Two killed as CSX train derails in Ellicott City overnight
The women had been tweeting from near the tracks before the CSX train hauling coal near Ellicott City derailed. Some of the train cars fell off the 20-foot-tall bridge and onto vehicles parked beneath.
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Aug. 23, 2012
A CSX train, going about 10 mph, makes a test run through the accident site in Ellicott City while crews continue clearing piles of coal.
Katherine Frey / The Washington Post
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