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

DATE: SUNDAY, June 18, 1995                   TAG: 9506200059
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-6   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: PETERSBURG                                LENGTH: Short

COAL TRAIN DERAILS; NO INJURIES

A Norfolk Southern Corp. train carrying coal derailed Saturday morning, authorities said. No injuries were reported.

Fifty-two of the 186 cars derailed around 9:45 a.m. near Dinwiddie County, said Bob Auman, a Norfolk Southern spokesman. The cause of the derailment was not known.

Some cars fell on Squirrel Level Road, which was blocked early Saturday afternoon, said T. Abraham, a Petersburg police dispatcher.

The train was headed to Norfolk from Bluefield, W.Va., when it derailed, Auman said. It was going about 42 mph.

Norfolk Southern took over the cleanup around 2 p.m., Abraham said.

Auman said the cleanup should be completed by sunrise today. Crews brought in derricks, cranes, bulldozers and sidewinders from Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk and other areas, he said.

- Associated Press

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