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The Graniteville train crash was an American rail disaster that occurred on January 6, 2005, in Graniteville, South Carolina. At 2:39 am EST, two Norfolk Southern trains collided near the Avondale Mills plant in Graniteville. [1] Nine people were killed and over 250 people were treated for toxic chlorine exposure.
Aerial view of the Graniteville train crash scene January 6 – United States – Graniteville train crash: Nine people (including the engineer) died and more than 250 were injured after a Norfolk Southern freight train collided head-on with a parked freight train near the Avondale Mills plant in Graniteville, South Carolina. A derailed tank ...
2005 Graniteville train crash, Graniteville, South Carolina; 9 killed plus hundreds made ill. Possibly South Carolina's deadliest rail disaster to date [257] [258] [259] 2005 Metra Rock Island derailment, Chicago, Illinois; 2 killed plus 83 injured [260] [261] 2008 Massachusetts train collision, Newton, Massachusetts; 1 killed plus 12 injured ...
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The train derailed due to excessive speed on a curve. RAR-16-02: March 14, 2016: Southwest Chief: Cimarron, Kansas: Derailment 0 28 The train derailed due to track damage caused by an agricultural vehicle. RAB-17-11: April 3, 2016: Palmetto: Chester, Pennsylvania: Equipment collision 2 39 The train struck a backhoe being used for track work ...
Graniteville, SC disaster scene. On January 6, 2005, a serious train derailment at the Graniteville facility caused a massive chemical spill resulting in the deaths of six Avondale Inc. employees. A Norfolk Southern train traveling at speed hit an improperly aligned switch and crashed into a parked locomotive. The crash sent 16 train cars ...