Virginia CSX train derailment: 53 coal cars off tracks, diesel spill cleanup underway

Amount of fuel released in CSX train derailment still under investigation, DEQ says

NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- The amount of fuel released into New Kent County wetlands remains unknown as multiple agencies continue to investigate a CSX train derailment that occurred in the Providence Forge area on Saturday. At around 3:10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, a CSX train derailed with 2 locomotives and 53 cars carrying coal near S. Mont Castle Road and Barnetts Road, according to a spokesperson with CSX Police. Additionally, two of th…

53 railroad cars, 2 engines derail in Virginia

NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A CSX coal train derailed in New Kent County on Saturday afternoon. The incident happened at approximately 3:10 p.m. on the railroad tracks between Roxbury Road and South Mountcastle Road, according to a statement from CSX. 53 coal cars and two locomotives derailed into the wetlands in the area. The locomotives lost an unknown quantity of diesel fuel and CSX has coordinated closely with the U.S. Environmental Protec…

Virginia CSX train derailment: 53 coal cars off tracks, diesel spill cleanup underway

NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. A CSX freight train derailed in Providence Forge, Virginia on Saturday afternoon, causing diesel fuel spillage and disrupting rail service in the area.The derailment happened around 3:10 p.m. near South Mountcastle Road and Barnett Road, involving two locomotives and 53 train cars carrying coal, according to CSX officials.No injuries were reported in the incident, but two locomotives lost an unknown amount of diesel fuel, pr…