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60,000 pounds of an explosive chemical lost during rail shipment, officials sayThe company transporting the ammonium nitrate from Wyoming to California said “the release should pose no risk to public health or the environment” if the loss resulted from a leak.I worked as a transportation contractor for both this railroad and a couple of others for over 8 years. While I didn't work directly for the railroad, I witnessed several losses of grain and gravel from similar hopper cars. Apparently the investigators aren't intelligent enough to realize they need to backtrack for the last half of the uphill grade before it reached its' destination and look for the spill. You will find it along & between the rails; but it is anybody's guess where it started and where it ended.Just remember, you can't spell the word "STUPID" without "UP."https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/30-tons-explosive-chemical-lost-rail-shipment-officials-say-rcna85526