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Train Derailment In Santa Rosa County (With Photo Gallery)
December 1, 2014
Update: One lane was opened about 3:45 p.m. Monday on U.S. Hwy. 90 between Jeff Ates and SA Jones Roads in East Milton. One lane remains closed as cleanup continues after Sunday morning’s train derailment. Expect delays and use caution.
Previous story:
No injuries and no chemical spills were reported in a Sunday morning train derailment in Santa Rosa County.
About 20 of the 84 cars in the CSX train derailed along Highway 90 near the Santa Rosa Industrial Park. Two cars were carrying phosphoric acid, but no leaks have been found. . A 150 foot isolation area has been put in place for as a safety measure , but no evacuations were needed, according to Joy Tsubooka, public information officer for Santa Rosa County.
Highway 90 was closed between Jeff Ates Road and SA Jones Road remained closed for the cleanup effort.
Crews from the Florida Department of Transportation, Harold, East Milton, Whiting Filed, and the HAZMAT team from NAS Pensacola fire departments responded to the incident.
Pictured: A Sunday morning train derailment in Santa Rosa County. NorthEscambia.com photos by Stephanie Norton, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “Train Derailment In Santa Rosa County (With Photo Gallery)”
“Two cars were carrying phosphoric acid, but no leaks have been found”
Yea that is what they initially reported when the derailment in Escambia caused a huge contamination of a creek.
That crumpled up tank car has a leak now I bet. If you put more stuff back in it.
….because some train cars weigh more than others which would explain how a train car could possibly skip or lift off the track.
I’m not an expert on these matters but I’m thinking because there were soooo many train cars (84 of them) may have played a part in the derailment. When the engines put on breaks and/or accelerated could have been a variable in the pulling/pushing of the train cars causing at least one othe train cars to bounce or skip off the rail causing a derailment. Just a thought!
Thankful that no one was injured; it could have been much worse.