Tag: Railroad Derailment
MILFORD — Crews continue to clean up the carnage left behind by a train derailment Wednesday evening, May 2, just east of CR 300W. Work, including roadways, is taking place on farmland owned by Don Fervida, Nappanee. A large pile of railcar wheels, both engines, and torn open intermodal containers and old railroad ties can …read more.
UPDATE — An official release has been received by CSX Corporate Communications: “CSX has begun clearing debris and railcars from the site where a westbound train derailed overnight during seere weather. We’ve determined a total of two locomotives and eight railcars carrying 32 intermodal containers derailed. “No hazardous materials were involved in this incident. We’re …read more.
MILFORD — Straight line winds are believed to have caused a number of cars on a westbound CSX train to derail, including the engines. The derailment occurred three miles west of Milford. Shortly before midnight, a westbound train on the CSX line, derailed just east of CR 300W (CR 15 in Elkhart County) off CR …read more.
SYRACUSE — A train derails. The train is a freight train, carrying different products on different cars. It is unclear what cars have derailed. Were they all box cars? Were there tank cars? Did the locomotive derail as well? Numerous other questions arise, including what is in the cars that derailed. Unlike battling a house …read more.
SOUTH WHITLEY — Around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, May 23, an estimated 15-car freight train derailed in South Whitley. The derailment happened around North Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue with some of the cars ending up in the back property of Whitley Manufacturing. Around 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, crews were still on the scene, some in hazmat …read more.




