Eastern Railroad Discussion > derailment near buffalo?

i read on a yahoogroups mailing list earlier today that someone near rochester,ny heard on the scanner that there was a derailment near buffalo,is there any further details to this?


dave

Eastern Railroad News reports this morning that a Q112 enroute from Chicago to NJ derailed around MP 423 of the former CR Chicago line IIRC. 6 of 10 loaded multi unit intermodal cars in pile up fashion. No reported injuries.

Mike Derrick

From Ch 7 in Buffalo

Train jumps tracks in Alden
September 23, 2002

Crews are cleaning up a messy scene in Alden today after a freight train jumped the tracks. Sixteen cars of a CSX train flew off the tracks around 8:30 this morning. It happened between Townline and Wende Roads.

Investigators say that no one was hurt and preliminary reports show no hazardous material spilled anywhere near the scene. CSX crews are trying to determine what caused the accident.