CSX freight train crashes in Central New York
An explosion from a CSX Transportation train transporting propane and other materials from Selkirk, N.Y. to Buffalo, N.Y. caused the train to derail in Oneida, N.Y., 7 a.m. Monday morning.
CSX reports that the crew is unharmed and there were no reported injuries.
The train was transporting 40 propane cars, 38 mixed materials cars, and two cars carrying other hazardous materials. The cause of the blast is under investigation.
First responders and contractors are working together to clean up the scene and limit the environmental effects.
The last fuel-related explosion by a CSX train happened in 2005, according to records of the Federal Railroad Administration.
CSX freight train crashes in Central New York
