Train Derailment in Rockford, IL 6/19/09 Mulford Road
Eyewitness video on scene at train derailment taken at 8:50 PM on 6/19/09. This video was taken on Mulford Rd. just south of the tracks within 20 minutes of the accident.
Duration : 0:3:31
Tags: catastrophe, derailment, ethanol, explosion, freight, illinois, mulford, news, rd., road, rockford, train
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Just ethanol. No …
Just ethanol. No gas, but ethanol is just about as bad.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Spydermech – one of …
Spydermech – one of the problems is that all of the industrial development up stream from the accident site is causing increasing volumes of water to cross Mulford Rd at that point, AND the CNRR rail bed is built right on top of the stream bank. The other bank of the stream is a hillside so all of the water has to either flow down the stream next to the RR or overtop the RR to flood into the corn field. This problem is only going to get worse in the future as more development occurs upstream.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Jazzyjess05, the …
Jazzyjess05, the fire could be seen from the Capron area 16-18 miles to the area north east.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Jaanfo – Not likely …
Jaanfo – Not likely that many people would be dead, but quite possibly more than the 1 that was killed.
But the Canadian National Railroad Co. certainly is liable, seeing as how they had a 20 minute warning that the rail bed was damaged and they still allowed the train to pass through.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
The closest …
The closest interstate pipeline on Mulford Road is about 1.1 miles south of the accident site. There probably is a natural gas line following the road that supplies homes and business in area though.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
yeah, that guy is …
yeah, that guy is my brother daniel… and brandon is our little brother… who obviously never listens.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
i drove right past …
i drove right past tht i live in rock ford
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
How awful. The …
How awful. The pavement still bears scorch marks even now. God Bless the woman who was killed that day and may God bring peace & comfort to her family…
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
we drove by there …
we drove by there but we couldnt get to close
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Very interesting. …
Very interesting. Good post. Very good. The picture on the newspaper reminds me of Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
No problem, I was …
No problem, I was being unnecessarily harsh (I’m an Amtrak Conductor so I got a little jumpy)
Still though, the best train derailment is one that doesn’t happen.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
You’re correct. My …
You’re correct. My answer was too quick…what would not have happened would have been the hazmat spill itself.
But you are 100 percent correct otherwise. My bad for typing far too quickly.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
how would that even …
how would that even work?! lol
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
I think I know that …
I think I know that person too
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
I know the guy that …
I know the guy that said “Stay with me Brandon…”
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Apparently someone …
Apparently someone earlier in the day had called it in. Things were in motion to do something about it and then the accident happened. Those tracks have been rubbish for a long time.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
I heard from a …
I heard from a firefighter that a train car slid a rail deep into the ground, inches away from puncturing a major gas line that led to Texas. Wow, imagine the destruction if that had happened.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
I’ve been tempted …
I’ve been tempted to take a drive through there and see the condition.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Instead the …
Instead the passenger cars would have hit the washout, stopped short, fallen over, accordion folded, been crushed, and a couple hundred people would be dead rather then one.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
LOL
Trains don’t …
LOL
Trains don’t hydroplane.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Well, if it had …
Well, if it had been a passenger train this would not have happened. They don’t carry trainloads of flammable liquids.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
it was at the …
it was at the intersection of sandy hollow and mulford i think. right by berg awning?
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
Wow…
Wow…
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
the river isnt that …
the river isnt that far. and rip to all those who died.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
I drove through …
I drove through this train crossing just 30 minutes before the accident! 1 mile away, I heard the sound, then saw the orange fireball go hundreds of feet in the air. I was on the opposite, north side on the northern tracks shooting video from close range, then it got too dangerous, so everyone was evacuated! Got that excitement on video too! Check it out. Thanks for your video from the other side of the tracks.