Train Derailment in VirginiaTrain carrying crude oil crashed, exploded and now spilling into the river beside Lynchburg. Nobody dead but eerily similar to Lac Megantic incident. Media might run with it. Chalk another one up for pipelines.
"Lynchburg, Va - Lynchburg emergency officials have confirmed that a train has gone off the tracks in downtown Lynchburg. It happened around 1:45 Wednesday afternoon.
Between 12 and 14 CSX tankers carrying crude oil were involved in the train derailment, according to city officials. A witness on the scene says he saw the rail under the train give way. That is, the dirt and stone beneath the train gave way and according to that witness, the train then toppled over.
Between three and six cars caught fire and the smoke can be seen throughout much of Lynchburg.
According to officials, three railway cars are in the river and the crude oil that was in the tankers is spilling into the river."