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UP train derails in California

A Union Pacific train hauling

photo: AP

sulphuric acid caught fire when it derailed on Thursday June 15.
Seventeeen vehicles including 2 locomotives came of the track near Colton, California. Six of the freight cars caught fire and one began to leak sulphuric acid. There was concern that a gasoline pipeline that runs longside the track may have been damaged. It is believed that the potential risk of a serious incident was relatively minor and nearby residents were not evacuated nor was a nearby freeway closed.

There is no indication of a cause for the derailment.

Colton is 50 miles (80 km) east of Los Angeles.

Railroad official inspects overturned UPRR locomotives near Colton, Ca


photo : AP

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Train derails near L.A., catches fire
Publication 15 June 2000