DSP News Release: Troopers Investigate Millsboro Freight Train Derailment
Location:
- Railroad tracks between West State Street and Patriots Way, Millsboro, DE
Date of Occurrence:
- Sunday, July 14, 2013 at 4:00 a.m.
Resume:
Millsboro-Troopers are investigating the derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train that occurred north of Millsboro earlier this morning.
Preliminary investigation has determined that at approximately 4:00 a.m. this morning, the Norfolk Southern freight train, consisting approximately seventy train cars hauling stone, being pulled by two locomotives, was traveling southbound on the railroad tracks in a wooded area north of Millsboro. The train derailment occurred on a section of the tracks east of US 113. The tracks run parallel with the highway between West State Street and Patriots Way.
As a result of the derailment, fifteen of the cars were forced off of the tracks and overturned spilling their contents of stone, while the rest remained upright. The two locomotives also derailed but remained upright. The train conductor and engineer onboard during the incident were not injured. An approximately ¾ mile length of railroad track was destroyed and or heavily damaged due to the incident.
An assessment of the scene indicated that there are no hazardous conditions and no hazards or threats to the environment or surrounding communities. There are no detours or road closures in the area of the derailment.
Troopers along with Norfolk Southern officials remain on the scene continuing to investigate the circumstance surrounding the incident. Inquiries regarding the involved train, transported contents, and clean up at the derailment site should be directed to Norfolk Southern.
Sergeant Paul G. Shavack
Director of Public Information | Delaware State Police P.O. Box 430| Dover, DE 19903
5 comments:
Obviously a track condition issue.
To 4:34 - I have seen some strange looking middle eastern men hanging around Millsboro. These individuals also had turbans & long black beards. I would not put it past them to be Al Qaeda related. Many of these individuals - middle eastern descent also live near Arcadia, DE and may possibly try and change the name of Arcadia to AlQaedia - so beware.
It was not a track condition issue. There was a sizable tree across the rails.
Call Hulcher's
Now the excessive rainfall is being blamed.
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