March 8, 2017 - CSX train derails in Batavia...
BREAKING: CSX train derails in Batavia amid high wind gusts https://t.co/BLV6GtBtVk #13WHAM pic.twitter.com/nqRgIyV7bI
— 13WHAM (@13WHAM) March 8, 2017
CSX train derails in Western NY amid hurricane-force, 81 mph winds
Cleanup operation of CSX train Q020. The first few minutes of following video feature the cleanup operation while the rest shows trains passing the work site. Trains seen include; UP L091 Salad Bowl Express, Amtrak P048 Lakeshore, and an Amtrak empire service duo - two trains put together...
April 19, 2017 - Senator Schumer: Recent CSX Derailment in Batavia is a sobering reminder that oil by railstandards are still off track; senator urges Feds to immediately expedite rules to make flammable crude less volatile before it is shipped through Upstate New York.
August 3, 1994 - Derailment of Amtrak Train in Batavia, NTSB Report.
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August 3rd derailment of a Chicago-bound Amtrak sent 29 people to the hospital...
Tracking derailments in Upstate NY, this Buffalo occurrence https://t.co/S1dDgrbA64 impacts risk assessment of @MVHealthSystem concept in downtown @CityofUtica #mvhsdowntown #mvhshealthcast pic.twitter.com/g6SIYGWGKQ
— #NoHospitalDowntown (@NoHospitalDwtn) September 14, 2018
Read more, Remembering the Amtrak derailment in Batavia, and another Accident Scene Video.
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