Oil cars catch fire as freight train derails in Illinois

[Panich52]

Oil cars catch fire as freight train derails in Illinois

From an Article of the Quad City Times, March 5, 2015 http://qctimes.com/content/tncms/live/

Galena, Illinois — At least two oil tank cars continued to burn late Thursday after they derailed in a rural area about 3½ miles south of this Jo Daviess County community of 3,429, a spokesman for the railroad said.

Andy Williams, public affairs director for Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad, said five cars from the 105-car train derailed about 1:05 p.m. Of the 105 cars, he said, 103 were filled with Bakken crude oil, while two cars at each end of the train were filled with sand as buffers.

Of the five that landed on their side, two ignited, Williams said.


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[mopinko]

1. right on the mississippi.

track run right along the river there.