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<p>Here is the official explanation of how this strange derailment happened, extracted from the linked article:</p><p> </p><p>"The accident started at 3:30 a.m. Monday when a slow-moving train, going about 3 to 4 mph on a siding, derailed for some unknown reason. The cars were connected close together with tight couplings, which created a chain reaction involving 58 cars.</p><p>The last car on the side rail was struck by a second train, which was traveling about 35 mph on the main line. Two locomotives and 10 cars on the main line derailed, including the tanker carrying the hydrochloric acid.</p><p>The wheel sets of many of the cars stayed on the tracks and crews were able to put the tankers back on the wheels quite quickly, Forsberg said." </p><p> </p><a href="http://www.wctrib.com/articles/index.cfm?id=26406&section=news">http://www.wctrib.com/articles/index.cfm?id=26406&section=news</a>
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