06 November 2009 North America

BARGE COLLISION WITH RAIL BRIDGE

At midday on 31 October, 13 barges filled with coal broke away on the Mississippi River at St Louis, and four sank. 'At least one barge struck the MacArthur railroad bridge just south of downtown's Poplar Street Bridge,' according to city fire captain Bob Keuss. The line was closed until officials c

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