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Train Derailment Near Crawford County Leaves 5 Cars Off Track

By: Michael Holden
Updated: January 7, 2013
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JANUARY 4, 2013-

A train derailment sends emergency crews from Crawford and Mercer Counties into action...

The derailment happened just after 4:30 this afternoon on the Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad tracks near the town of Carlton, south of Cochranton....

    That's close to the Crawford - MercerCounty line.

    According to the Crawford County Emergency Management Agency ... Five train cars left the track...

    One of the cars was hauling isobutylene, a highly flammable gas.

    The other 4 cars were hauling non-hazardous materials.

    There was no release or spill from any of the cars and no injuries.

 

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