September 18th, 2012 | 
Author: ROANOKE, Va. — Three Norfolk Southern trains derailed on Monday morning, September 10, in Roanoke, Va. spilling about 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel.
Three Norfolk Southern locomotives derailed in a rail yard in Roanoke, VA on September 10, 2012 spilling about 1500 gallons of diesel fuel. Photo credit: WDBJ
The accident happened at around 4 a.m. Monday morning in the Norfolk Southern rail yard near 5th St NW and Shenandoah Ave NW when one of the three locomotives that derailed spilled the diesel fuel.
Map showing location of a Norfolk Southern train derailment in Roanoke, VA on September 10, 2012 in the Norfolk Southern rail yard near 5th St NW and Shenandoah Ave NW.
Norfolk Southern crews arrived on the scene to put the engines back on the rails and to clean up the spill. No railroad worker injuries were reported at the time of the accident.
The cause of the incident remains under investigation.
Posted by Virginia railroad injury lawyer Gordon & Elias.
Posted in FELA Law, Norfolk Southern Railroad, Railroad Worker Injuries, Train Derailments | 
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