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WTOP email news alert, 7:28 am 5/1:
 

CSX train derails near 900 Rhode Island Ave.

 

There are reports of a train derailment in Northeast, D.C. A D.C. Fire spokesman tells WTOP that a CSX train derailed near Rhode Island Avenue Metro station around 7 a.m.

 

According to officials several cars overturned and emergency responders are working to contain a leak. D.C. Fire says they do not know what kind of substance is leaking.

 

Rhode Island Avenue is closed in both directions from 4th to 10th streets in Northeast.

 

The Red Line's Rhode Island Metro Station is closed. Metro is in the process of establishing the bus shuttle service between NoMa and Brookland stations.

 

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WTOP radio "Breaking News," 5/1:
 

CSX train derails in Northeast D.C., possible hazardous leak

 

WASHINGTON –A CSX freight train has derailed  near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station Sunday morning leaving several cars overturned and a possible hazardous leak.

 

D.C. Fire Department tells WTOP that several cars overturned and emergency responders were  working to contain a leak around 7 a.m.  Officials say they do not know what kind of substance is leaking.

 

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The Washington Post,8:28 am 5/1:
 

CSX train cars derail in NE Washington; hazardous substance leaking

 

Several cars of a CSX train derailed Sunday morning in Northeast Washington. Three overturned and were leaking a hazardous substance, according to the D.C. Fire Department.

 

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Fire officials tweeted that a containment area was being set up, but there was no immediate statement about what kind of hazardous material was leaking.

 

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WUSA-TV, Washington, DC:
 

3 cars leaking chemicals after train derailment in DC

 

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Three train cars are leaking hazardous materials after a CSX train derailed Sunday morning in Northeast, D.C.

 

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CSX officials said no injuries have been reported at this time.

 

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WRC-TV, Washington, DC 5/1:
 

CSX Train Derails; Hazardous Material Leaking

D.C. Fire Fighters Local 36 said multiple cars have derailed

 

A CSX freight train carrying hazardous material derailed near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station early Sunday morning, according to a D.C. fire department tweet.

 

Doug Buchannan, a spokesman for the D.C fire department, said as many as nine cars have derailed and at least three are leaking hazardous material. The incident happened shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday.

 

News4’s Mark Segraves reported multiple sources at the scene said at least one of the chemicals is sodium hydroxide.

 

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WRC-TV, Washington, DC 5/1:
 

CSX: Three Different Chemicals Leaked After Train Derailment

A 175-car train traveling from Cumberland, Maryland to North Carolina derailed in Northeast D.C.

 

A CSX freight train carrying hazardous material derailed near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station early Sunday, sending 14 cars off the tracks and spilling hazerdous material from three of them, according to CSX.

 

There is no estimate of how long it will take to clean up the spilled chemicals and upright the derailed trains, a spokesperson for CSX said at a news conference Sunday evening.

 

Sodium hydroxide leaked from one of the derailed tanker cars, CSX spokeswoman Kristin Seay said. No one was hurt.

 

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Another derailed tank car was leaking a non-hazardous calcium chloride solution. Common applications for the chemical include brine for refrigeration plants, ice and dust control on roads and the removal of water through chemical means.

 

A third derailed car was seeping ethanol from the base of a valve, Seay said. CSX said the ethanol has been contained and all leaks have been sealed.

 

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The Washington Post, 5/2:
 

MARC, Amtrak service disruptions Monday due to CSX train derailment

 

Updated at 10:05 a.m.

Three cars remain to be re-railed Monday morning at the scene of Sunday’s derailment of a CSX train in Northeast Washington, federal investigators said.

 

A total of 16 rail cars went off the tracks during the incident that spilled chemicals along a busy rail corridor and snarled traffic as emergency personnel sought to contain the leaks and clear the wreckage.

 

 

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WTOP radio, 5/2:
 

Freight derailment clearing continues; MARC delayed

 

Railcars are still being cleared away from the tracks near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station on Monday morning, more than 24 hours after 16 cars from a CSX freight train derailed and led to a hazardous leak.

 

WASHINGTON — Railcars were still being cleared away from the tracks near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Station on Monday morning, more than 24 hours after a CSX freight train derailed and led to a hazardous leak.

 

CSX said in a statement at about 8:30 a.m. Monday that the railcars that had not derailed, and several cars that had, have been removed. The rail line has not said how long the cleanup might take. What caused the derailment is also not yet known.

 

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The Washington Post, 5/2:
 

In aftermath of derailment, D.C. officials turn focus to CSX and its cargo

 

A day after a CSX train derailed in Northeast Washington, leaking hazardous substances along a busy rail corridor, local officials and activists turned their attention to the transportation company responsible, while emergency personnel continued to work clearing the wreckage.

 

By early Monday afternoon, CSX Transportation was in the process of removing the damaged cars from the site, and all the tank cars had been offloaded, D.C. fire emergency officials said. Officials said all of the leaks had been contained but provided no clues into the cause of the wreck.

 

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In addition to the inconvenience to those who depend on the rail corridor for travel, the derailment also revived long-standing concerns about freight trains carrying hazardous materials through the nation’s capital.

 

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WTTG-TV Washington, DC 5/2:
 

Surveillance video from Metro platform captures CSX train derailment

 

WASHINGTON - A massive cleanup effort is ongoing after a CSX freight train derailed along Rhode Island Avenue in Washington D.C. on Sunday morning.

 

CSX is now reporting more cars than they originally thought went off the track. While they are making progress in clearing the site, it has been causing delays for some passenger rail lines such as Metro and MARC. The derailment is also raising concerns when it comes to the hazardous materials being transported through the nation’s capital.

 

On Monday, Metro released surveillance video of the CSX train derailment that happened at around 6:40 a.m. Sunday from one of its cameras on the platform of the Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood station.

 

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