2nd Train Derails In Wisconsin In 2 Days, Spills Crude Oil

[Purveyor]

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Source: Associated Press

WATERTOWN, Wis. (AP) -- A Canadian Pacific Railway train carrying crude oil derailed Sunday in Wisconsin, the second day in a row a freight train derailed in the state.

The eastbound CP train derailed about 2 p.m. in Watertown in the southeastern part of the state. The railroad said at least 10 cars derailed, and some were leaking.

No fires or injuries were reported. CP was sending teams to the site.

"CP takes this incident extremely seriously," the railroad said in a news release.

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UPDATE: Evacuation, 1,000 Gallons Of Oil Leaked As Canadaian Pacific Train Derails In Watertown, Wisconsin

A potentially large oil leak is reported at the scene of a Canadian Pacific train crash in Watertown, Wisconsin. At least 10 carriages derailed at the spot where track repairs had recently been made. The situation alarmed people living in the “blast zone.”

The rail company later confirmed that about 1,000 gallons of crude oil spilled after one of the tank cars was punctured in the accident. A total of 13 cars have derailed, Canadian Pacific added.

Earlier, a spokesperson for the railroad, Andy Cummings, told 27 News that the train derailed around 2 pm local time, adding that some of the oil was leaking.

“Canadian Pacific is taking this incident extremely seriously,” Cummings said. “We have officials enroute to respond to the incident scene to coordinate with local officials.”

At least thirty-five Watertown residents have been evacuated from the area, Watertown officials said.

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[global1]

1. My Tinfoil Cap Is On As These Derailing's Are Happening On The Heels Of....

the Keystone Pipeline being killed?

[glinda]

2. I believe without a doubt that some of the spills for a long time have been intentional.

When you destroy an area it is basically like a dog leaving his pee on a rock. "Mine".

[joshcryer]

4. Nah, spills are a regular occurrence.

Pipelines actually have much more devastating spills as far as the environment is concerned but rail kills people. So pick your poison.

We've built 10 Keystone equivalent pipelines since 2010 and production has gone up 3 some million barrels iirc.

Keystone was just the go to to protest, the other pipelines didn't have such a draw to them.

This crap isn't going to stop until we're off of fossil fuels. There's no way to engineer a safe solution here.

[murielm99]

3. My cousin lives there.

I will have to see what she says about this.

[Scuba]

5. Isn't there one of our candidates who wants to spend money upgrading our infrastructure?

Oh yeah, there is ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2015/01/27/bernie-sanders-wants-to-spend-1-trillion-on-infrastruture/

[marble falls]

6. Keystones revenge? Start fining the RR/oil companies millions each time this happens.