WASHINGTON – A CSX Corp freight practice derailed early on Wednesday after it struck a rockslide in Sandston, West Virginia, inflicting accidents to 3 crew members and spilling diesel gas into a close-by river, the US railroad operator mentioned in an announcement.
Preliminary info indicated that every one 4 of the practice’s locomotives and 9 empty coal automobiles derailed, the corporate mentioned. The lead locomotive had three crew members on board.
The derailment got here slightly over a month after a Norfolk Southern freight practice derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, inflicting automobiles carrying poisonous vinyl chloride and different hazardous chemical substances to spill and catch hearth.
That derailment prompted the evacuation of 1000’s of individuals and raised well being issues to residents of the realm, close to the state’s border with Pennsylvania. It additionally led to requires steps to forestall future derailments.
In Wednesday’s incident, the locomotive caught hearth, however all three crew members had been being handled for non-life threatening accidents, CSX mentioned.
“An unknown quantity of diesel fuel and oil spilled from the derailed locomotives and environmental measures will be deployed in the New River for containment,” the corporate added.
It mentioned there have been no hazardous supplies being transported by this practice and the incident posed no hazard to the general public. The firm added it was in contact with native authorities to work on restoration efforts.
The Federal Rail Administration mentioned it was monitoring the derailment and added that the fireplace was extinguished. It additionally mentioned the derailment occurred on an Amtrak route and will result in residual service delays. — Reuters
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