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ORISKANY, NY – An Amtrak train struck some debris from a CSX train operating on a parallel track in Oriskany, New York, just outside the border of Whitestown on Sunday, May 16, 2010. about 12:15 p.m. The accident caused the trains to sideswipe each other, ripping a 3 to 4-inch gash in the 2,000 gallon fuel tank of the passenger train and causing about 900 gallons of diesel fuel to spill onto the tracks.

Crews work to clean up after CSX and Amtrak trains sideswipe each other in Oriskany, NY

Whitestown is about 2 miles southeast of Oriskany. Oriskany is located in the north-central part of the state, about 8 miles northwest of Utica, about 247 miles northwest of New York City, about 128 miles east of Rochester, about 191 miles east of Buffalo and about 100 miles northwest of Albany. ... Read More