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Stafford County Fire & Rescue, Sheriff's deputies and State Police respond to a derailed CSX train east of Fredericksburg on Route 3 in Stafford, VA on July 6, 2010. Three railcars spilled coal but did not block the roadway and no injuries were reported. (Mike Morones\/The Free Lance-Star)<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>A CSX coal train derailed east of Fredericksburg on Route 3 in Stafford, VA on July 6, 2010, spilling coal. (Mike Morones\/The Free Lance-Star)<\/p><\/div>\n
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Kelly Hannon from The Freelance Star reports the following:<\/p>\n
One lane of westbound State Route 3 in Stafford was closed following the 4:45 p.m. derailment, which was visible from the road. None of the coal spilled into Route 3’s travel lanes, but space was needed for emergency vehicles.<\/p>\n
Stafford County alerted residents last night that traffic delays on westbound Route 3 should be expected for 24 to 36 hours near the derailment scene. <\/p>\n
Federal Drive, the primary entrance into the Argyle Heights neighborhood, also closed.
\nNo injuries were reported, said Gary Cease, CSX spokesman.<\/p>\n
Only two employees were on board the 100-car freight train when the derailment occurred, a train conductor and an engineer, Cease said.<\/p>\n
No disruptions to passenger train schedules are expected, since the derailment took place on an industrial section of track, Cease said.<\/p>\n
The freight train originated in Danville, W.Va., and was bound for the Fredericksburg area, although Cease did not know the specific destination.<\/p>\n
Location of CSX train derailment in Stafford County, VA near the Ferry Farm area.<\/p><\/div>\n
Each rail car can hold 100 tons of coal, Cease said.<\/p>\n
Three rail cars were seen resting on their sides after the derailment, spilling coal south of the tracks down an embankment, within several feet of the road’s edge.<\/p>\n
Stafford Fire & Rescue responded to the derailment scene and reported six derailed rail cars, with three of the rail cars spilling contents, according to Mark Doyle, Stafford Fire & Rescue spokesman.<\/p>\n
The high temperature in the Fredericksburg area reached 101.6 degrees yesterday, but heat could not be immediately identified or ruled out as a factor in the derailment.<\/p>\n
“We’ll be conducting an investigation to see what happened,” Cease said. “But we don’t have any established cause.”<\/p>\n
A CSX crew was en route to the scene Tuesday afternoon to clear the rail cars, and company environmental officials will make sure any spilled coal is removed, Cease said.<\/p>\n
“It should pose no hazard,” Cease said.<\/p>\n
Source:
\nFredericksburg.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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