The trail derailment in southeast Michigan comes about two weeks after a train from the same company, Norfolk Southern Railway, derailed in Ohio.
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes sent responders to the scene and released updates on what they found.No hazardous material was released into soil or waterways.
One railcar contained liquid chlorine but was away from the overturned section and was included in the railcars that were removed first.Video from the scene of the derailment in Van Buren Township showed that numerous train cars from the Norfolk Southern train were off the tracks.Norfolk Southern Corp., an Atlanta-based transportation company, has been under public scrutiny since its train derailed on Feb. 3 near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and spilled toxic chemicals.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Norfolk Southern failed"to adhere to well-accepted standards of practice related to incident management" and prioritized an"accelerated" reopening of the rail line over safety.
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