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Slinger derailment caused by train backing into path of another
2014-11-24 07:29:37| Railroads - Topix.net
Human error - unintentionally backing the rear of a freight train onto another rail line - caused a two-train collision and derailment last July in Slinger that prompted the evacuation of more than 120 village residents, according to reports submitted to federal transportation officials. The jumble of overturned locomotives, upended freight cars and broken track visible the next morning immediately south of Slinger High School amounted to more than $3.1 million in damages, say the incident reports publicly released by the Federal Railroad Administration.
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