Mudslide derails Washington freight train carrying chemicals

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Mudslide derails Washington freight train carrying chemicals

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Mudslide derails Washington freight train carrying chemicals – video

A freight train from BNSF railway company is derailed by a mudslide on Monday [17/12/12] in Washington state. Seven carriages were pushed off the tracks by the mud. The train was transporting chemicals, but there are no reports of environmental hazards. The railway tracks were closed for 48 hours after the derailment
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