"Boom" ; BNSF Near Galena, IL

Reuters, as well as WBBM 780/105.9, report that a BNSF oil train derailed near Galena:

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Neither source is suggesting the incident is that serious, but there have been just too many "booms" of late.

Addendum; now the "alternative media" gets in their licks:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-0 ... bursts-fla" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Both sources have identified the lading as Bakken Crude.

One wonders how much ammunition this gives the folks up in Lacrosse who are against the double-tracking through the marsh there.