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News Wire: Railroads face 'dire conditions' in bitter Midwest cold

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Posted by Brian Schmidt on Thursday, January 31, 2019 1:49 PM

CHICAGO — Railroads work in all sorts of conditions — from the heat of summer to the chill of winter — but few have seen conditions quite like the ones experienced in the Midwest this week. A polar vortex across the Midwest has bro...

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Posted by charlie hebdo on Thursday, January 31, 2019 9:49 PM

In just one hospital (Stroger, a Level 1 trauma center) in Chicago, there were 50 cases of frostbite today.  Some will lose limbs according to its director. 

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Posted by CMStPnP on Thursday, January 31, 2019 11:47 PM
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Posted by rdamon on Friday, February 1, 2019 5:52 AM

Broken bolted joint in Deshler ...

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