From: Climate Progress
In this image made available by the City of
Lynchburg, shows several CSX tanker cars carrying crude oil in flames
after derailing in downtown Lynchburg, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2014. CREDIT: AP Photo/City of Lynchburg, LuAnn Hunt
Less than 24 hours after an oil train operated by CSX derailed and caught fire
in Lynchburg, Virginia on Wednesday, another CSX train carrying 8,000
tons of coal derailed in Bowie, Maryland 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, Virginia, an
accident which resulted in the loss of about 50,000 gallons of crude
oil, according to a Lynchburg spokesperson. MORE
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