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Freight train derails near Batavia after rail break
A Norfolk and Western freight train derailed one mile southeast of Batavia on the night of March 25. A broken rail caused the wreck and conductor W F Hoerr suffered head injuries. A tank car of caustic soda spilled into the East Fork Little Miami River but EPA and DNR officials said heavy rains should limit damage. Workers erected a makeshift dam to keep soda from streams. The 13 car derailment occurred at the base of a steep incline behind an abandoned house on Erion Road. Damage costs are not yet estimated.
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Norfolk & Western Railway
Batavia
Donald Watson
W.F. Hoerr
Little Miami River
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of
Natural Resources
East Fork
Erion Road