Manteca, CA: Union Pacific R.R. Derailment 7/20/09

As the train fanatic I am, there has been a derailment about seven-to-ten miles away from where the tracks are to where I live. The only type of cargo that was spilled was fertilizer, no tank car have been involved in the derailment. There were no injuries or deaths.

News report HERE[=http://www.kcra.com/news/20123966/detail.html#]HERE.

This was the crossing[=http://www.rxrsignals.net/California/Manteca/Austin/]This was the crossing that recieved damaged and is currently blocked. ( Pictures taken by me. )

The pictures below where also taken by me:

New track, notice the damaged track alongside the new-laid one:
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This hopper car carrying fertilizer was the first to derail:
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Damaged axle of the hopper car:
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A railspike setter car passes by:
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Yikes. Glad no one was injured or killed though, trains can be scary O.o

My Grandpa got hit by a train once. He says it's like being punched by many several-ton fists in rapid succession.