3 Trains Collide in Northwest Indiana

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/loca ... 4190.story

Three freight trains collided in Porter County, Ind. this afternoon, according to sheriff’s authorities.

The trains crashed at 1:18 p.m. in Porter County, 600 north and 500 east, northeast Valparaiso, according to Porter County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Lynn Williams.

It was an ethanol train: http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/ ... hanol-fire

Two people from the second train were transported to Porter Hospital in Valparaiso with non-life threatening injuries.

Glad that everyone was ok, will be an adventure cleaning up, havent got call so i assume it is not safe enough to get in there yet. Will def be a long weekend

Three trains. Ethanol train stopped was struck by another train following on same track, derailing cars and a third passing by on adjacent track. the ohter trains were a stack train and a freight train. Glad to hear all crews were ok wityh only minnor injuries.

Here's a video aerial view of the wreck: http://youtu.be/4z9o0-7oB7s

And it appears to have occurred just north of this bridge: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=VALPARAIS ... 17&vpsrc=6

72-77 cars is what we heard last nite, think that intermodal was probably doing somewhere between 40-50 in there if they weren't aware. Glad they all are ok, could of been alot worse. Ethanol train was empty luckily.

From what I have heard the trailer train was doing 58. All 3 were west bounds, which corrects what a witness there said. That had to be quite the sight coming around the curve and seeing the derailed cars on your track! Just glad the K train was empty residue. Also glad everyone was ok!

Where in the consist did the intermodal train get hit?

Intermodal train hit the 2nd train which was derailed and fouling the #1 main that the trailer train was on. Guess it hit a box car and then plowed the engine of the 2nd train which was laying across #1 main. Miracle that no one died in this crash.