Western Railroad Discussion > Derailment spills diesel into Mississippi River

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Pollution control crews are trying to contain a diesel spill on the Mississippi River after a pair of locomotives derailed in St. Paul early Wednesday.A spokesperson for Union Pacific Railroad says the derailment and spill happened around 2 a.m. on the Hoffman Swing Bridge. Kristen Smith tells KARE 11 3,500 gallons of diesel fuel from the locomotives ended up in the river. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) estimates the spill at 2,500 gallons.

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That's got to be a pretty serious situation needing correction quickly, if any loaded barges are coming downstream towards that bridge.