Comments on: No Injuries In Molino Train Derailment (With Gallery)

By: 70s and 80s molino kid

70s and 80s molino kid — Sat, 26 May 2012 11:55:45 +0000

I’ve tried to tell people about that derailment back in 1980 but it seems like no one could remember that much about it. Maybe its because i was young but It seemed like a really big deal back then. Didn’t they have to evacuate everybody and drop a bomb on it from an airplane? It left a big crator in the ground and I thought i remembered it making national news. A few years ago when my son and I were hunting about a 1/2 mile away from the crash site we found a big chunk of one of the tanker cars. It was before his time so I told him about what had happen. He said he’d never heard anything about before.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:57:31 +0000

This makes me think of the derailment on Senic Hwy. A Physician who lived nearby awoke to discover a cloud or fog of anhydrous ammonia creeping through
the neighborhood. The doctor ran from neighbor to neighbor, shouting and banging on doors to awaken people to the danger. He was overcome by the gas and died on the lawn of a home he was trying to alert. Selfless.

Thank the Lord this was not a bad occurance.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 25 May 2012 17:46:09 +0000

Im assuming it was probably a picked a switch. Good thing they were traveling at a slow speed. Glad no one was harmed,and thanks for the coverage!

By: ct

ct — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:56:50 +0000

going off the rails on a crazy train…….

By: wonderer

wonderer — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:08:37 +0000

with all the derailments that have happened in the molino area, you’d think something might need to be fixed that hasn’t been. that is a lot of train derails for one area! glad everything/everyone is okay.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:53:23 +0000

I remember the previous accidents out here of where the trains flipped off the railroad tracks and gas leaked out and us residents had to evacuate from here. I have old newspaper clippings from back then.. But yet again good thing that this accident wasn’t any worse than what had happened.

By: Really?

Really? — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:22:45 +0000

hey william maybe you should do an interview with Chris Cawthon it would be nice to see something from old times that turned out good and someone walk away from it…and not all the bad news thats happening now days…especially all the wrecks on hwy 4 , hwy 97, and 29 maybe people need to be more cautious and aware or maybe just learn how to drive.

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:43:42 +0000

Good work William! Once again you are first with the news from our area!!!!

By: Chris Cawthon

Chris Cawthon — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:46:04 +0000

As one of the survivors of the 1976 derailment on Brickyard Road (at the intersection of what is now called Bamer Holly), very frightening memories are evoked when something like this happens. Thank God there were no chemicals involved. I join the others in thanking you for the prompt coverage of this story, William. Having grown up hearing my stories of the 1976 accident it was my daughter who called around midnight to ask if I knew that everyone was safe after reading the story on NorthEscambia.com. As a testament to the impact of your website, William, I’ll add that my daughter and her husband are stationed at Camp Pendleton in Southern California now — you can see how your website serves to keep our local family connected. Thank you!

By: Robert H

Robert H — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:36:29 +0000

William I applaud you for your travel and your news coverage in this area but not just the Molino area but for the entire Northescambia area. You work so hard in your efforts and in your work. If there was an award for your kind of work then you should recieve one for it. I’m glad I was able to give you a testimony on what I figured on the accident in which happened. I try to look out on things. Well..Godbless and I’m glad that nobody was injured. :}