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Rochester & Monroe County
Railroad derailments in Rochester and Monroe County New York are listed below. Railroads that operate in Monroe County include; Amtrak, CSX, Ontario-Midland, the Livonia, Avon & Lakeville, and the Rochester & Southern Railroads.
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October 13, 2013 - Social media offers pictures of Train Derailment In Fairport, and a Video here.
June 3, 2013 - Derailment on Rochester & Southern Mumford and another report here, Rochester & Southern Train Carrying Rock Salt Derails.
January 16, 2007 - A story reports, CSX Says Broken Rail Caused East Rochester Train Crash, and ""The C-S-X tracks through East Rochester are part of the former New York Central main line between New York City and Buffalo. It carries ten to 20 trains a day.", plus this comment...
Monroe County Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan
According to the Federal Railroad Administration and this report, Monroe County
Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan, there were
[1] 2004 - [SEEKING DETAILS... derailment news seems to disappear and others go unreported]
[2] 2004 - [SEEKING DETAILS... derailment news seems to disappear and others go unreported]
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[4] 2003 - [SEEKING DETAILS... derailment news seems to disappear and others go unreported]
[5] September 7, 2001 - An eastbound CSX freight train derailed on its overpass with Ames Street in the City of Rochester,
[6] December 23, 2001 - News report title, Train Spill Cleanup Could Take Days, reveals... "It could take days for crews to clean up the thousands of gallons of chemicals that spilled and caught fire after a freight train derailed and hit a house in western New York, authorities said. At least seven of the 42 cars of a CSX Corp. train headed for an Eastman Kodak plant jumped the tracks Sunday in Charlotte, a neighborhood near Rochester. Two tankers containing methylene chloride and acetone--chemicals used in making photographic film--leaked and caught fire, and two homes were heavily damaged," Fire Capt. Dan McBride said.
View an image of two Wrecked CSX Locomotives by Stutson Bridge, in Town of Greece.
[7] 2001 - [SEEKING DETAILS... derailment news seems to disappear and others go unreported]
October 29, 1969 - Two eastbound trains were involved in a memorable East Rochester derailment on this morning, crushing cars and spilling potatoes on West Maple near the Washington Street overpass [Ref.].
December 18, 1963 - Dangerous train derailment in Rochester
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May 18, 2018 - Not a derailment, but Canadian Pacific Railway freight train strikes car in fatal accident in downtown Rochester, details at, Police ID Victim in Fatal Train Accident.
August 18, 2017 - No derailment, but "Accident involving CSX train in Village of Pittsford.
November 1, 2015 - Reflects on, "Preventing a crude oil train disaster in Rochester, NY.
January 7, 2002 - Media reports on a Public Hearing Held On Train Derailment.
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