Evacuated Graniteville Reopenings Highlight Ongoing Cleanup
Aiken County sheriffs office reports four area schools reopening as cleanup crews make progress in Graniteville. Officials stress the return home depends on process and safety briefing guidance from HHS on decontamination. Evacuees outside the hot zone await word on when they may return.
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Rushton remembered as loving father in Graniteville crash service
Family and friends gathered at Langley Community Center for a memorial for Fred Rusty Rushton III, one of nine victims in the Graniteville train crash and chemical spill. Rev. Michael Dyar recalled his free spirit, motorcycle love, and wind in his hair as children praised his unique personality.
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Fred
Rusty
Rushton III
Langley Community Center
Graniteville
Michael Dyar
Train engineer remembered as sportsman and photographer in Columbia
Chris Seeling, 28, one of nine killed and hundreds injured when a freight train crashed and leaked chlorine in Graniteville last week, is remembered for faith and family. Brother Eddie Schmidt wrote in the service program that Seeling loved Fourth of July gatherings and enjoyed time with friends and relatives. Family friend Joseph Teague recalled a hardworking trainsman who researched topics he cared about and grew up in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Chris Seeling
Graniteville
Eddie Schmidt
Chris
Joseph Teague
Seeling
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Teague
Norfolk Southern records 2004 deadliest year in a decade
Federal data shows six deaths and 11 injuries from NS train crashes in the first nine months of 2004, with earlier 2004 incidents including a fatal Lake Station crossing accident and other collisions across Michigan Indiana Georgia Virginia Alabama and Kentucky. The line notes NS has long been lauded for safety with 15 straight Harriman gold medals since 1989 despite the year’s crashes.
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Avondale Mills
Graniteville
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Lake Station
Ind
Gary
Phelps
U.S
E.H. Harriman
Association of American Railroads
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