Free Beer on the Clark Fork River

[klq@stl]

Coors Light and Blue Moon in cans and bottles:

Hard cleanup: Montana train derailment spills beer and clay

Crews could face a difficult cleanup task after a 25-car train derailment spilled powdered clay and cases of beer beside a scenic western Montana river, leaving some cars off the tracks in a narrow, century-old tunnel with limited access, officials said. “It’s a terrible spot to get in and out...

news.yahoo.com

 

[mcswny]

And I quote Dustin Chromers

"For as old a technology as trains I'm still amazed at the ability to keep crashing them. We can go to the moon but can't keep a train on a track?"

 

[TicTokCroc]

And I quote Dustin Chromers

"For as old a technology as trains I'm still amazed at the ability to keep crashing them. We can go to the moon but can't keep a train on a track?"

Except the moon landing was fake...

 

[Rob Allen]

if we went to the moon as often as trains run in America there'd be a LOT of dead moon travelers...

we built what 4 space shuttles and two of them blew up in 135 missions.. I bet train transport has a much better safety record.


that said why has there been the current rash of derailments? glad nothing extremely hazardous was on this one

 

[mcswny]

glad nothing extremely hazardous was on this one

Well if you don't drink and you come across this windfall, it might be hazardous.

 

[Chucker]

Well if you don't drink and you come across this windfall, it might be hazardous.

If you do drink and come across this windfall, that might also be hazardous!

I wouldn’t think that a load of powdered clay is going to do the river ecosystem much good. Hopefully flows are high enough that it disperses.

 

[TicTokCroc]

 

[Yard Sale]

Coors light and Blue Moon? No real loss there...

 

[Brute]

Coors light and Blue Moon? No real loss there...

Ha…..

 

[_WW_]

Do drunk fish bite flies?

 

[Canuck from Kansas]

if we went to the moon as often as trains run in America there'd be a LOT of dead moon travelers...

we built what 4 space shuttles and two of them blew up in 135 missions.. I bet train transport has a much better safety record.


that said why has there been the current rash of derailments? glad nothing extremely hazardous was on this one

Longer trains, fewer workers: Minnesota derailment follows years of railroad cost cutting

Some train accident rates have risen nearly 25% in the past decade, and union workers say further cuts to staffing imperil the nation's safety.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Sagebrush]

Tying up some Dorito flies tonight

 

[PhilR]

Coors light and Blue Moon? No real loss there...

Like sex in a canoe

 

[klq@stl]

This train derailment reminded me of past whiskey spills in Kentucky.
90,000 barrels, 17,000 gallons, 800,000 gallons. That is a lot of whiskey! From Jim Beam to Wild Turkey.

From 'bourbonado' to Jim Beam's fire: Kentucky's historic bourbon disasters

From the Heaven Hill fire to an actual bourbon tornado, the Kentucky bourbon industry has seen its share of natural disasters in recent years.

www.courier-journal.com

 

[O' Clarkii Stomias]

Longer trains, fewer workers: Minnesota derailment follows years of railroad cost cutting

Some train accident rates have risen nearly 25% in the past decade, and union workers say further cuts to staffing imperil the nation's safety.

www.usatoday.com

The deregulated trucking industry has a pitiful safety record in comparison.

 

[Dustin Chromers]

And I quote Dustin Chromers

"For as old a technology as trains I'm still amazed at the ability to keep crashing them. We can go to the moon but can't keep a train on a track?"

I still stand by that. However as environmental disasters go this one is a glass half full situation. Sucks it's not a better brew but at least your can have a glass of swill and the fish won't by harmed. Buzzed up maybe but after a sleep and a headache they and the river will recover.

 

[Lue Taylor]

Hey Steve look a year supply of Coors Light

 

[longputt]

Like sex in a canoe

My first thought!

I went to at least 6 media sites to find out which river before one said the river name and it was Cork Fork River...finally Missoulian said Clark Fork!

 

[FinLuver]

Like sex in a canoe

TMI…

 

[klq@stl]

Evidently lightning strikes twice; 1999 train derailment sends thousands of Coors Light cans floating down the Clark Fork River.

History repeats as crews clear beer train derailment near Paradise

The scene of bottles and cans of beer bobbing down the Clark Fork conjured memories of an eerily similar event almost 24 years ago.

missoulian.com

Derailment spurs memories of 1999 'Silver Bullet Derby'

Sunday’s Montana Rail Link derailment near Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort brought back memories for some locals who recalled a similar incident more than two decades ago.

vp-mi.com