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 #993266  by MEC407
 
From NBC News:
NBC News wrote:Prince George's County hazmat crews assisted CSX with a diesel fuel spill caused by a derailment in Bladensburg, Md., Tuesday afternoon.

On a side track, a locomotive struck a derailer, causing the locomotive to flip on its side in an industrial park in the 2900 block of 52nd Avenue.
Read more at: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local ... 99918.html
 #993394  by mmi16
 
This was a Customer caused derailment. Customer lost control of a leased CSX remote control locomotive in its plant and ran it over a split rail derail.