Portal:US Railways/June 28

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June 28

2004 – A westbound Union Pacific Railroad (UP) freight train strikes the middle of an eastbound BNSF Railway freight train as the BNSF train was entering a siding near Maconda, Texas; a tank car in the UP train loaded with chlorine is ruptured causing three deaths and 30 injuries due to gas inhalation.^[1]

References

↑ Railroad Accident Report: Collision of Union Pacific Railroad Train MHOTU-23 With BNSF Railway Company Train MEAP-TUL-126-D With Subsequent Derailment and Hazardous Materials Release, Macdona, Texas, June 28, 2004. United States National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.

See also

Portal:US Railways/Anniversaries

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