Freight train carrying hot asphalt, molten sulfur plunges into Yellowstone River as bridge fails
Freight train carrying hot asphalt, molten sulfur plunges into Yellowstone River as bridge fails
A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed, plunging a freight train carrying hot asphalt and molten sulfur into the rushing water below. No injuries were reported. Officials shut down drinking water intakes downstream while they evaluated the danger from the accident Saturday ...
Can this country stop falling apart for one week please?
We've been warning about dangerous infrastructure for years now. It'll only get worse until we start building for the next millennium.
Sure, and that future likely involves a lot of trains.
I want super high speed rail instead of airplanes. I want regular high speed rail instead of highways. I want medium speed rail instead of roads. And so on. The technology is there, and we already have the land for most of it, we just need to stop building so many roads and actually build solid rail infrastructure.
tl;dr:
COLUMBUS, Mont. - A bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River in Montana collapsed early Saturday, plunging portions of a freight train carrying hazardous materials into the rushing water below. David Stamey, the county's chief of emergency services, said there was no immediate danger for the crews working at the site, and the hazardous material was being diluted by the swollen river. The area is in a sparsely populated section of the Yellowstone River Valley, surrounded by ranch and farmland. The river there flows away from Yellowstone National Park, which is about 110 miles southwest. ADVERTISEMENT. The Yellowstone saw record flooding in 2022 that caused extensive damage to Yellowstone National Park and adjacent towns in Montana.
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We love our infrastructure, but we don’t want to pay for the upkeep.
A huge infrastructure bill got passed recently. Of course, that doesn’t mean it all gets fixed right away.
5 updoots says the rail companies were responsible for the upkeep on the bridge.
Hmm last nights news was way more entertaining.
Lately we had:
Extra juicy Trump indictments
Suspenseful submarine countdown
Andrew Tate charged
Putin’s military disregarding his orders while under imminent threat
I’m sure I missed something else.
Gonna be hard to top that. And I’m not sure I want anything to.