A Train carrying oil was derailed on Monday in West Virginia and exploded, filling the sky with Thick grey clouds of Smoke and fire. Only one house was destroyed. But no injuries. Nearly 30 of the train's more than 100 cars came off the tracks, said Lawrence Messina, spokesman for the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety.Oil from the train spilled into the Kanawha River, a source of drinking
water in Kanawha and Fayette counties. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued a
state of emergency for both those counties Monday night. Area residents
are being urged to conserve water.
This shows that enevn thought the trains have been aroudn a long time and perfected after all these years bad things still happen to longstanding Public works.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/16/us/west-virginia-train-derailment/index.html
Even though we've come a long way with technology it's interesting that we still use trains. Granted they are much better than they were back hen, even though accidents like this still occur.
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