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Train derailment prompts evacuations in northern Minnesota

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A train derailment involving over 40 railcars in Roseau County, Minnesota, on Saturday morning has prompted evacuations, according to the sheriff’s office. The derailment of the Canadian National Railway train happened north of Warroad around 4:50 a.m. The sheriff’s office said 42 cars derailed, including two that are classified as “dangerous goods,” a designation that … Read more

Union Pacific train derailment in Texas causes ethanol leak, no injuries reported

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Officials say more than two dozen cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Wednesday morning in a Texas town near Houston, causing an ethanol leak from two of the cars that didn’t pose a threat to the public RICHMOND, Texas — More than two dozen cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Wednesday morning in … Read more