In Ohio, there have been over 460 train derailments in nearly 10 years. Between 2014 and 2017, there were over 60 derailments, on average, a year. The exception is in 2015, where there were 50. But from 2018 through 2020 there was a drop in derailments, averaging over 40 a year.
How much chemicals spilled in Ohio train derailment?
The 149-car train derailed nearly three weeks ago. Its 38 cars came off the tracks, 11 of them tank cars that dumped more than 100,000 gallons of hazardous chemicals, including vinyl chloride, which is linked to cancer.
Is the air in Ohio train derailment toxic?
High levels of a hazardous chemical polluted the air weeks after the Ohio train derailment, an analysis shows. Concentrations of a chemical irritant called acrolein near the derailment site in late February were up to six times higher than normal, the study found.
How many train cars burned in Ohio?
The National Transportation Safety Board said that along with the 38 rail cars that derailed, another 12 cars were damaged by a fire.
When was the last train wreck in Ohio?
February 3, 20232023 Ohio train derailment
| East Palestine, Ohio train derailment | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 3, 2023 8:55 p.m. EST (UTC−5) |
| Location | East Palestine, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 40.8360°N 80.5227°W |
| Country | United States |
How many rail cars have been spilled in Ohio?
How many chemical spills in 2023?
30 incidentsIn the first seven weeks of 2023 alone, there were more than 30 incidents recorded by the Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters, roughly one every day and a half. Last year the coalition recorded 188, up from 177 in 2021. The group has tallied more than 470 incidents since it started counting in April 2020.
Did another train derail in Ohio?
On March 4, 2023, another Norfolk Southern train derailed near Springfield, Ohio. The train was not transporting any hazardous chemicals, according to Norfolk Southern.
What is causing all these train derailments?
Equipment failures are increasingly responsible for derailments, and problems with equipment and train tracks accounted for nearly 60% of derailments nationwide last year.
How many train derailments a year with toxic chemicals?
Hazardous materials were released in 172 train derailments over the last decade, or roughly 17 each year. But when derailments involve hazardous cargo, the sheer size and amount of materials being transported can make wrecks dangerous and costly.
Is Lake Erie contaminated from train derailment?
The derailment and spill of hazardous chemicals occurred about 90 miles southeast of campus in far eastern Ohio, in an area where the streams and rivers drain south to the Ohio River. This means that Cleveland-area rivers and Lake Erie won't receive these pollutants carried by rivers.