Norfolk Southern Train derails in Pennsylvania town; investigation for cause is underway

The 40-car freight train (seen here) derailed near Stenton Avenue and Joshua Road in Whitemarsh Township just before 5 am, sending roughly half of its cars of the tracks. Residents in more than a dozen homes have since been evacuated as a precautionary measure

Revelations 13:16-18 “Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.”

Important Takeaways:

  • Freight train with up to 20 hazardous cars containing silicone pellets derails on Norfolk Southern track and forces evacuation of hundreds of homes in Pennsylvania town of 6,400 people
  • A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in southeastern Pennsylvania Monday morning, causing road closures and a mass evacuation.
  • The 40-car CSX train derailed near Stenton Avenue and Joshua Road in Plymouth Meeting just before 5am, thrusting 16 its cars off a section of track owned by Norfolk Southern.
  • Roughly a dozen homes in the suburb 15 miles from Philly have since been evacuated, as well as several businesses closest to the derailment site.
  • Sources told local stations these precautions – as well as a Level 2 hazmat response – stemmed from the fact that 15 to 20 cars were believed to be carrying hazardous materials.
  • In a statement some three hours after the crash, police said the only material leaking out of the train at the moment was silicone pellets, which pose no threat to the public. There’s no word on what caused the derailment, though it had been raining when it occurred.

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