Big train derailment in East Palestine OH

[53' Stude]

Been following this since it happened over the weekend. Pretty bad.

https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/...ailment-hazardous-materials-ntsb-evacuations/

 

[benjamming]

So, what's the chemical? That could help people decide to leave or not.

 

[53' Stude]

So, what's the chemical? That could help people decide to leave or not.

Some form of chloride and other nasty stufff. Most of the towns already evacuated

 

[bullwinkle]

So, what's the chemical? That could help people decide to leave or not.



The first responders won't even get close-vinyl chloride & other hazmats are burning. No one inside of a 1 mile radius, they've been arresting sightseers.

 

[pbm]

It sounds like they may be worried about a BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Evaporating Vapor Explosion).
I'm wondering if this was an accident or intentionally done?

 

[TCL]

PVC Poly Vinyl Chloride

 

[MrHorspwer]

Weird when the movie comes out before the event:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Noise_(2022_film)

Must be a glitch in the matrix or something.

 

[53' Stude]

It sounds like they may be worried about a BLEVE (Boiling Liquid Evaporating Vapor Explosion).
I'm wondering if this was an accident or intentionally done?

It’s from what I heard a bad wheel on a rail car; and some of the tracks actually somewhat melted. This is from a friend in the railroad industry. That’s all he is atlowed to say

 

[Dave Hess]

Kids need to be evacuated from those fumes.

 

[mk378]

Vinyl chloride was famously used as the propellant in many aerosol spray cans, especially hair spray, in the 1960s. This was a really bad thing, though it did bring awareness of toxic chemicals to the mainstream.

 

[97prizm]

It’s from what I heard a bad wheel on a rail car; and some of the tracks actually somewhat melted. This is from a friend in the railroad industry. That’s all he is atlowed to say

This is odd. If anyone follows the Distant Signal Channel on youtube the really awesome railfan host had a video about track sensors. They are supposed to catch flat-spot, derailed, and overly hot wheels/bearings.

 

[Owen Lucas]

This is odd. If anyone follows the Distant Signal Channel on youtube the really awesome railfan host had a video about track sensors. They are supposed to catch flat-spot, derailed, and overly hot wheels/bearings.

Apparently the conductors were aware of the bad axle from the track sensor (which radios the conductors) and were trying to figure out which car it happened in when things went south.

 

[mk378]

Wouldn't that call for stopping the train to get out and look?

 

[brianl703]

Norfolk Southern again. What a shocker.

 

[Owen Lucas]

Norfolk Southern again. What a shocker.

That video makes NS look like the destruction derby of railroading! The guy at the end is hilarious, not sure what he is mad about lol.

Wouldn't that call for stopping the train to get out and look?

I think they just found out when they ran over the sensor, which is usually at a road crossing. It will be interesting to find out.

 

[RooflessVW]

https://abcnews.go.com/US/toxic-che...io-originally-reported-data/story?id=97080179

 

[Hall]

Nothing to see here folks.... Move along.... At least that's what the authorities are saying

 

[RooflessVW]

Nothing to see here folks.... Move along.... At least that's what the authorities are saying

"Look at the pretty balloon"

 

[RooflessVW]

Kids need to be evacuated from those fumes.

Everyone does.

That environmental disasters are STILL swept under the rug is appalling. The chemicals from this accident are in the Ohio river. Fish are dying.

How many people get their water from the Ohio?

 

[Hall]

"Look at the pretty balloon"

Is the train derailment even national news ? Yes, I'm sure I can find it on national news websites but that means nothing nowadays as every news organization has bots that just "share" stories.