Baltimore, Md.-CSX officials said two cars, including one carrying anhydrous ammonia that derailed while being switched in the yards early April 24 in South Baltimore, turned out to be a non-incident. But observers say that even though there was no release or injuries, it could add to the controversy over rerouting hazardous waste traffic around populous communities. CSX spokesman Garrick Frances reported that the site is a well-traveled area, with I-895 located close by, but he said no major thoroughfares had to be shut down and that “we were fortunate that the situation worked out the way it was supposed to.” Frances said a crane was brought in to upright the cars that had come off the tracks and were leaning to the side, and everything was back to normal by noon. As far as he knew there was no product loss or damage to the cars. He didn’t know their destination since they were not joined with a train at that point.
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