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18. The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on land...

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 05:07 PM

16 hrs ago

Last edited Sat Dec 20, 2025, 08:01 PM - Edit history (1)

by winds strong enough to make the train look like a child's toy.

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Massive Train Derailment Occurs 17 Miles Northwest Of Cheyenne [View all] riversedge Yesterday OP

Wow. Never thought of that. electric_blue68 Yesterday #4

Typically... 2naSalit 10 hrs ago #23

Woah...didn't know you were/are a trucker! TY for hauling goods around! electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #24

Thanks... 2naSalit 2 hrs ago #25

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Yesterday #2

Winds are absolutely ROCKING here in Boulder #COwx riversedge Yesterday #3

Scary! Stay safe! electric_blue68 Yesterday #5

Early estimates of property damage ran as high as $35. COL Mustard Yesterday #6

Trees won't grow there... 2naSalit 2 hrs ago #26

Post holes. Wonder Why 21 hrs ago #12

Between Cheyenne and Fort Collins the winds are bad Old Crank Yesterday #8

I tried to ride a bicycle once from Ft. Collins to Cheyenne RazorbackExpat Yesterday #10

Yikes RazorbackExpat Yesterday #9

In Wyoming, they have what are called "wind days"..... KY_EnviroGuy 22 hrs ago #11

Okay, what idiot put the penny on the track? Wonder Why 21 hrs ago #13

Are we sure it wasn't a presidential coin? (ETTD) littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #20

It would have destroyed the engines! Wonder Why 13 hrs ago #22

All of the containers were empty jgmiller 20 hrs ago #14

Woah! electric_blue68 16 hrs ago #21

There have been high wind alerts all week for the area. Rather scary. niyad 19 hrs ago #16

The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald on land... Rocknation 16 hrs ago #18

So this is why the long-haul truck drivers are all losing their jobs? FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #19

Climate change that isn't happening is happening /nt bucolic_frolic 2 hrs ago #27