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Louisiana Derailment

Discussion relating to the Canadian National, past and present. Also includes discussion of Illinois Central and Grand Trunk Western and other subsidiary roads (including Bessemer & Lake Erie and the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway). Official site: WWW.CN.CA

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Louisiana Derailment

  by John_Perkowski
 
CN drops a train of hydrochloric acid in St James Parish, LA

Brief quote:
ST. JAMES PARISH, La. — Acid leaking from a tank car has led to evacuations near a Canadian National derailment that occurred Wednesday afternoon.

The Advocate newspaper reports the derailment occurred about 2 p.m., with the leak from a car carrying about 20,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid reported about 3:15 p.m. That led to evacuation of about 150 people; further evacuations are possible “if the wind shifts,” said St. James Parish Sheriff Wily Martin, according to WWL-TV
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