Train Derailment In Philadelphia Leaves Crude Oil Car Dangling Over Schuylkill River

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1. Yesterday.

'A tanker of crude oil and a boxcar of sand “nearly toppled” over a bridge in Philadelphia on Monday after a freight train owned by CSX Corp. derailed, according to local media reports.

A total of seven cars from the 101-car freight train from Chicago derailed on the Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge at around 1 a.m. Monday, though the cause of the accident is not yet known. Six of the derailed cars contained crude oil, though no leaking was reported. A team of Coast Guard pollution responders was on scene, and CSX said it was working to clear the derailment “in a way that is safe and environmentally responsible.”

As of Tuesday, workers were still attempting to get the leaning sand car and oil tanker off the bridge, using a crane to tilt the cars back into their upright positions. Representatives for CSX said the removal of all the cars could take up to two days.'