Sunday, May 4, 2014

May 2, 2014 photos posted here of a coal train derailment in Bowie, Maryland


 
"This is like a freaking epidemic!
Although I hear almost nothing about it on the regular news..."
photos posted here of a coal train derailment in Bowie, Maryland 
 
This is what can happen in the Pacific Northwest.
We need to keep our beautiful land free of waste.
 

Two More Coal Train Wrecks — The Epidemic Continues ...

blog.nwf.org/.../two-more-coal-train-wrecks...‎
 
Jul 17, 2012 - Five different trains carrying coal have derailed in the past two and a half weeks. The most recent wrecks happened Sunday in Jefferson ...

  • Coal train wrecks in western N.M. - YouTube

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    Aug 11, 2012 - Uploaded by KRQE
    A BNSF Railway coal train derailed west of Grants Friday afternoon blocking one of the country's major ...

  • CSX Train Carrying 8,000 Tons of Coal Derails in ...

    ecowatch.com/2014/05/01/csx-train-coal-derails/‎
    by Brandon Baker
    3 days ago - A train derailed early Thursday morning in Bowie, MD marking the second derailment for CSX Corp. in 24 hours. CSX spokeswoman Kristin ...

  • Coal trains wreck their way through the Northwest - Blue ...

    www.blueoregon.com/.../coal-trains-wreck-their-way-throug...‎
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    Jul 5, 2012 - On July 2nd another coal train derailed in eastern Washington, just 30 miles north of the Columbia River, spilling hundreds of tons of fine coal ...

  • Tale of Two Cities: Coal, a train wreck for Burlington ...

    crosscut.com/2013/.../tale-two-cities-burlington-coal-trains/‎
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    Jun 13, 2013 - Incredibly fragile,” is how cafe owner Brad Whaley descibes Burlington's historic downtown. Can it survive a coal train onslaught?

  • Train Derailment Spills 500 Tons Of Coal In Dunnellon ...

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    Jan 17, 2014 - DUNNELLON - It wasn't exactly "the wreck of the old 97" but a freight train derailed near Dunnellon today, spilling tons of coal that will take all ...
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    Avoiding a Train Wreck: Replacing Old Coal Plants with ...

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    United States Department of Energy Office of Energy...
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    by RN Elliott - ‎2011 - ‎Cited by 6 - ‎Related articles
    Avoiding a Train Wreck: Replacing Old Coal Plants with Energy Efficiency. R. Neal Elliott, Rachel Gold, and Sara Hayes. August 2011. An ACEEE White Paper.

  • Derailed train buries Ellicott City in coal, crushing two teen ...

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    by Kevin Rector - in 67 Google+ circles
    Aug 22, 2012 - A CSX train carrying hopper cars filled with coal, derailed early ... train cars and smashed vehicles after a Tuesday train derailment that crushed ...

  • ACEEE | Avoiding a Train Wreck: Replacing Old Coal Plants ...

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    American Council for an Energy‑Efficient Economy
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    Aug 22, 2011 - Changes in fossil fuel markets and updates to environmental regulations may result in the retirement of existing coal-fired electric power plants, ...

  • Wreck of the Old 97 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Type of incident, Derailment. Cause, Excessive speed. Statistics. Trains, 1 .... in "Blood on the Coal" is an absurd one in which the train crashes into a coal mine.

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