- Author
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National Transportation Safety Board
- Title
- Railroad Accident Report--Hazardous Materials Accident in the Railroad Yard of the Norfolk and Western Railway at Decatur, Illinois, July 19, 1974.
- Coporate
- National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC
- Report
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NTSB-RAR-75-4,
April 10, 1975,
33 p.
- Keywords
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hazardous materials
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butanes
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railroads
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accidents
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explosions
- Identifiers
- head shields; F-type coupler; E-type top and botton shelf coupler; flat switching; overspeed impact; rolling tests; tank car head; head puncture; overriding coupler; open air detonation