In 1975, the Rock Island Railroad was facing bankruptcy and track maintenance was put on the 'back burner'. Well, it was in September and my Fiancé and I were in the living room watching television when WHOOM, an explosion. I looked out the front picture window and said it looks like Roy Medici's DX station has a fire. Now, that gas station was on the corner of U.S. 69 and my street, about 1000 feet away. We went outside to see what had happened and WHOOM, another explosion. It was over a mile away where the tracks went under Interstate 80. We went to the corner where the sheriff had set up a roadblock when WHOOM, another explosion. This one sent parts of tank cars, including 'trucks' (wheels) over I-80 and toward us. I told my future wife this is NOT a place to be. The explosions wrecked the seal in our picture window and it was 'fogged' from that Winter on. It was later found that the 'Rock' had coupled over a dozen tank cars together which violated rules even if the tracks were in good condition. Propane is NEVER filled to the top of a tanker, be it Railroad or Commercial truck. Those cars started 'rocking' in unison and finally caused the derailment. P.S. I STILL have that little Lady and STILL living in the same place. Chicago Northwestern bought the Rock's track and rebuilt all the roadbed, welding the rails from Nevada, Iowa to Kansas City. Now you can "Watch old 97 Roll'.
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