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Crude oil train derailment and fire in northwest Washington state

by WaterKeeper | Jan 6, 2021 | Train Derailment

Crude oil train derailment and fire in northwest Washington state

On December 22, 2020, seven train cars on a 108-car BNSF train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed in Custer, Washington, north of Seattle. Five of the cars caught fire and sent off a large plume of black smoke, prompted temporary evacuation orders within a half-mile of the wreck, and shut down...

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Canadian crude oil train derails and catches fire

by WaterKeeper | Feb 11, 2020 | Train Derailment

Canadian crude oil train derails and catches fire

Early morning on February 6th, 2020, a Canadian Pacific Railway train derailed in Canada — leaking of crude oil and catching fire. The crash, less than 2 miles from the town of Guernsey, Saskatchewan, resulted in a complete evacuation of their community. The Canadian Press reported over...

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Derailed BNSF train leaking fuel into Kootenai River

by WaterKeeper | Jan 2, 2020 | Train Derailment

Derailed BNSF train leaking fuel into Kootenai River

Emergency crews have rescued two train operators trapped in a BNSF engine that derailed into the Kootenai River 10 miles east of Bonners Ferry on Wednesday. None of the operators were injured during the derailment reported at about 9 p.m. Tuesday, Boundary County emergency management said. Three...

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Train cars derail into Potomac River near Harper’s Ferry

by WaterKeeper | Dec 21, 2019 | Train Derailment

Train cars derail into Potomac River near Harper’s Ferry

A freight train crossing the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry derailed early Saturday morning, causing two cars to tip over a footbridge and plummet into the water. “The empty grain cars derailed into the water and on the West Virginia shoreline, but the locomotive stayed on the tracks, CSX...

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Train derailment along Clark Fork River dumps 3,500 tons of coal and catches fire

by WaterKeeper | Aug 17, 2017 | Train Derailment

Train derailment along Clark Fork River dumps 3,500 tons of coal and catches fire

On the evening of Sunday, August 13, 2017, a Montana Rail Link (MRL) coal train jumped the tracks and dumped more than 3,500 tons of coal along the riverbank of the Cabinet Gorge Reservoir near Noxon, Montana. The train was heading west towards Lake Pend Oreille along the Clark Fork River with 120...

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