
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, May 25, 1995                   TAG: 9505250085
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-5   EDITION: METRO 
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NS COAL TRAIN JUMPS THE TRACK

A Norfolk Southern coal train derailed Wednesday morning near the Scott County village of Duffield resulting in nearly $350,000 in damage.

The derailment occurred on a downhill curve at 5:45 a.m. and involved 22 coal cars, each carrying 100 tons of coal bound from Andover in Wise County to a Duke Power generating station near Charlotte, N.C., according to NS spokesman Bob Auman.

The train was traveling around 23 mph, Auman said.

The accident tore up 800 feet of track, which should be back in operation by noon today.

Damage to the track was estimated at $25,000; to train equipment, $255,000; and in lost coal, $64,000, Auman said.

by CNB