CSX Derailment - Columbus, OH

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By WTVN Newsroom
Sunday, August 16, 2009
The intersection of Neil Avenue and Vine Street is closed after a train derailment Sunday afternoon.

Columbus firefighters say seven to eight trains tipped over spilling their loads of coal. Police have shut down several parking lots in the area around the tracks.

The train damaged a bridge and an engineer is being sent to the scene to take a look at it.

The area will be closed until 6 pm or 8 pm this evening.
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A massive clean-up is underway inside the Arena District after a train derailment.

Six CSX trains jumped off the tracks near Neil Ave. & Vine St. shortly after noon closing several streets for hours.

Hundreds of tons of coal spilled into a parking lot near Nationwide Arena.

The train was headed to Rochester, New York when it overturned.

Bridge inspectors are now investigating if a bridge overpass is safe for trains to use.

CSX investigators says it could be several days before it's determined why the six cars fell off the tracks.

[Brakie]

That's on the former PRR "Piqua line" that went through Bradford and on to Logansport In.

That area was one of my railfan spots from the mid 50s to the late 60s...

Here's why.

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That was a busy track back then.

"Columbus firefighters say seven to eight trains tipped over spilling their loads of coal"


How on earth did CSX get seven to eight trains on that single track?? :o

[viperman]

Do they mean 7-8 train cars?

[eightyeightfan1]

Do they mean 7-8 train cars?

They must. But i was going to say"7-8 trains tipped over in one spot? That must be one hell of a hot spot for railfans"

[Sumpter250]

How on earth did CSX get seven to eight trains on that single track??

Do they mean 7-8 train cars?

I'm just an opinionated old man.
No comment.

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Yeah, that's some bad reporting. They meant to say 7-8 cars. The other news source reported 6 cars.

[e-paw]

That looks like a great spot for rail fanning, If I'm ever in the aria I'll have to look it up.

[Brakie]

That looks like a great spot for rail fanning, If I'm ever in the aria I'll have to look it up.

Save your time..The only thing left is a single track and I am not sure how often a train runs on it.

Its hay day was in the 50s/60s.Mostly PRR,some NYC and few B&O trains-one every 15-20 mintues on the PRR..

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Confirmed, there's not much to see anymore...Aerial map view