Train Carrying 20,000 Gallons of Hydrochloric Acid Derails, Leaks 4.01K Max Read 01/07/11 12:27AM Filed to: Scary Scary Accidents Trains Acid Hydrochloric acid Michigan Tweetg Fb Dozens of residents of Vernon Township, Mich. have been evacuated after a train carrying 20,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid derailed and began to leak. No injuries have been reported, but still! Hydrochloric acid! Yikes!