Cumberland, Md. (CSX)

November 1, 2002

Approximately 400 gallons of a liquid fuel product spilled when three railroad cars derailed in Cumberland, Md., near the CSX car shop near Offutt Street. The spilled fuel was identified as petroleum Naphtha, which leaked from a tank car containing 25,000 gallons of the highly-flammable fuel. Cumberland Fire Department and the Allegany County Hazardous Incident Response Team were called in to control the leak.

Railroad cars derail, spilling liquid product