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UPDATE – Photo of derailment, smoke and fire near Galena, IL

March 6, 2015 Roger Straw

This photo is from the Chestnut Mountain Resort’s Mountain Top Cam, video still captured at about 3pm PST.

Derailed train Galena IL - Chestnut Resort Mountain Top Cam

Chesnut Mountain ResortCSXGalena IL

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