Post by Logan on May 2, 2016 3:43:33 GMT -6
CSX train derails in Northeast Washington, leaking hazardous chemicals and disrupting travel
A CSX freight train derailed in Northeast Washington early Sunday, spilling hazardous chemicals along a busy rail corridor. The wreck stranded some residents away from their homes, forced the closure of a Metro station and snarled traffic as emergency personnel sought to contain the leaks and clear the wreckage.
Officials said 14 rail cars of the 175-car train left the tracks. A rail engineer and a conductor had been aboard the train but were accounted for, authorities said. No evacuations were ordered, and no one was injured.
The cause of the wreck is under investigation, and the Federal Railroad Administration was at the scene Sunday.
Red Line service was suspended between Metro’s NoMa-Gallaudet and Brookland stations, and the Rhode Island Avenue station was closed. At least six blocks of Rhode Island Avenue NE were closed for much of the day.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/csx-train-cars-derail-in-ne-washington-hazardous-substance-leaking/2016/05/01/568ae3fc-0f97-11e6-8967-7ac733c56f12_story.html
A CSX freight train derailed in Northeast Washington early Sunday, spilling hazardous chemicals along a busy rail corridor. The wreck stranded some residents away from their homes, forced the closure of a Metro station and snarled traffic as emergency personnel sought to contain the leaks and clear the wreckage.
Officials said 14 rail cars of the 175-car train left the tracks. A rail engineer and a conductor had been aboard the train but were accounted for, authorities said. No evacuations were ordered, and no one was injured.
The cause of the wreck is under investigation, and the Federal Railroad Administration was at the scene Sunday.
Red Line service was suspended between Metro’s NoMa-Gallaudet and Brookland stations, and the Rhode Island Avenue station was closed. At least six blocks of Rhode Island Avenue NE were closed for much of the day.
Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/csx-train-cars-derail-in-ne-washington-hazardous-substance-leaking/2016/05/01/568ae3fc-0f97-11e6-8967-7ac733c56f12_story.html