Here in Tutwiler, Ms things happen substantially slower than in other more progressive communities. Only today I learned of a train derailing less than two miles from my home. The incident occurred Friday I am told! In the center of Tutwiler. The only evidence that authorities have investigated the scene is a single police tape stretching between two telephone poles. Also I suspect that the train cars have been moved out of the road. Still, seeing as how there were many curious onlookers stopping by,I thought I should make sure that the company listed on the side of the tanker knew about this incident. I felt sure they did, but you can never be too safe. I called the 800 # for emergencies and reported the incident,inquiring as to whether or not there were hazardous materials being transported(One of the tankers is in the bayou here (which no one can remember the name of). I just received a callback that the company does indeed know about the accident, and that there are no hazmats running in this area. Nice to know that they are on the ball. Still I wonder why it took so long for this news to reach us. I am not able to find any local news coverage on the net.
So here are a few photos with footnotes:
Where the tankers derailed and plunged toward our bayou.
The other side of the track where (as you can see) some of the railing has been snapped into and the crossties unearthed. It would appear that the train encountered something in its path that it drug for a ways until it came to a stop.
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