Springfield Ohio Derailment

DEVELOPING: Residents Told to Shelter in Place After Train Derailment in Springfield, Ohio (VIDEO)​

On Saturday, a Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed near Springfield, Ohio, in the US. The incident comes a month after another train operated by the same company came off the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio, causing a major toxic spill.

Norfolk Southern noted in a statement that there were no hazardous materials on the train this time. “Our teams are en route to the site to begin cleanup operations,” the company said. There were no deaths or injuries due to the incident, it added.

Residents within 300 meters (1,000 feet) of the crash site have been told to shelter in place “out of an abundance of caution,” the local emergency management agency said.
Between 20 and 30 cars out of 212 on the train derailed at around 5 pm by State Route 41, the Springfield News-Sun reported, citing on-site emergency officials.

"Norfolk Southern noted in a statement that there were no hazardous materials on the train this time."
Must be water tankers in the picture...

212 cars and one needs to wonder why!

In all my travels, I have never seen trains so lengthy as in North America.

elefantrider said:

212 cars and one needs to wonder why!

In all my travels, I have never seen trains so lengthy as in North America.

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"A 200 car train is a derailment looking for a place to happen"

........ GMH: A retired RR Enginner

One has to wonder when the RR management will realize their cost cutting measures are going to bankrupt the company.

Slick

I screen shot the photo from this short clip

Roll bars, to protect fill valves on hazmat vehicles

texasSlick said:

"A 200 car train is a derailment looking for a place to happen"

........ GMH: A retired RR Enginner

One has to wonder when the RR management will realize their cost cutting measures are going to bankrupt the company.

Slick

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There is usually much more to the "cost cutting" claims. Soooo much more.

The dam built in East Palestine, Ohio to hold back toxic waste from heading into local waterways and then into the Ohio River has been washed out by torrential rain.

HERE WE GO AGAIN...

Looks like dry bulk cars and a box car. Maybe they got lucky this time.