Railroad Accident Investigation Involving Railroad Derailment in Ellicott City, Md

The National Transportation Safety Board released additional information regarding the derailment of 21 coal cars of a CSX train in Ellicott City, Md. According to the NTSB:

The time of the derailment is now estimated to have occurred slightly earlier, at 11:56 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012

Initial damage estimate provided by CSX is $2.2 million, which includes environmental remediation costs

Investigation of the signal systems has been completed

All rail equipment involved in the accident has been recovered and inspected

Interviews with the train crew, maintenance workers and track inspection personnel will be completed by Friday afternoon

Jim Southworth, the NTSB's Investigator-in-Charge of the accident, expects the Board's on-scene phase of the investigation to be completed by Saturday afternoon, Aug. 25.

Further investigative updates will be issued as events warrant. To be alerted to any updates or developments, please follow the NTSB on Twitter at twitter.com/ntsb.

Investigator In Charge Jim Southworth briefs the media about the Ellicott City, Md., derailment on Aug. 21.	Derailed CSX coal cars involved in Ellicott City, Md. accident.	Derailed coal cars located next to historical B&O railroad museum.
Derailed CSX coal cars that landed in an adjacent parking lot in Ellicott City, Md.	NTSB staff on-scene at the 8-21-12 CSX coal train derailment in Ellicott City, Md.	NTSB investigator Jim Southworth discusses the progress of the investigation into the CSX derailment in Ellicott City, Md.

Reports

• 10 Day Preliminary Report

Press Releases

• Investigative Update: CSX Derailment, Ellicott City, Md (August 24, 2012)
• NTSB to brief media on the investigation of a coal train derailment in Ellicott City (August 21, 2012)
• NTSB Sends Team to Railroad Derailment in Maryland (August 21, 2012)

Media Contact: Eric Weiss,202-314-6100 (NTSB HQ)