CHARLES CITY, Iowa — Faced with dark and muddy conditions, firefighters used a long ladder to rescue three railroad workers from a train derailment caused by a washed-out rail line near Charles City early Tuesday. No one was injured.
Tuesday night, Ed Greenberg, a spokesman for the Canadian Pacific Railroad, confirmed that the partially submerged 80-car train was leaking ethanol and diesel fuel into the Little Cedar River.
Read the complete story at Mason City Globe Gazette.
Related News
- From Stuck in Traffic to Blazing the Trail: The Rise of AVP Markeisha Haynes
- LACMTA Operators Benefit from Year of Safety Wins
- President Ferguson Responds to Washington Post
- Driverless Vehicles Raise Serious Concerns
- Merger Delay Does NOT Impact Jobs for Life Agreement
- Sister Robin Smith Shows What Solidarity Really Means
- Sens Josh Hawley and Tammy Baldwin Prove Again Why SMART-TD Endorsed
- Persistence and Creativity Secure Train Crew Privacy Protections in Indiana
- Notches Change, The Reverser DOESN’T
- A Legacy of Leadership: Sister Sandra Pineda Sets an Example Behind the Wheel and at Home