US EditionMaine train derailment that led to injuries and forest fire was caused by beaver dam, officials say
- A freight train derailment in rural Maine was caused by a beaver dam, according to state officials.
- Three railway workers were hospitalized but later treated and released after the incident.
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City handled the cleanup after approximately 500 gallons of fuel spilled and a forest fire started.
- Restoration efforts at the derailment site were completed by late 2024, as stated in a letter from state officials.
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2023 train derailment in rural Maine caused by beaver dam, state officials say
An investigation into a train derailment in rural Maine is being blamed on a beaver dam. The April 2023 crash occurred in the dense forest of southwest Maine when a half dozen train cars carrying lumber and electrical wiring fell off the tracks. State officials said a massive flow of water created by a beaver dam washed out the rail tracks which caused the train to derail. About 500 gallons of diesel saturated the soil and also flowed into nearb…
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Beaver Dam Blamed for Train Derailment
A beaver dam is to blame for a derailment that caused a forest fire in Maine in 2023, authorities say. Maine Land Use Planning Commission official Audie Arbo said Wednesday that "a vast amount of water" came through culverts and washed out part of the track after a flow designed...
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Maine train derailment that led to injuries and forest fire was caused by beaver dam, officials say
State officials say a train derailment in rural Maine that spilled hundreds of gallons of fuel and hospitalized three workers was attributable to a beaver dam. Railway owner Canadian Pacific
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