The locomotive of a cargo train derailed in northern Colorado early Wednesday, spilling hundreds of gallons of diesel, authorities said.
The Great Western Railway locomotive did not tip over when it went off the rails at a switch in the tracks just before 1 a.m. but a fuel tank was punctured, the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority said in a Facebook post. The spill was contained and did not get into any waterways, it said.
No one was injured in the derailment, which happened near a sugar factory in an area not far from some homes, Battalion Chief Kevin Hessler said. The other locomotive and three cars carrying sugar did not derail, he said.
Not to minimize this, but could have been much worse. 100’s of gallons instead of 1000’s. Train remained upright. Sounds like they got lucky.
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“Well yes, you see: we contained it in the environment. Fully contained. No chance of it leaving the environment.”
“we’ll just burn off what ever we can’t scoop up with a dust pan and then the air will full contain the spill.”
Hundreds ain’t great but the average train these days has 20000 tons of cargo behind it – could have been a lot worse.
Derailments are pretty common, actually. Like dozens to hundreds a year depending on the size of the company. I suspect a few incidents last year have made the news extra sensitive.
Where’s BoBo? It is Colorado. Is she still blaming Buttigieg for the woes of American transportation?
Same as a school shooting, this isn’t news anymore.
