Posted on Mar 17, 2023
Trains derail in Arizona and Washington, with oil spilled on Puget Sound tribal land
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Two BNSF trains derailed in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington state on Thursday, with the latter spilling diesel fuel on tribal land along Puget Sound.
No injuries were reported. It wasn't clear what caused either derailment.
The derailment in Washington occurred on a berm along Padilla Bay, on the Swinomish tribal reservation near Anacortes. Most of 5,000 gallons (nearly 19,000 liters) of spilled diesel fuel leaked on the land side of the berm rather than toward the water, according to the state Ecology Department.
Officials said there were no indications the spill reached the water or affected any wildlife.
Two BNSF trains derailed in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington state on Thursday, with the latter spilling diesel fuel on tribal land along Puget Sound.
No injuries were reported. It wasn't clear what caused either derailment.
The derailment in Washington occurred on a berm along Padilla Bay, on the Swinomish tribal reservation near Anacortes. Most of 5,000 gallons (nearly 19,000 liters) of spilled diesel fuel leaked on the land side of the berm rather than toward the water, according to the state Ecology Department.
Officials said there were no indications the spill reached the water or affected any wildlife.
Trains derail in Arizona and Washington, with oil spilled on Puget Sound tribal land
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But they better clean that up (BNSF). And you have to ask...what's going on here with the trains?
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Sgt Jim Belanus
I'm guessing cold weather has something to do with it. as steel gets cold it contracts and needs some give to it. Watch the transmission elect. lines in your area, as it warms up they increase the sag as it cools down, they tighten up.
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