Two roads were closed July 15 in Wytheville Virginia (VA) after a serious train derailment. A total of 14 cars derailed Monday night at 6:15 pm in Wytheville at the intersection of Grayson Turnpike and Old Stage Road. The train is owned by Norfolk Southern, and at press time, three of the cars had been…
New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Commissioner Jerry Hauer The U.S. Department of Transportation requires all railroads operating trains containing large amounts of Bakken crude oil to notify local first emergency responders about the operation of these trains through their locales. BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad are reported to have…
On July 12, what started out as a tip about an alleged North Carolina criminal’s whereabouts ended as a multi-car crash in Huntersville that injured six people, as reported by charlotteobserver.com and WXII12.com. According to WXII12.com, police were acting on a tip that a man wanted for several charges was staying at a…
Conditions in Eagle Mine 3 are perilous. The United States Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) conducted a regular impact inspection on June 24, 2014, at Eagle Mine 3, operated by Rhino Eastern LLC, in Wyoming County, West Virginia. It was during this inspection that MSHA found 38 violations and issued citations for equipment condition…
The Virginia Trucking Association last week urged the more than one million Virginians that were projected to travel by car during the Independence Day holiday to be cautious and to keep the roads safe. The association also urged all drivers to be particularly careful for the rest of the summer as they go on vacations…