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Wisconsin train crash hurts 2 people, spills fuel

By Washington Examiner
Published July 22, 2014 2:05am ET
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Wisconsin train crash hurts 2 people, spills fuel
Workers clean up after a train derailment in Slinger, Wis., Monday, July 21, 2014. A southbound Canadian National train struck several Wisconsin & Southern Railroad cars around 8:30 p.m. Sunday at a rail crossing in Slinger, Wis., according to Patrick Waldron, a Canadian National spokesman. The derailment injured at least two people and spilled thousands of gallons of fuel that prompted the evacuation of dozens of homes, but evacuees were allowed to return around 1:30 a.m. Monday, Slinger Fire Chief Rick Hanke said. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Gary Porter) | Gary Porter

SLINGER, Wis. (AP) — A Canadian National Railway Co. train struck another freight train as it rolled through a small village in southeastern Wisconsin, causing cars to derail, injuring two people and spilling thousands of gallons of fuel that prompted the evacuation of dozens of homes.

The southbound Canadian National train struck several Wisconsin & Southern Railroad cars around 8:30 p.m. Sunday at a rail crossing in Slinger, according to Patrick Waldron, a Canadian National spokesman.

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