The derailment happened Saturday near Route 41 in Springfield, Ohio. Twenty cars of a 212-car Norfolk Southern train derailed, prompting residents within 1,000 feet of the derailment to shelter in place out of an abundance of caution.
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The company also reported that the train's two-person crew was unharmed. Ohio senator Sherrod Brown referred to the two derailments as unacceptable. No cause for the crash has been determined.
When the train derailed two weeks ago, it sent things like butyl acrylate into the Ohio River. The chemical has a fruity smell and inhaling it can cause headaches, dizziness, nausea and vomiting.
On Friday, February 3, 2023, at approximately 9:30 p.m., a Norfolk Southern train had 53 cars derail in East Palestine, Ohio. The site of the derailment is less than one mile from the Pennsylvania border.
All train crashes are tragic, but the Malbone Street Wreck is commonly considered the worst train crash in American history. On November 1, 1918, a packed Brighton Beach-bound train was speeding through a tunnel under Brooklyn's Malbone Street.