Mayo fears come true in Pennsylvania

A train with 89 tanker cars has derailed in western Pennsylvania, leading to explosions and ethanol leaking from at least nine of the cars.

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, has opposed a planned expansion by the DM&E Railroad that would put more trains, many carrying ethanol as well as agricultural chemicals such as anhydrous ammonia and ammonium nitrate, on tracks adjacent to the Clinic campus. The Mayo says that a derailment like the one in Pennsylvania will put many of its patients and staff in danger.

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