Daily News | Whitemarsh train derailment likely caused by sinkhole, Norfolk Southern says. Here’s what we know.
Shortly before 5 a.m. Monday, a westbound CSX freight train derailed in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County. Fifteen cars of the 40-car train derailed on the line owned by Norfolk Southern. Twelve homes in the area were briefly evacuated, and no injuries were reported. CSX and Norfolk Southern are among the six largest railroad operators in the nation.
nothing else has spilled from the train, according to Norfolk Southern officials. The train was also carrying urea, a fertilizer that can be used to make plastic products, and tetrachloroethylene.One of the cars on the derailed train was carrying tetrachloroethylene, a clear liquid that is used in dry cleaning as well as a metal degreasing solvent,. The tetrachloroethylene hasn’t spilled out of the train car, but it is being monitored closely.
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