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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Train Wrecks

Yo! It's me, Sway. Two train wrecks in one city, in one day!  What are the odds of that? First, a train carrying propane and soy beans, of all things, rolls off the tracks on Syracuse's southside, closing down the highway and jamming up traffic for miles.  Luckily, no one was injured and the price of edamame remains the same. They were able to right the cars overnight without incident and all was well with the world.  But, that's not the story. While fire, hazmat and emergency crews dealt with the first train wreck another one was occurring less than a mile north! That's right! While crews were securing a volatile propane tanker (and a car full of soy), the Syracuse Orange was derailing right up the hill! Talk about a train wreck! Let's compare...
The propane had not yet been treated so it was odorless.  The Orange stunk. The propane tanker was righted in about 12 hours. The Orange...well, that remains to be seen, but let's just say significantly longer. The first train was also carrying a valuable load of soy beans. The Orange also has the basketball team.  Okay, we'll give them that one! Finally, in the first train wreck the engineer was found to be not responsible....
Later,
Sway

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