UP Derailment near Dixon IL

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UP Derailment near Dixon IL

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Re: UP Derailment near Dixon IL

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UP is going to be paying big time labor costs for that one.

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1:49 am 2 cars derailed/no local response needed
shortly before 5:00 am it was 29 cars derailed with hazmat leaking/local response occurred
10:30 am 39 cars derailed

Why do I not trust the ability of the Union Pacific to properly supervise an emergency incident?

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DaveO wrote:
Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:21 am
1:49 am 2 cars derailed/no local response needed
shortly before 5:00 am it was 29 cars derailed with hazmat leaking/local response occurred
10:30 am 39 cars derailed

Why do I not trust the ability of the Union Pacific to properly supervise an emergency incident?
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I might excuse the car count but it took about 3 hours to notify local authorities about the hazmat leaking?
How do you miss something like that?

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