Date in year · 1998 · The 1990s
On February 14, 1998, an oil tanker train collides with a freight train in Yaoundé, Cameroon, spilling fuel oil. One person scavenging the oil created a massive explosion which killed 120. The year's #1 song was "Too Close" by Next. King Combs, Mitchell Robinson, Sexyy Red would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · February 14, 1998
Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo, as opposed to passengers.
Around 1998
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1998th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 998th year of the 2nd millennium, the 98th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1990s decade.
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Practice of transporting cargo by rail
Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo, as opposed to passengers.
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