Freight train derails in SoDo area
SEATTLE (AP) — An accident in a rail shipping yard in south Seattle spilled 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas says an engine was moving cars in a switching yard Thursday when a problem with a coupling caused five cars to roll into two engines on a side track.
The collision ruptured a fuel tank. The state Ecology Department says the spill was contained at the scene and did not reach drains or nearby Elliott Bay. BNSF hired a contractor to help with the cleanup.
Melonas says an engineer on one of the engines was taken to a hospital to be checked for back pain. Two cars derailed that were carrying particle board.
The switch yard and BNSF mail line continue to operate.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas says an engine was moving cars in a switching yard Thursday when a problem with a coupling caused five cars to roll into two engines on a side track.
The collision ruptured a fuel tank. The state Ecology Department says the spill was contained at the scene and did not reach drains or nearby Elliott Bay. BNSF hired a contractor to help with the cleanup.
Melonas says an engineer on one of the engines was taken to a hospital to be checked for back pain. Two cars derailed that were carrying particle board.
The switch yard and BNSF mail line continue to operate.