Not a trucking accident but Oil Train.....100 tankers of crude oil derailed

One of the major issues that ails these crude and ethanol trains in colder climates is the design of these types of tank cars. When they are parked and the sun melts the snow off them the water drains right down on the brake rigging underneath. Later at night it will freeze. The train brakes will release when its time to go and some cars will not release. Wheels can slide for miles and may or may not release at some point. There are detectors along the way every 20 or 30 miles or so that will pick this up but don't always. These wheels develop flat spots and hammer the rail something fierce often braking it in the winter which can lead to problems.

 

Hopefully everyone is ok, looks like a few truckers will have to get it done

 

And we got people on here complaining about throwing wrappers out the window (Another thread).

 

Well.. the same thing on the same rail line with the same train happened last spring http://m.richmond.com/news/virginia/article_ca91041c-d096-11e3-ae9b-0017a43b2370.html?mode=jqm