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Discussion about the Union Pacific operations past and present. Official site can be found here: UPRR.COM.

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 #1296705  by litz
 
Yesterday, 10/5/2014, a Union Pacific freight train collided with a boom crane on a low-boy trailer that low-centered on the crown of the crossing. The collision derailed the locomotives and a good dozen tank cars (carrying compressed Argon gas).

The trucker bailed prior to the collision, and the train crew survived with non life-threatening injuries.

Many articles here :

https://www.google.com/search?q=mer+rou ... derailment" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Starting (and chilling) eyewitness video here :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuH1Ogdx4cg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;