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[jeaton]

Thirty rail cars slip off tracks near 3M plant
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A half-dozen train cars ended up in the Mississippi River Saturday (March 19) afternoon after a freight train derailed near the 3M plant in Cottage Grove, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported. The 112-car train was heading south on tracks owned by Burlington Northern Santa Fe when 30 cars slipped off just after 2 p.m., said Cottage Grove Fire Chief Bob Byerly. No one was injured in the derailment. Rail cars involved in the derailment were either empty or carrying wood pulp or seed, Byerly said. None of the material spilled into the river at the crash site, southwest of the River Oaks Golf Course. The cause is under investigation, and the accident has been reported to the National Transportation Safety Board. Crews were still clearing the derailed vehicles Saturday night. (The preceding article by Maja Beckstrom was published March 20, 2004, by the St. Pail Pioneer Press.)
March 21, 2005
(From the UTU site)

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So now it is BNSF turn to make derailment news. [:o)]

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Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR  Austin TX Sub

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