(Source: CBS Minnesota, April 30, 2023)
Work is still underway to clean up the mess from a train derailment last week in southwest Wisconsin. U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, who represents that area of Wisconsin, says he was in talks with the rail company before the crash because of safety concerns. “Thursday, these trains shot off the rails and wound up in the Mississippi River. So one week ago, I was assured by the BNSF railroad that they’re taken all the precautions they could to make sure this wouldn’t happen, and it did,” Van Orden said.
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