A Train Carrying Corn Spilled All Over the Track and Made a Golden Road
by twistedsifter
A railway car carrying corn spilled its contents over a stretch of approximately 2,000 ft in Crystal, Minnesota. The corn spilled from a train on the Canadian Pacific line and it has been estimated that roughly 900 bushels of grain spilled.
A photo by Mike Parker was shared on Twitter where it quickly went viral, drawing comparisons to the yellow brick road from the Wizard of Oz.
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Photograph by Mike Parker
As the image spread, people were immediately skeptical. The corn spilled too smoothly and perfectly; where were the animals? As the spill happened in a populated area, others were able to quickly verify the image was indeed true and the spill quite real.
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where the spill occurred
IT'S REAL!
ht @Mike1Parker pic.twitter.com/uw6k4Mqgq4
— Adam Belz (@adambelz) January 7, 2020
Footnote pic.twitter.com/A6yu3F5QyM
— Adam Belz (@adambelz) January 7, 2020
Sources
– The corn on the railroad track going viral on Facebook? It’s real and in Crystal
– Minnesota railroad tracks filled with perfectly placed corn spill for more than third of a mile
– Mike Parker on Twitter
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