Seems to be quiet a bit of derailments lately like this one near Barstow, CA

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Infrastructura l must be wearing out after hundreds of years of usage  :

Union Pacific told The Times that the southbound train crashed around 8:30 a.m. Pacific time, with 55 cars and two locomotives derailing. The train was in the Mojave National Preserve, east of Barstow. “The crew was not injured,” said Kristen South, a spokesperson for Union Pacific.

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Infrastructural must be wearing out after hundreds of years of usage  :

What was the train carrying?

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Iron

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Another one, this time in Minnesota:

A train carrying highly flammable ethanol derails in Minnesota, sparking an hourslong fire and evacuation. Now 4 more cars with ethanol could spill

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Another one, this time in Montana:

"PARADISE, Mont. — About 25 train cars derailed Sunday in northwestern Montana, with no injuries or evacuations reported, authorities said."

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PARADISE, Mont. (AP) — Crews could face a difficult cleanup task after a 25-car train derailment spilled powdered clay and cases of beer beside a scenic western Montana river, leaving some cars off the tracks in a narrow, century-old tunnel with limited access, officials said.

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PARADISE, Mont. (AP) — Crews could face a difficult cleanup task after a 25-car train derailment spilled powdered clay and cases of beer beside a scenic western Montana river, leaving some cars off the tracks in a narrow, century-old tunnel with limited access, officials said.

It would take years for them to clean this one up... majority of them will be too drunk to work - can't waste the beer, bro.

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Rivers and railroads: When trains derail, water is often nearby. Blame decisions made 150 years ago. So many train derailments feature train cars spilling into or near waterways for a simple reason: That's where the tracks run.

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train carrying hazardous materials derails in rural maine, residents warned to 'stay clear'

A train has reportedly derailed in the state of Maine and officials say they believe hazardous materials were on board.

"Train derailment with fire north of rockwood, hazzard materials please stay clear!" The Rockwood, Maine Fire & Rescue posted on Facebook Saturday.

The Fire & Rescue team posted a photo of the incident that shows a derailed train and a fire burning in a snow covered forest area.

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Maine fire chief calls crew’s escape from fiery train derailment an ‘absolute miracle’

The Canadian Pacific train was traveling about 35 mph when several cars went off the rail, Bill Jarvis, the chief of Jackman-Moose River Fire and Rescue told WMTW, adding that it is an "absolute miracle" the three-person crew aboard the train was able to walk away alive.