Less Than 24 Hours After Virginia Oil Train Spill, Same Company Derails Again in Maryland

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.care2.com/causes/less-than-24-hours-after-virginia-oil-train-spill-same-company-derails-again-in-maryland.html

by ThinkProgressMay 1, 201412:00 pm



Written by Katie Valentine

Less than 24 hours after an oil train operated by CSX derailed and caught fire in Lynchburg, Va., on Wednesday, another CSX train carrying 8,000 tons of coal derailed in Bowie, Md., early Thursday morning.

CSX spokeswoman Kristin Seay said about 10 cars of the coal train went off the tracks, though the cars were all still upright and there are currently no safety or hazardous material concerns. According to the Baltimore Sun, however, it appears from initial photos that one coal train overturned, spilling its load of coal. CSX officials are currently investigating the scene of the derailment and don’t yet know the cause.

The CSX coal train derailement occurred less than a day after an oil train operated by the same company derailed near Lynchburg, Va., an accident which resulted in the loss of about 50,000 gallons of crude oil, according to a Lynchburg spokesperson.

It’s unknown, however, how much of that oil spilled into the James River and how much burned off after three of the 12 to 14 derailed cars caught fire. The spill has been contained and the oil only stretched about a quarter mile down the river, but officials still aren’t sure how much oil entered the river. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the derailment.



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[Frustratedlady]

1. To show how suspicious my mind is,

are these wrecks being caused to help justify the Keystone XL pipeline, since that oil won't be transported by truck or rail?

The Koch bros. have warped my mind. I suspect everything, these days.