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What started as a distant rumble grew into an earthquake-like tremor—a freight train of white water barreling toward them.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Thirty-eight cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed, erupting into a massive fire that released toxic chemicals into our air, water, and land, just a mile from my home.
—Misti Allison, TIME, 1 Feb. 2025
East Palestine derailment: Timeline of key events in toxic train disaster
The agreement announcement on Monday came almost 2 years after the Feb. 3, 2023, derailment, in which about 50 cars of a freight train derailed in a fiery crash.
—Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
One of the symbols of the 80th anniversary is a freight train car, which will be placed directly in front of the main gate.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Thirty-eight cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed, erupting into a massive fire that released toxic chemicals into our air, water, and land, just a mile from my home.
—Misti Allison, TIME, 1 Feb. 2025
East Palestine derailment: Timeline of key events in toxic train disaster
The agreement announcement on Monday came almost 2 years after the Feb. 3, 2023, derailment, in which about 50 cars of a freight train derailed in a fiery crash.
—Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025
One of the symbols of the 80th anniversary is a freight train car, which will be placed directly in front of the main gate.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Freight train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freight%20train. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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