{"id":1782386,"date":"2022-12-21T08:02:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T13:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1782386"},"modified":"2022-12-21T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T14:22:00","slug":"watch-train-flies-of-tracks-after-smashing-through-truck-carrying-134-foot-concrete-beam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-train-flies-of-tracks-after-smashing-through-truck-carrying-134-foot-concrete-beam\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Train Flies Of Tracks After Smashing Through Truck Carrying 134-Foot Concrete Beam"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-train-flies-of-tracks-after-smashing-through-truck-carrying-134-foot-concrete-beam%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1782386&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A freight train was derailed in Tennessee this week after it smashed through a tractor-trailer that was carrying a massive concrete beam.<\/p>\n<p>The crash happened Tuesday afternoon in the Chattanooga suburb of Collegedale in Hamilton County, according to local media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis afternoon, Norfolk Southern train slams into a tractor trailer carrying a 134 foot concrete truss beam in Collegedale, TN,\u201d the county <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TNHCOEM\">said<\/a> in a statement. \u201cThree locomotives and 10 railroad cars derailed and slammed into each other causing a disastrous mess! Two Norfolk employees sustained minor injuries and were transported to local area hospitals by HCEMS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe train derailed after colliding with a truck stopped on the tracks due to a red light at the intersection,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/us\/2022\/12\/20\/collegedale-tennessee-norfolk-southern-train-derailment-orig-dp.cnn\">said<\/a> Amy Maxwell, public information officer for Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe railroad crossing bar and signals were working and signaled that the train was approaching,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A train has derailed in Chattanooga, Tennessee after a semi got stuck on the tracks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H5EoDZONfa\">pic.twitter.com\/H5EoDZONfa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stillgray\/status\/1605345157129568257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A train has derailed in Chattanooga, Tennessee after a semi got stuck on the tracks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H5EoDZONfa\">pic.twitter.com\/H5EoDZONfa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stillgray\/status\/1605345157129568257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tennessee Department of Transportation community relations officer Rae Anne Bradley posted a photograph on Twitter of the crash scene that was taken from a drone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier today, a train hit a bridge beam that was en route to the SR 317 reconstruction project, resulting in a derailment near the intersection of Apison Pike &amp; University Drive,\u201d she said. \u201cBoth roads are closed in this area. Consider an alternate route. This will be a lengthy closure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Earlier today, a train hit a bridge beam that was en route to the SR 317 reconstruction project, resulting in a derailment near the intersection of Apison Pike &amp; University Drive. Both roads are closed in this area. Consider an alternate route. This will be a lengthy closure. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ipNcR2o8YG\">pic.twitter.com\/ipNcR2o8YG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rae Anne Bradley (@RaeAnneTDOT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaeAnneTDOT\/status\/1605313366821830656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Earlier today, a train hit a bridge beam that was en route to the SR 317 reconstruction project, resulting in a derailment near the intersection of Apison Pike &amp; University Drive. Both roads are closed in this area. Consider an alternate route. This will be a lengthy closure. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ipNcR2o8YG\">pic.twitter.com\/ipNcR2o8YG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rae Anne Bradley (@RaeAnneTDOT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaeAnneTDOT\/status\/1605313366821830656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTri-Community Volunteer Fire Department and Collegedale Police Department responded to the scene and confirmed a large train derailment,\u201d the county added. \u201cTri-Community VFD requested a mutual aid response for additional manpower and hazardous materials clean up efforts. Hamilton County HazMat team, Hamilton Co. Rescue and Chattanooga Fire Department responded to the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHamilton County Hazmat team, Chattanooga Fire Department and Tri-Community VFD used absorbent booms and pads to assist with the large diesel spill for the three locomotives,\u201d the statement concluded. \u201cHighway 58 VFD, Catoosa County FD, and Chattanooga Fire Department stood by at Tri-Community fire stations for any additional emergency calls in their district.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/rail-strike-threat-returns-as-union-group-rejects-latest-offer\">Rail Strike Threat Returns As Union Group Rejects Latest Offer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A freight train was derailed in Tennessee this week after it smashed through a tractor-trailer that was carrying a massive concrete beam. The crash happened Tuesday afternoon in the Chattanooga suburb of Collegedale in Hamilton County, according to local media. \u201cThis afternoon, Norfolk Southern train slams into a tractor trailer carrying a 134 foot concrete &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":1890738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"WATCH: Train Flies Of Tracks After Smashing Through Truck Carrying 134-Foot Concrete Beam","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[10777,10778,10780,10779,6202,8067,10776,7774,9985,6658,4516,6195],"class_list":["post-1782386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-134-foot","tag-beam","tag-carrying","tag-concrete","tag-daily","tag-flies","tag-smashing","tag-tracks","tag-train","tag-truck","tag-watch","tag-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"WATCH: Train Flies Of Tracks After Smashing Through Truck Carrying 134-Foot Concrete Beam","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1782386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1782386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1782386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1890738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1782386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1782386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1782386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}