A train carrying crude oil and sand derailed overnight on a bridge across the Schuylkill River near Penn Park, according to various reports. The incident happened around 1 a.m., Philly.com reports. The train was traveling from Chicago to Philadelphia. Seven freight cars derailed. It’s not currently known what caused the derailment. No leaks from the derailed cars have been reported.
West Philly Local reader Algernong Allen sent over this photo he took this morning.
January 20th, 2014 at 5:28 pm
Goodness, the fact that the train could do that seems so unsafe. What if it had derailed and fallen onto the road?
January 20th, 2014 at 10:56 pm
The type of tank car which was involved in the Canadian accident was a DOT-111. American railroads have a slightly lower proportion of these, but still 69%. The available pictures are not clear enough to see whether the single tank car in them is the newer and safer type, or the older dangerous one. The fact that there was no leakage would be due to the low speed I suspect.