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Date: March 08, 2023 at 13:03:05
From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Rockslide in WVA causes train derailment, spilling diesel into river |
URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/csx-freight-train-derails-after-striking-rockslide-in-west-virginia-injuring-3-and-spilling-diesel-into-river/ar-AA18nqGu |
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CSX freight train derails after striking rockslide in West Virginia, injuring 3 and spilling diesel into river
A CSX freight train derailed Wednesday morning after striking a rockslide in a remote area of West Virginia, injuring three crew members and spilling diesel fuel into a nearby river,
according to a company press release.
The three crew members were in the locomotive, which caught fire after the derailment, and are being treated for non-life threatening injuries, CSX said. Two were airlifted and the third was
taken to the hospital in an ambulance, a Summers County Office of Emergency Management dispatcher told CNN.
Diesel fuel and oil spilled into the New River, and containment measures will be deployed, CSX said. The company also noted that the coal train was empty and was not transporting hazardous
materials. CSX spokesperson Sheriee Bowman told CNN that 22 empty rail cars derailed.
“The incident posed no danger to the public,” the CSX release said.
The Federal Rail Administration says it’s actively monitoring the derailment and said that the fire has been extinguished. The administration said the derailment occurred on an Amtrak route,
so residual delays may be expected.
At least one locomotive and one fuel tank went into the New River, the West Virginia Emergency Management Division said. The division said the derailment occurred in a remote area south of
Sandstone inside the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, which in 2021 became America’s 63rd national park.
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Date: March 08, 2023 at 15:45:53
From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Rockslide in WVA causes train derailment, spilling diesel into... |
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdVCXcW6dm0 |
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West Virginia Train Derailment | See drone footage taken of wreckage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdVCXcW6dm0
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Date: March 08, 2023 at 16:27:50
From: Redhart, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Rockslide in WVA causes train derailment, spilling diesel into... |
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We had one a few weeks ago, and this morning there was
another. They happen several times a year. The difference
is, there was no toxic chemicals on ours (so far), but
this is something that hasn't just happened, it happens a
lot all across the country and, as a country, we should
be re-evaluating safety and regulations..should have been
done a long time ago. We shouldn't have breaks from the
1800's on 21st century trains, for one thing.
We'll probably not ever be able to totally eradicate
derailments and accidents, but we can surely take steps
as a country to cut them way down.
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