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Train derails in Matteson; 'long-term' evacuations underway
abc7chicago.com ^ | June 27, 2024 | Evelyn Holmes W

Posted on 06/27/2024 12:01:30 PM PDT by rdl6989

MATTESON, Ill. (WLS) -- A train derailed Thursday morning in far south suburban Matteson, a spokesman for the village said.

Chopper 7 was over the scene about 11:30 a.m., and multiple cars were derailed in the area of 21740 Main St.

The spokesman said the train involved is from the Canadian National Railway Company.

There were no immediate reports of injuries, but officials were looking at a leaking train car.

It was not immediately clear what was leaking from the train car.

The village spokesman said a white powdery substance seen leaking from one car was tested by CN, who said it is not hazardous.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: bootygig; buttigieg; peterbuttigig; trainwreck
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Here we go again. Where's the Secretary of Transportation?
1 posted on 06/27/2024 12:01:30 PM PDT by rdl6989
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Where's the Secretary of Transportation?

He's busy trans spurtatin'

2 posted on 06/27/2024 12:02:23 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (IThey intend to kill us. Plan to avoid this.)
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To: rdl6989

Checking tea bags? Sure hope they didn’t spill any coal.


3 posted on 06/27/2024 12:03:02 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this๐Ÿ’ฉ? ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ’‰! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‘!)
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HE is searching for the EV Chargers the FEds agreed to install..ONLY 7 so far.


4 posted on 06/27/2024 12:03:34 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: rdl6989

I wonder if their policy manual recommended starting any chemical spills on fire


5 posted on 06/27/2024 12:04:06 PM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: rdl6989

Who is John Galt?


6 posted on 06/27/2024 12:10:02 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain ("If they can do that to Trump then they can do that to YOU." -- Lazamataz)
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The village spokesman said a white powdery substance seen leaking from one car was tested by CN, who said it is not hazardous.

Hunter Biden is headed there now. The situation will soon be under control.

7 posted on 06/27/2024 12:11:20 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (It's not "Quiet Quitting" -- it's "Going Galt".)
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To: Ciaphas Cain

Who is John Galt?

They should have used Reardan Steel


8 posted on 06/27/2024 12:13:04 PM PDT by john316 (JOSHUA 24:15 ...choose you this day whom ye will serve...)
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To: rdl6989

I believe Cook County, IL is a majority Dim voting district. Expect Brandon and ButtGig to respond faster than they did with the train spill in East Palestine, OH.


9 posted on 06/27/2024 12:13:19 PM PDT by Tell It Right (Galatians 6:14 -- May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ...)
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To: rdl6989

He’ll show up in the next 2 - 29,875 days.


10 posted on 06/27/2024 12:17:36 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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To: ridesthemiles

easier to find one of those 7 than one home connected to broadband out in the sticks (because there isn’t one) with federal dollars.


11 posted on 06/27/2024 12:18:08 PM PDT by cableguymn
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Years and years ago Hunter Harrison, funded by Mantle Ridge, took over two canadian railroads, CN being one of them, and CSX.

They marketed that he was an efficiency expert. NOPE. With the goal of boosting stock prices and then bailing out after 4 years, which was their plan with CSX, was slash jobs, cut costs, make the trains longer and heavier.

A Wall St friend of mine explained the term “activist hedge fund/investor”. First thing I thought of was the Pretty Woman and Gere wanting to buy the shipyard and sell it off in pieces.

In the rail industry there are a lot of costs that can’t ever be controlled or forecasted: fuel, delays, breakdowns, accidents, storms.

What they can control is payroll, benefits and OT. If they vacate a job, they don’t have to fund that position.

Lots of federal rules, working trains very similar to mandatory rest like pilots and truck drivers. Fire train crews, less people to drive them. Causes all sorts of problems.

After seeing enough complaints to the government, Harrison had to address a federal board over delays, derailments, blocked crossings and lousy service. He blamed it all disloyal employees. Those same employees that watched 1000s get fired but got to keep their jobs, were told...”if you don’t like here, we’ll find someone that does”. Typical Wall St management.

Time will tell what the cause is, but Harrison’s management style has had wide ranging effects. NS, in an attempt to capitalize on a smaller payroll, also started cutting jobs. Talking to the former employees of NS and employees that are working for smaller companies all speak with disgust on Harrison and his team.


12 posted on 06/27/2024 12:21:38 PM PDT by qaz123
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.....don’t you worry; it’s all under control....Secretary Buttholegeg is on his way and it will all be under control shortly...


13 posted on 06/27/2024 12:31:25 PM PDT by TokarevM57
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Enough derailments and they can evacuate the entire country so and BlackRock can buy it all up for pennies on the dollar.


14 posted on 06/27/2024 12:32:46 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ โ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆโ–ˆ. FJB.)
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#1: โ€œWhere's the Secretary of Transportation? โ€

Buttgag is out surveying the Hershey Highway.

15 posted on 06/27/2024 12:34:09 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: rdl6989

He is busy supervising the replacement of the railway tracks on the Francis Scott Key bridge, so that Brandon may once again have access to them.


16 posted on 06/27/2024 12:41:25 PM PDT by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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To: ClearCase_guy

๐Ÿ˜‚


17 posted on 06/27/2024 12:47:57 PM PDT by Right Brother (Pray for God's intervention to stop UMCRevMom's invasion of Free Republic.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Clearing the tunnel.


18 posted on 06/27/2024 12:49:13 PM PDT by Right Brother (Pray for God's intervention to stop UMCRevMom's invasion of Free Republic.)
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To: rdl6989

Maternity leave.


19 posted on 06/27/2024 1:06:56 PM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT ELECTION is the most important election of our lifetimes!โ€œ LOL...)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

But didn’t he say that highways are racist?


20 posted on 06/27/2024 1:16:01 PM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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