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Yesterday, in rural Muscatine County, Iowa, near Midway Beach, a CPKC train derailed on an industrial spur. The train was apparently going down a grade when it happened.
https://www.kwqc.com/2024/06/30/train-d ... cials-say/

Jochs wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2024 10:53 am

Yesterday, in rural Muscatine County, Iowa, near Midway Beach, a CPKC train derailed on an industrial spur. The train was apparently going down a grade when it happened.
https://www.kwqc.com/2024/06/30/train-d ... cials-say/

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Montp ... ?entry=ttu

This spur comes down from the plant on a very steep grade to the main track that runs along the Mississippi River. I know they have special instructions in the timetable with special precautions in place. Drove by there a couple of times when I lived in Iowa in the 90s.