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An Ill Wind Blew - Possible Tornado Derails Train

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Posted by jeffhergert on Thursday, May 26, 2016 4:38 PM

Victrola1

Thunderstorm winds or possibly a tornado caused a Union Pacific Train to derail early this (Thursday) morning, in Crawford County (IA). Emergency Management Coordinator Greg Miller told KJAN News some of the train’s container cars derailed between 2-and 2:25-a.m., about a mile and a half west of Westside. None of the cars were toppled over, though. The train was carrying some hazardous material, but as of the latest report, nothing was leaking, and no injuries were reported......

http://www.kjan.com/index.php/2016/05/possible-tornado-derails-train-in-crawford-county-thu-morning/

 

From the pictures I've seen it sure looked like the trailers and containers toppled over.

  http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Wind-knocks-over-rail-cars-topples-trees-in-western-Iowa-380991231.html

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Posted by rdettmer on Thursday, May 26, 2016 2:22 PM

that was right here in harvard,il.if that tank car would have exploded would have killed a  lot of people. tornado in jan. in ill.

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Posted by Gramp on Thursday, May 26, 2016 2:17 PM

I thought that was the video of BNSF train in North Dakota from a few years ago.

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Posted by BaltACD on Thursday, May 26, 2016 10:46 AM

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An Ill Wind Blew - Possible Tornado Derails Train
Posted by Victrola1 on Thursday, May 26, 2016 9:26 AM

Thunderstorm winds or possibly a tornado caused a Union Pacific Train to derail early this (Thursday) morning, in Crawford County (IA). Emergency Management Coordinator Greg Miller told KJAN News some of the train’s container cars derailed between 2-and 2:25-a.m., about a mile and a half west of Westside. None of the cars were toppled over, though. The train was carrying some hazardous material, but as of the latest report, nothing was leaking, and no injuries were reported......

http://www.kjan.com/index.php/2016/05/possible-tornado-derails-train-in-crawford-county-thu-morning/

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