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Old 03-27-2007, 10:41 AM   #1
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March 27, 2007: Propane train derails



I always like images where, when I see them, I don't exactly know what they are until I read the headline or caption. That's what happened here - unless you look at a lot of derailments from above, you won't immediately realize that this is a train, carrying liquid propane, that derailed near Oneida, NY, causing a big explosion.

Then when you read the caption, you look back at the image and say, wow.
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Old 03-27-2007, 10:55 AM   #2
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Old 03-27-2007, 11:01 AM   #3
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Old 03-27-2007, 11:05 AM   #4
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Drivin' that train
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Old 03-27-2007, 11:08 AM   #6
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It's awfully convenient for the cleanup crews that there was a road right there that stopped at the derailment point. Hmmm.
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Old 03-27-2007, 11:13 AM   #7
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Old 03-27-2007, 11:19 AM   #8
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I don't know when this picture was taken, but according to this article, after the initial explosion of a couple cars during impact, all the remaining propane was burned off in a controlled burn done by firefighters. So I'm not sure if this picture is before or after the controlled burn.

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ONEIDA, N.Y. — Firefighters emptied three derailed CSX fuel tankers into a pit Tuesday and set the fuel ablaze to help clear the scene so federal officials can begin their investigation into the cause of Monday's freight train derailment.

The derailed tankers containing liquid propane were emptied because they were too unstable to move, said Oneida Fire Chief Don Hudson.
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Old 03-27-2007, 11:36 AM   #9
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Old 03-27-2007, 11:40 AM   #10
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At least it was on land or we would have a mess in our hands.
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Old 03-27-2007, 11:58 AM   #11
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CNN: Authorities are said to be on the lookout for the elusive international propane thief Wo Chin Li allegedly seen blanketing the tracks with Chuck-E-Cheese tokens shortly before the derailment ocurred.
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Old 03-27-2007, 12:01 PM   #12
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Old 03-27-2007, 12:02 PM   #13
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At least it was on land or we would have a mess in our hands.

True, luckily ocean trains aren't apt to derail.
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Old 03-27-2007, 12:21 PM   #14
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True, luckily ocean trains aren't apt to derail.
I would think that Ocean Trains would derail even more.
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Old 03-27-2007, 12:39 PM   #15
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