Free Beer on the Clark Fork River

if we went to the moon as often as trains run in America there'd be a LOT of dead moon travelers...

we built what 4 space shuttles and two of them blew up in 135 missions.. I bet train transport has a much better safety record.


that said why has there been the current rash of derailments? glad nothing extremely hazardous was on this one
 
mcswny said:
Well if you don't drink and you come across this windfall, it might be hazardous.
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If you do drink and come across this windfall, that might also be hazardous!

I wouldn’t think that a load of powdered clay is going to do the river ecosystem much good. Hopefully flows are high enough that it disperses.
 
Rob Allen said:
if we went to the moon as often as trains run in America there'd be a LOT of dead moon travelers...

we built what 4 space shuttles and two of them blew up in 135 missions.. I bet train transport has a much better safety record.


that said why has there been the current rash of derailments? glad nothing extremely hazardous was on this one
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www.usatoday.com

Longer trains, fewer workers: Minnesota derailment follows years of railroad cost cutting

Some train accident rates have risen nearly 25% in the past decade, and union workers say further cuts to staffing imperil the nation's safety.
www.usatoday.com
 
This train derailment reminded me of past whiskey spills in Kentucky.
90,000 barrels, 17,000 gallons, 800,000 gallons. That is a lot of whiskey! From Jim Beam to Wild Turkey.
www.courier-journal.com

From 'bourbonado' to Jim Beam's fire: Kentucky's historic bourbon disasters

From the Heaven Hill fire to an actual bourbon tornado, the Kentucky bourbon industry has seen its share of natural disasters in recent years.
www.courier-journal.com
 
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mcswny said:
And I quote Dustin Chromers

"For as old a technology as trains I'm still amazed at the ability to keep crashing them. We can go to the moon but can't keep a train on a track?"
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I still stand by that. However as environmental disasters go this one is a glass half full situation. Sucks it's not a better brew but at least your can have a glass of swill and the fish won't by harmed. Buzzed up maybe but after a sleep and a headache they and the river will recover.
 
Evidently lightning strikes twice; 1999 train derailment sends thousands of Coors Light cans floating down the Clark Fork River.
missoulian.com

History repeats as crews clear beer train derailment near Paradise

The scene of bottles and cans of beer bobbing down the Clark Fork conjured memories of an eerily similar event almost 24 years ago.
missoulian.com missoulian.com
vp-mi.com

Derailment spurs memories of 1999 'Silver Bullet Derby'

Sunday’s Montana Rail Link derailment near Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort brought back memories for some locals who recalled a similar incident more than two decades ago.
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