Huntington Train Derailment; Huntington, WV

Huntington, WV | 1998-Nov-05

Initial Notification: On 05 NOV 98 at approximately 0700, 6 cars of a CSX Railroad train derailed near Huntington, WV (Ohio River mile marker 266). The contents of the cars are as follows: Hydrochloric Acid (20,890 gallons) Carbon Disulfide (full car, exact amount unknown) Porpolyene Oxide (residue, working amount: 600 gallons) Isopropanal (residue, working amount: 600 gallons) Ethanol (residue, working amount: 600 gallons) Anhydrous Ammonia (residue, working amount: 600 gallons) Only the HCL car sustained enough damage to cause leakage. The HCL car was leaking at an approximated rate of 10 to 20 gallons per minute. This caused the closure of the river from mile 265 to mile 267 and the sheltering in place of residents in nearby communities (the closest residential community was about a half mile from the leak). USCG district 8.