Train derails carrying shuttle booster segments
A freight train carrying redesigned solid rocket motor (RSRM) segments for two upcoming space shuttle flights derailed May 2 when a bridge collapsed beneath it. One rail car carrying booster segments was reported on its side in the swampy wooded area near Demopolis, Ala., about 50 miles west of...
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