Norfolk Southern says another of its trains have derailed in North Carolina, but assures the public there's no danger posed or any type of hazmat situation afoot this time.
Another Norfolk Southern train has derailed in North Carolina, but the company says there were no hazardous materials aboard ... and that there's no danger to the public this time.
One of the freight train's 132 cars fell off the tracks Saturday morning near Lexington, which affected a few Amtrak trains' paths near Greensboro/surrounding areas. The announcement from one Amtrak train went out around 9:20 AM, but the path was partially clear again about an hour later ... so it sounds like a cleanup crew was able to get out there quickly.
Piedmont Train 75 is now stopped in Greensboro due to a disabled freight train blocking the tracks ahead. We will update as more information becomes available.Norfolk Southern confirmed it was, in fact, one of their freights that had toppled over, telling FOX News ..."There are no reports of a hazmat situation or danger to the public. Our crew is safe and additional personnel are on their way to begin cleanup.
Still no word on what might've caused this, but it's certainly not a good look for NS -- which is still dealing with the fallout from another more serious derailment in East Palestine, OH. Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg: ‘Norfolk Southern and the other freight rail companies need to stop fighting us every time we try to do a regulation … What we’ve seen is the industry goes to Washington, and they get their way’
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