Train Hauling Crude Oil Derails in West Virginia, Cars Catch Fire
In the second significant oil-train incident in three days, a CSX Corp train hauling North Dakota crude oil derailed in West Virginia on Monday. Cars caught fire, a house was destroyed, and two towns had to be evacuated. Robert Jelacic of the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management said one or two of … [Read more...] about Train Hauling Crude Oil Derails in West Virginia, Cars Catch Fire
Freight Train in Flames Near Pittsburgh
Freight Train Derailed And Burst Over A Bridge. A freight train derailed and burst into flames over a bridge near Pittsburgh Friday night, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate, authorities said. The engineer and the conductor aboard the train escaped injury, said Fire Chief Dennis Stone of the Daugherty Township … [Read more...] about Freight Train in Flames Near Pittsburgh
