Freight train engines, cars derail and catch fire in Maine
1 year, 8 months ago

Freight train engines, cars derail and catch fire in Maine

Associated Press  

Several cars on a freight train derailed and caught fire early Saturday in rural Maine, officials and the train operator said. The Maine Forest Service said in a statement that three locomotive engines and six cars carrying lumber and electrical wiring went off the track at about 8:30 a.m. in Sandwich Academy Grant Township in Somerset County. They derailed into a wooded area and started a small forest fire, which emergency responders contained and were monitoring, the service said. C. Doniele Carlson, the director of communications for Canadian Pacific Kansas City, also confirmed the derailment about 15 miles east of Jackman and said the hazardous elements of the train’s cargo were not involved in the fire.

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1 year, 10 months ago

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Associated Press  

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50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio
1 year, 10 months ago

50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio

The Hindu  

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3 years, 7 months ago

Fiery train derailment prompts evacuation of small Iowa town

Associated Press  

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