GREELEYVILLE, S.C. — Thirty-six cars of an empty CSX coal train derailed early this morning near Greeleyville in Williamsburg County, S.C., WPDE-TV reports. No injuries resulted, the railroad told the station.
The derailment occurred about 3:10 a.m. The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Department said the derailment occurred when the train encountered a section of track that was “compromised.” The South Carolina Department of Transportation announced some lanes of U.S. Route 521 near the scene would be closed to accommodate cleanup.
Greeleyville is on CSX’s Lane Subdivision, 32 miles southeast of Sumpter, S.C.
D.P.M. has long since left the room…
As has Rosemary. 🙁
DPM presided over a
If you’re going to reference DPM, compare the magazine of his date to the current version. Newswire is a completely different animal, where information can be posted within hours, if not minutes of an event. Mistakes happen. A simple note to the authors pointing them out would be far more productive than snark.
Oh, but snark is so much more fun to these folks.
“Greeleyville is on CSX’s Lane Subdivision, 32 miles southeast of Sumpter, S.C.”
The correct spelling is “Sumter.” Just like Fort Sumter.