023 2:42:00 AM PST by Old Yeller
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To: nickcarraway
Not the propane!


30 posted on 03/01/2023 3:24:59 AM PST by Eleutheria5 (Every Goliath has his David.)
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To: al baby

I live by some tracks - several of the trains each day have wheels so out of round the ground shakes - can’t be good for track integrity...they aren’t doing proper maintenance.


31 posted on 03/01/2023 4:55:06 AM PST by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: nickcarraway

Deliberate sabotage by those who want to destroy this country.


32 posted on 03/01/2023 4:56:55 AM PST by I want the USA back (News media are pond scum. My pronouns: Haha, heehee, hoho, hoo hoo. )
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To: nickcarraway; All

Biden offered Mayor Pete the “Trans” job, and it sounded right up his alley....something he could really sink himself into.

1,000+ derailments every year ! it’s no wonder with the state of railroad tracks. You must see this if you haven’t already:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=delapidated+train+track+video&view=detail&mid=86651834EEC12EE3B8B586651834EEC12EE3B8B5&FORM=VIRE

What the hell is happening with Transportation Secs past and present, and with rail lines management ?


33 posted on 03/01/2023 5:11:39 AM PST by chiller (Davey Crockett said: "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead'. I'll go ahead.)
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To: Repeal The 17th

With that much you can keep your grill burning hot 24/7 and never have to wait for your grill to preheat before slapping the steaks on the grate.


34 posted on 03/01/2023 6:08:57 AM PST by cyclotic
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To: Leaning Right

Whack for the daddy-o
Whack for the daddy-o
There’s propane in the car


35 posted on 03/01/2023 6:12:20 AM PST by Rastus
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To: dfwgator

Deep State Jones better watch your speed....


36 posted on 03/01/2023 7:41:25 AM PST by 4yearlurker (Arise and shine,and give God the glory!-A trail cook's morning call.)
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To: Rastus
My favorite version, by the German band Santiano:

Whisky in the Jar

37 posted on 03/01/2023 8:19:27 AM PST by Max in Utah (A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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To: Max in Utah

Nobody could top this version:

Thin Lizzy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WDSY8Kaf6o


38 posted on 03/01/2023 8:23:19 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Brian Griffin; Leaning Right; GOPJ; DoughtyOne

I am wondering who is making money on all these “accidents” (other than The Big Guy’s 10% of the under-the table reward for the eco-terrorists). Could it be the railroads getting their old equipment replaced by insurance, followed by increased shipping rates?


39 posted on 03/01/2023 8:41:06 AM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: nickcarraway

Oops...Seminole Gulf needs to check their rails...So does the Housatonic Railroad. Class 3 railroads need to repair their tracks...


40 posted on 03/01/2023 12:10:06 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Defund the FBI, the American Stasi.. Hello 2023, can we get over 2020 yet? )
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