Low carb railroading: N.D. Corn Train Derails...

[Richardo]

BISMARCK, N.D. - A train full of corn derailed in northwestern North Dakota, spilling its cargo, damaging the tracks and disrupting Amtrak service between Chicago and Seattle.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas said 31 of the 110 cars jumped the tracks Tuesday morning on the outskirts of Williston. No one was injured, he said.

The cause of the wreck and the exact amount of corn that spilled were not immediately known, Melonas said. Each car carried 110 tons of corn. Twenty-five cars spilled "up to half their loads, maybe more," Melonas said.

The derailment came just 10 days after a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train went off the tracks near Hillsboro in eastern North Dakota, spilling processed sugar. Melonas said the cause of that wreck had not yet been determined.


http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/9365244.htm?1c

[KurtNYC]

1. Ah ha...

Pro-Atkins vandals!!

[cheezus]

2. want a X with half the carbs? (sweet tip works for ANY food)

cut X in half

[Kellanved]

3. Thanks for the Train-wreck tread - let me add one more

BERLIN - A subway fire in the German capital Tuesday left three people injured but a quick thinking train driver averted disaster by leading 30 passengers out of a blazing carriage to an emergency exit, officials said.

About 300 firefighters put out the blaze which left one carriage gutted and smoke pouring out of entrances to the Anhalter S-Bahnhof station in the central Kreuzberg district near Potsdamer Platz.

Three passengers were being treated for minor smoke inhalation at area hospitals, said officials. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
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http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=52&story_id=10469


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