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FRA Statment on CSX Derailment in Tenn.

Document Series:
Press Releases
Press Release Number
FRA 99-9999
Contact Name
FRA Public affairs
Contact Phone Number
202+-493-6024
Subject:
Accident Investigations
Keywords:
derailment, Tennessee, CSX

“Overnight, a tank car on a CSX train derailed near Maryville, Tennessee. First responders are on the scene, and residents within a two-mile radius were evacuated. FRA investigators and hazmat inspectors are on site. Once it is safe, FRA will begin a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the derailment.”


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