The carriages of a Norfolk Southern train carrying liquid propane and ethanol did not spill in Springfield, Ohio, officials say.
A video recorder captured the moment a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Springfield, Ohio following a toxic disaster in East Palestine a few weeks earlier.
Footage taken from a vehicle waiting at a Clark County railroad crossing on Saturday, March 4, shows two cars of the train suddenly rising up as it moves across the tracks.
As one of the cars breaks off the rails, it crashes into the crossing gate, scattering debris as the driver begins to back away from the scene.
Near the end of the video, another carriage on the train can be seen derailing.
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Officials said 28 of the 212 carriages on that train derailed, but the train’s carriages, which were carrying liquid propane and ethanol, did not spill, according to the Associated Press.
“Many of the cars that actually derailed were empty boxcars,” Norfolk Southern general manager Craig Barner said.
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The video came as Norfolk Southern announced on Monday it was rolling out a six-point safety plan to “immediately increase the safety of its operations” in the wake of the Feb. 3 toxic crash in East Palestine.
Many of the changes the railroad operator says it will be rolling out to the bearing monitoring center following a National Transportation Safety Board report stating that the train at that derailment had a bearing that was “253°F above ambient temperature” for moments before disaster. .
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“It’s clear from the NTSB report that significant improvements in safety require a comprehensive industry effort bringing together railcar and tank car manufacturers, railcar owners and lessors, and railroad companies,” said Alan Shaw, president and CEO of Norfolk Southern.
“We are committed to helping to realize these efforts and are not waiting to take action,” he added.
Dozens of carriages, including 11 loaded with toxic chemicals, derailed as the train passed through the city on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. Officials conducted a controlled release of vinyl chloride three days after the crash to avoid an explosion.
Chris Pandolfo of FOX Business contributed to this report.
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