Derailment and propane fire in Plattsmouth Nebraska.

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, January 17, 2004 4:08 PM

Sounds pretty bad I bet their will lawsuites out of this

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mudchicken

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Posted by mudchicken on Saturday, January 17, 2004 2:59 PM

Got marshmallows?

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west

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Willy2

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Posted by Willy2 on Saturday, January 17, 2004 9:43 AM

At the time that I posted this last night details were not clear. It turns out that 28 cars came of the tracks, not 41. The railroad still doesn't know what caused the accident, because the fire made it almost impossible to do any investigating.

Willy

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JoeKoh

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From: Defiance Ohio
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Posted by JoeKoh on Saturday, January 17, 2004 7:04 AM

just glad no one was hurt.
stay safe
Joe

Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").

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David3

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Posted by David3 on Friday, January 16, 2004 9:46 PM

I should say very lucky for the people who I'm happy for. But bad for the poor cars that now are pretty much wasted.
Dave

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 16, 2004 8:54 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by David3

Exactly how much bad news is there going to be today. [:(]

I think this is pretty darn good news. A nasty derailment with no loss of life after a propane explosion. SOunds pretty darn lucky...

LC

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David3

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Posted by David3 on Friday, January 16, 2004 8:10 PM

Exactly how much bad news is there going to be today. [:(]

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Willy2

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From: Omaha, Nebraska
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Derailment and propane fire in Plattsmouth Nebraska.

Posted by Willy2 on Friday, January 16, 2004 7:56 PM

At around 3:30 PM Today a BNSF coal train derailed near in Plattsmouth Nebraska. Plattsmouth is just south of Omaha. 28 of the 128 cars jumped the tracks.

Several of the cars landed on top of a trailer home. Three small children and the parents escaped without being harmed. The cars hit a propane tank near the house, engulfing it in flames. Surprisingly, Nobody was injured.

BNSF has not yet been able to determine the cause of the derailment. I think that it is simply amazing that those girls and their parents escaped without harm! I have actually train-watched quite near to where the train derailed. It's very surprising that a derailment of that magnitude didn't injure a single person.

Willy

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