Freight train derails in Connecticut, sending cars carrying liquid propane into river

Local and state officials said the derailment happened around 9 a.m. in Mansfield, near where Eagleville Lake meets the Willimantic River. The rural town in the eastern part of the state is home to the University of Connecticut. The post Freight train derails in Connecticut, sending cars carrying liquid propane into river appeared first on Boston.com.


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