{"id":2330292,"date":"2024-08-23T18:55:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T22:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freight-trains-collide-in-us-destroying-bridge-and-dumping-fuel\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T19:01:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T23:01:19","slug":"freight-trains-collide-in-us-destroying-bridge-and-dumping-fuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/freight-trains-collide-in-us-destroying-bridge-and-dumping-fuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Freight Trains Collide in US, Destroying Bridge and Dumping Fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Ffreight-trains-collide-in-us-destroying-bridge-and-dumping-fuel%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=2330292&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 collision between two freight trains occurred in Boulder, Colorado, on Thursday night, resulting in a \u2063derailment, damage \u2063to a bridge, and injuries to two crew members. The incident took place around 11:15 PM near Boulder Community Hospital, prompting road closures for several hours while officials managed\u2063 the situation and cleaned up fuel spills. Video footage \u200bshowed severe damage to the train locomotives and cargo cars, requiring\u200c heavy equipment for\u2062 wreckage \u200dremoval. Authorities have confirmed that a small amount of fuel spilled but did not enter Boulder Creek, and there is no ongoing threat to public safety. The\u2063 cause of the collision is currently under investigation, and both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-people-hospitalized-after-shania-twains-tour-bus-is-involved-in-rollover-crash\/\" title=\"Multiple People Hospitalized After Shania Twain&#039;s Tour Bus Is Involved in Rollover Crash\">injured crew members<\/a> have since been released from the hospital.\u200c The crash \u2063also caused power \u200coutages affecting about a\u200d dozen customers due to damage to an electrical line.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Two freight trains collided and derailed in Boulder, Colorado, on Thursday night, damaging a bridge, spilling fuel and injuring two crew members, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>The Boulder Police Department said on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-haters-immediately-flood-twitter-sick-new-hashtag-pure-evil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> social platform X<\/a> that the crash happened north of Boulder Community Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Area roads were closed for several hours while officials conducted an investigation and fuel cleanups. Those roads have all since reopened, the department said Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The train itself is about a mile-long so it will take some time to clean up and move the cars,&rdquo; police said on X.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/car-rams-into-russian-embassy-in-romania-carrying-flammable-substances-driver-pronounced-dead\/\" title=\"Car Rams into Russian Embassy in Romania Carrying &#039;Flammable Substances&#039;, Driver Pronounced Dead\">aftermath showed<\/a> the two train locomotives sustained severe damage and were off the rails along with several cargo cars. Heavy equipment was being used to remove the wreckage.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Kendall Sloan, a spokesperson for train operator BNSF Railway, said in an  Friday that the cause of the collision remains under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ex-secret-service-director-kimberly-cheatle-furious-didnt-get-way-white-house-cocaine-investigation-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She said the crash happened at around 11:15 p.m. Thursday on tracks running near Boulder Creek.<\/p>\n<p>The two crew members, who have not been named, were taken to the hospital with minor injuries and have since been released, according to Sloan.<\/p>\n<p>A &ldquo;small amount&rdquo; of fuel spilled from the locomotive, but is not impacting the creek, she added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Crews are on site working to clear the incident as quickly and safely as possible,&rdquo; Sloan wrote. &ldquo;There is no threat to the public.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-intense-clash-agitators-police-final-night-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The police department<\/a> said in other updates on X that a rail bridge was also destroyed in the crash and that an area electrical line was impacted, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-beryls-impact-immediately-felt-as-it-makes-landfall-in-texas-widespread-power-outages-reported\/\" title=\"Hurricane Beryl&#039;s Impact Immediately Felt as It Makes Landfall in Texas - Widespread Power Outages Reported\">power outages affecting<\/a> about a dozen customers.<\/p>\n<p>The department acknowledged on X that it initially believed fuel was leaking from a train&rsquo;s engine into the creek, but that it now appears the fuel was absorbed by sand that spilled out of one of the train cars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The Boulder Police Department shared on the social media platform X that the incident occurred north of Boulder Community Hospital. Roads in the vicinity were closed for several hours while authorities carried out an investigation and cleaned up the spilled fuel. Those roads have since reopened as of Friday morning. According to police on X, &#8220;The train itself is about a mile long so it will take some time to clean up and move the cars.&#8221; Footage from the scene showed significant damage to both locomotives and several cargo cars that had come off the tracks. Heavy machinery was deployed to clear away the wreckage.<\/p>\n<p>Kendall Sloan, a spokesperson for BNSF Railway, stated on Friday that an investigation into what caused the collision is ongoing. The crash occurred around 11:15 p.m. Thursday on tracks near Boulder Creek. The two unnamed crew members were taken to a hospital with minor injuries but have since been released, according to Sloan. She noted that only a &#8220;small amount&#8221; of fuel leaked from one locomotive but did not affect Boulder Creek directly. &#8220;Crews are onsite working diligently to clear this incident safely and efficiently,&#8221; Sloan mentioned while assuring there was no public threat.<\/p>\n<p>In further updates via X, police indicated that a rail bridge was destroyed in addition to impacting an electrical line in the area which resulted in power outages for approximately twelve customers. Initially believing fuel was leaking into Boulder Creek from one of the train&#8217;s engines, authorities later clarified that it appeared sand spilled from one of the train cars absorbed most of it instead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2330293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9d92640ffa13410f9aa0018a647d43fe.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39154,39152,39155,39153,39156],"class_list":["post-2330292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bridge-destruction","tag-freight-trains","tag-fuel-spill","tag-train-collision","tag-us-rail-incidents"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9d92640ffa13410f9aa0018a647d43fe.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330292","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}