Broken Wheel Caused Mansfield, Conn. Train Derailment in February: DOT Report
The derailment damaged equipment and structures by about $1.43 million, and about 1,500 gallons of non-hazmat product leaked, the report said.
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Broken wheel caused Mansfield train derailment in February: DOT report
A broken wheel caused several train cars of a 41-car train to become derailed in Mansfield in February, according to a report from the Department of Transportation. On Feb. 5, a train carrying liquefied petroleum gas derailed near Route 32 in Mansfield. Thirteen train cars became detached, and 10 of them derailed. Some rolled onto their sides and landed in the Willimantic River as well. The train was traveling south on the Palmer Subdivision mai…
Broken wheel caused Mansfield, Conn. train derailment in February: DOT report
A broken wheel caused several train cars of a 41-car train to become derailed in Mansfield in February, according to a report from the Department of Transportation. On Feb. 5, a train carrying liquefied petroleum gas derailed near Route 32 in Mansfield. Thirteen train cars became detached, and 10 of them derailed. Some rolled onto their sides and landed in the Willimantic River as well. The train was traveling south on the Palmer Subdivision mai…
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