Train Derails and Explodes in Canada

[cronus]

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/0 ... in-canada/

Train Derails and Explodes in Canada

A train carrying petroleum products derailed and exploded Saturday morning in a town in Quebec. Videos, apparently shot by witnesses, show billowing flames and secondary explosions.

It was not immediately clear Saturday whether the explosions, in the Canadian town of Lac Mégantic, had caused any injuries or deaths. Fire officials told Reuters that 30 buildings had been destroyed in the town’s center.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

We missed you.

[cronus]

We missed you.

I'm going again. Soon.

[Robert_S]

With stricter moderation of the Canadian railway threads, these tragedies can be prevented prevented in the future.

[Collector1337]

Ban trains.

They are clearly too dangerous for "civilized society."

[Ian]

Go get laid.

[Collector1337]

Go get laid.

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[cronus]

Don't blame the train. It is the curse of the tar sands.

[Ian]

Go get laid.

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What I mean is, it would be nice if you went and did something that might mitigate the likelihood of you acting like a edgy, defensive fanatic when you come into this forum. (Definition of a fanatic: someone who cannot change his mind and will not change the subject.) And only a fanatic could see this thread and feel compelled to derail it into yet another rant about how his oppressive government wants to restrict his constitutional right to own a rack of M249s.

[klr]

From the Beeb:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23212541

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The cars filled with fuel somehow became uncoupled, causing them to roll downhill into the town and derail, said the spokesman, Joe McGonigle.

"It seems that the brakes were tight on locomotives," Mr McGonigle told La Presse. "We found the locomotives higher up, half a mile (800m) away."

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[Robert_S]

Go get laid.

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What I mean is, it would be nice if you went and did something that might mitigate the likelihood of you acting like a edgy, defensive fanatic when you come into this forum. (Definition of a fanatic: someone who cannot change his mind and will not change the subject.) And only a fanatic could see this thread and feel compelled to derail it into yet another rant about how his oppressive government wants to restrict his constitutional right to own a rack of M249s.

I gotta concur with Ian.

Give it a rest now and then.

[Bella Fortuna]

Go get laid.

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What I mean is, it would be nice if you went and did something that might mitigate the likelihood of you acting like a edgy, defensive fanatic when you come into this forum. (Definition of a fanatic: someone who cannot change his mind and will not change the subject.) And only a fanatic could see this thread and feel compelled to derail it into yet another rant about how his oppressive government wants to restrict his constitutional right to own a rack of M249s.

I gotta concur with Ian.

Give it a rest now and then.

Three-dimensional people are far more interesting.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Monotonous monoposting morons.

[Warren Dew]

Go get laid.

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What I mean is, it would be nice if you went and did something that might mitigate the likelihood of you acting like a edgy, defensive fanatic when you come into this forum. (Definition of a fanatic: someone who cannot change his mind and will not change the subject.) And only a fanatic could see this thread and feel compelled to derail it into yet another rant about how his oppressive government wants to restrict his constitutional right to own a rack of M249s.

I gotta concur with Ian.

Give it a rest now and then.

Seems to me you were the first one to post a reply along those lines.

Of course, given the subject, derails may be particularly appropriate to this thread.

[Robert_S]

Go get laid.

?

What I mean is, it would be nice if you went and did something that might mitigate the likelihood of you acting like a edgy, defensive fanatic when you come into this forum. (Definition of a fanatic: someone who cannot change his mind and will not change the subject.) And only a fanatic could see this thread and feel compelled to derail it into yet another rant about how his oppressive government wants to restrict his constitutional right to own a rack of M249s.

I gotta concur with Ian.

Give it a rest now and then.

Seems to me you were the first one to post a reply along those lines.

Of course, given the subject, derails may be particularly appropriate to this thread.

This is the first time in weeks and at least 50 to 100 posts that I've even mentioned moderation. I brought it up in a lighthearted manner because the thread title just begged for it. I didn't shoehorn in some agenda that I'm always going on and on about.