Go Back   Two Wheel Fix > General > News Desk

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-08-2013, 07:24 AM   #1
Papa_Complex
Nomadic Tribesman
 
Papa_Complex's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Brampton, Canada
Moto: '09 ER-6n
Posts: 11,150
Default Quebec explodes again

Small town of 6,000 people, in Quebec's Eastern Townships, has a bunch of petroleum rail cars burn and explode in-town. Five are known dead and about 40 are missing. Reports say that there was a small fire earlier on, that was dealt with, and then later on the petro cars came loose, rolled down hill back into town, then blew.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/fears-t...ster-1.1357612
__________________
"Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising"

http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

Last edited by Papa_Complex; 07-08-2013 at 11:08 AM..
Papa_Complex is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-08-2013, 09:37 AM   #2
Particle Man
Custom User Title
 
Particle Man's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Central NY
Moto: 2003 SV650S
Posts: 14,959
Default

Is it me or is there a lot of shit going down with trains the past few years? We had a train carrying propane and chlorine derail and explode into a huge fireball a few years back.
__________________
I'm not "fat."
I'm "Enlarged to show texture."


Handle every stressful situation like a DOG: If you can't eat it or hump it, pi$$ on it & walk away.
Particle Man is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-08-2013, 11:09 AM   #3
Papa_Complex
Nomadic Tribesman
 
Papa_Complex's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Brampton, Canada
Moto: '09 ER-6n
Posts: 11,150
Default

No, I don't think that you're imagining it. More and more petrochemicals are being moved by rail these days, when they really should be moved by pipeline.
__________________
"Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising"

http://www.morallyambiguous.net/
Papa_Complex is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-08-2013, 12:59 PM   #4
nhgunnut
gun totin redneck
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: South West New Hampshire
Moto: turbo busa 999 Duc Goldwing & Victory
Posts: 1,130
Default

Heartbreaking. Pipelines would seem to be the way to go.
__________________
Evolution requires a body count, Count or be Counted!
nhgunnut is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-08-2013, 02:38 PM   #5
DLIT
Clit Commander
 
DLIT's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Las Vegas
Moto: 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale S
Posts: 4,189
Default

Horrible.

The most interesting man in the world once parallel parked a train.
__________________
Dress for the crash.
Not the ride.

DLIT is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-09-2013, 04:10 PM   #6
RedRider2k2
Holier Than Thou
 
RedRider2k2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: N.B, Canada
Moto: 06 ZX10R, 18 400 Ninja, 11 KLX250s
Posts: 463
Default

This train would have eventually crossed through Maine and then here to New Brunswick.

A few days before this happened I was in Bangor and they were showing protests all over the news. People didnt want these trains passing through their towns. Their concerns were justified in a hurry.

I guess this is just one more reason to have this Alberta to N.B pipeline done.
__________________
Good judgement is the product of experience...Experience is the product of bad judgement.
Sometimes The Faster It Gets, The Less You Need To Know.
But You Gotta Remember The Smarter It Gets, The Furthur It's Gonna Go.
RedRider2k2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-09-2013, 05:40 PM   #7
Papa_Complex
Nomadic Tribesman
 
Papa_Complex's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Brampton, Canada
Moto: '09 ER-6n
Posts: 11,150
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by RedRider2k2 View Post
This train would have eventually crossed through Maine and then here to New Brunswick.

A few days before this happened I was in Bangor and they were showing protests all over the news. People didnt want these trains passing through their towns. Their concerns were justified in a hurry.

I guess this is just one more reason to have this Alberta to N.B pipeline done.
Some people are asking if this might not have been sabotage, but they aren't asking very loudly.
__________________
"Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising"

http://www.morallyambiguous.net/
Papa_Complex is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2013, 09:46 AM   #8
Gas Man
Trip's Assistant
 
Gas Man's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Imported from Detroit
Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic
Posts: 12,149
Default

Pipelines are the way to go. I'm in that industry and our issue of failure is far less than other methods of transportation. However, that being said, even we are into rail transportation due to the bakken boom in the Dakotas and lack of pipeline out of that area.
__________________
-Chris



"Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?"
Run Amsoil Product
Gas Man is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2013, 10:44 AM   #9
Papa_Complex
Nomadic Tribesman
 
Papa_Complex's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Brampton, Canada
Moto: '09 ER-6n
Posts: 11,150
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gas Man View Post
Pipelines are the way to go. I'm in that industry and our issue of failure is far less than other methods of transportation. However, that being said, even we are into rail transportation due to the bakken boom in the Dakotas and lack of pipeline out of that area.
The primary issue with rail transport seems to be that there's no real standard for the rail cars used. We've got multi-hulled tankers, redundant shells on pipelines, but no standards for rail car safety? Duh. Pipelines tend to go across open country. Rail lines frequently run right the hell through the centre of major cities.
__________________
"Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising"

http://www.morallyambiguous.net/
Papa_Complex is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-10-2013, 04:40 PM   #10
RedRider2k2
Holier Than Thou
 
RedRider2k2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: N.B, Canada
Moto: 06 ZX10R, 18 400 Ninja, 11 KLX250s
Posts: 463
Default

This is going on in pretty much the center of town.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRb3J...&feature=share
__________________
Good judgement is the product of experience...Experience is the product of bad judgement.
Sometimes The Faster It Gets, The Less You Need To Know.
But You Gotta Remember The Smarter It Gets, The Furthur It's Gonna Go.
RedRider2k2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:27 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.