God, we pray over the railways of our nation. Prevent these derailments, Father, and keep people safe. We also lift the residents of Raymond, Minnesota, up before You. Protect them, Lord!

Why are so many trains derailing? We need answers and solutions, and lots of fervent prayer is called for.

From Fox Business. A Minnesota town outside of Minneapolis has been ordered to evacuate Thursday morning after a train carrying “a form of ethanol” and “a corn syrup liquid” derailed and caught on fire, police say.

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Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway told FOX Business that its train came off the tracks near Raymond around 1 a.m. local time and no injuries were reported.

“Fire departments from Raymond and numerous area departments responded as several of the derailed tankers started on fire and were determined to be carrying a form of ethanol and others with a corn syrup liquid,” the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

“An evacuation area of ½ mile was established around the crash site and law enforcement officers and other EMS assisted with that evacuation,” the statement continued. …

The cause of the derailment was not immediately clear.

It happened after a train operated by the Canadian National Railway Company derailed near Pittsburgh on Wednesday and follows Norfolk Southern’s Ohio derailment that spewed toxic chemicals into the community of East Palestine sparking outage from residents and calls from lawmakers for tighter safety standards. …

On Sunday, a train operated by Canadian Pacific derailed in a suburb of Chicago. …

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(Excerpt from Fox Business. Photo Credit: Canva)