Friends tweet before dying in Md. train derailment

Coal that spilled from a derailed CSX freight train, bottom, partially covers cars in a parking lot in Ellicott City, Md., Tuesday. Authorities said two people not employed by the railroad were killed in the incident.

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) — They were seemingly ordinary tweets from two friends hanging out on a railroad bridge in their hometown, enjoying one last summer night together before heading back to college.

“Drinking on top of the Ellicott City sign,” read one. “Loo...

Published: 08/22/2012