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News Wire: Derailed NS cars spill peas, potatoes, and plastic pellets in Pennsylvania

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 3:18 PM

HUNTINGDON, Pa. — Norfolk Southern is investigating the cause of a freight train derailment near the center of the state. Norfolk Southern confirms that five freight cars derailed from a train into Stone Creek, a Juniata River tributary, at H...

http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2018/04/03-freight-cars-derail-into-water-in-central-pennsylvania

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Posted by Lithonia Operator on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 3:45 PM

As opposed to spilling cars, cans, crates and coal in Connecticut?

Still in training.


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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 3:52 PM

Add some milk and we can have chowder!

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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 4:22 PM

Sufferin' Succotash

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Posted by Randy Stahl on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 5:02 PM

I always thought that ethenol trains should have tropicana buffer cars.

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 9:06 PM

Randy Stahl

I always thought that ethenol trains should have tropicana buffer cars.

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Posted by Paul_D_North_Jr on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 9:34 PM

Mischief The News Wire article also included pulpwood . . . Whistling

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