Photos of deadly Amtrak derailment: hazardous tank cars a close call?

PHILADELPHIA AMTRAK CRASH SCENE: IS ANYONE QUESTIONING THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF TANK CARS?

By Roger Straw, The Benicia Independent, May 13, 2015 9:54 a.m. PDT
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Maybe 15 feet from a tank car involvement?

With courage and strength to survivors and the grieving … it looks like this tragedy might’ve been much worse.  Check out the photos.  What was in those tank cars at the time of the accident?  What is typically stored in tank cars in that railyard so close to the tracks?  The Philadelphia Enquirer: “Gov. Wolf, who visited the scene overnight, said later that the trains derailed near a row of tanker cars ‘and that is a cause of additional concern.'”

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