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Train derails on Bush, Wellborn
By: Jason Hanselka
Issue date: 3/2/04 Section: News
work train for Union Pacific jumped track and spilled diesel fuel at the intersection of George Bush Drive and Wellborn Road Monday afternoon.
Lt. Morgan Cook of the College Station Fire Department said the incident occurred at about 4:30 p.m. Cook said a crew from Union Pacific set it back on the track and it headed toward Bryan. Firefighters Misty Vargas and Brad Ballard of the CSFD dumped Shag Sorb, an environmentally-safe, biodegradable absorbent, on the diesel to soak it up. The scene was cleared about 6:15 p.m. Cook said Union Pacific is about to start work on the tracks.
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