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enhanced_deficit
07-25-2013, 05:38 PM
Quite a few train drail news in recent weeks, from Canada, Maryland, and other places. Couple of days ago in Spain and now this latest:


Florida train derailment leaks ethanol as responders fight fire threatThursday, July 25, 2013
Emergency responders rushed to spray foam at the scene of a 15-car train derailment at the Port of Tampa (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/port-of-tampa/) in Florida on Thursday morning to keep the freight of ethanol from exploding and igniting into a massive fire.The ethanol was leaking from three of the CSX (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/csx/) freight carshttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/25/florida-train-derailment-leaks-ethanol-responders-/#), officials said, CBS (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/cbs/) reported. The train was heading out of the Port of Tampa (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/port-of-tampa/), when 15 cars derailed.


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