News & Reviews News Wire Cleanup continues after Wednesday NS derailment in Maryland

Cleanup continues after Wednesday NS derailment in Maryland

By Trains Staff | January 12, 2023

| Last updated on February 6, 2024


No injuries or hazardous materials involved as 26 cars derail

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Auto rack on side at derailment scene at night
Twenty-six cars of a Norfolk Southern train derailed Wednesday night in Fairplay, Md. Community Volunteer Fire Co. Inc. of District No. 12, via Facebook

FAIRPLAY, Md. — Cleanup continues after 26 cars of a 96-car Norfolk Southern merchandise train derailed Wednesday night near Fairplay, the Hagerstown Herald-Mail reports.

The derailment was reported to NS dispatchers about 8:50 p.m. and to Washington County, Md., Emergency Dispatch at 9:17 p.m. No injuries or hazardous materials were involved.

Estimates were that it could take 24 hours or more to restore the route to operation, according to an NS spokesman. The train involved was en route from East Binghamton, N.Y., to Roanoke, Va.,

The derailment site is about 9 miles south of Hagerstown, Md.

One thought on “Cleanup continues after Wednesday NS derailment in Maryland

  1. Just wait until an autorack full of EV’s derails and one of the battery packs gets punctured. There will be the worlds largest marshmallow roast watching all that lithium go up.

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