MARCH 3, 2015
CAMPBELL COUNTY, TENNESSEE
Two cars of a Norfolk Southern train delivering empty rail
cars derailed early Tuesday in Campbell County, TN, near the town of Pioneer.
The incident happened on Titus Hollow Road near Howard Baker
Highway in the Pioneer community.
No one was injured and no roads or communities were
affected, according to Norfolk Southern spokeswoman Susan Terpay.
Dispatchers said there were no evacuations.
By 4 p.m. according to Terpay, the rail operator had
"re-railed" one of the cars and expected to right the other one later
Tuesday.
According to Terpay, the train was delivering empty rail
cars used to carry wood chips to a lumber company.
When even the empty cars derail, we have a problem with these railroads. Perhaps the fatigue of the tracks and other factors contribute to so many derailments. Using these trains to carry hazardous material is basically playing Russian roulette with people's lives and properties.