Big UP derailment in California.
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 1:02 am
Several Freight Cars Derail Near Whittier
POSTED: 11:22 am PDT October 16, 2004
UPDATED: 6:00 pm PDT October 16, 2004
WHITTIER, Calif. -- A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed early Saturday, damaging at least four homes and forcing the evacuation of about 30 others, officials said. No serious injuries were reported.
Investigators were trying to identify the hazardous materials on board and determine whether any leaked when the 40 freight cars and trailers left the tracks, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy Luis Castro said.
SLIDESHOW: Train Derailment
The exact contents were not immediately known. The cargo considered hazardous included "things like paint and batteries," Union Pacific Railroad spokesman John Bromley said.
Castro said one person was treated at the scene for injuries caused by debris.
The Union Pacific train was en route from Los Angeles to Marion, Ark., when it derailed in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier.
The freight cars included containers designed for train and ship travel, railroad spokesman Mark Davis said. One of the containers hit a house, damaging the home and the one next door, Davis said.
Two other homes were damaged by debris, Castro said.
In June 2003, 13 people were injured and several homes were damaged or destroyed when a Union Pacific train jumped the tracks in Commerce, Calif., about 10 miles from Whittier. Local leaders criticized the railroad's emergency procedures following the incident.
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UP Train Wreck on October 16, 2004
More bad UP publicity.
POSTED: 11:22 am PDT October 16, 2004
UPDATED: 6:00 pm PDT October 16, 2004
WHITTIER, Calif. -- A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed early Saturday, damaging at least four homes and forcing the evacuation of about 30 others, officials said. No serious injuries were reported.
Investigators were trying to identify the hazardous materials on board and determine whether any leaked when the 40 freight cars and trailers left the tracks, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy Luis Castro said.
SLIDESHOW: Train Derailment
The exact contents were not immediately known. The cargo considered hazardous included "things like paint and batteries," Union Pacific Railroad spokesman John Bromley said.
Castro said one person was treated at the scene for injuries caused by debris.
The Union Pacific train was en route from Los Angeles to Marion, Ark., when it derailed in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier.
The freight cars included containers designed for train and ship travel, railroad spokesman Mark Davis said. One of the containers hit a house, damaging the home and the one next door, Davis said.
Two other homes were damaged by debris, Castro said.
In June 2003, 13 people were injured and several homes were damaged or destroyed when a Union Pacific train jumped the tracks in Commerce, Calif., about 10 miles from Whittier. Local leaders criticized the railroad's emergency procedures following the incident.
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
http://www.nbc4.tv/news/3826663/detail.html
UP Train Wreck on October 16, 2004
More bad UP publicity.