http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Train_wreck.htm June 30, 2006 an unprecedented tragedy struck the Portage Valley. A south-bound Norfolk-Southern train derailed and dumped thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals into the Sinnemahoning Portage Creek. These pages are dedicated to documenting this tragedy as best as we can so everyone can appreciate the significance of horrible accident. en-us Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:28:20 PST http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/en_06-02-2007a.pdf Insect hatches on the Driftwood Branch have been nothing short of phenomenal. Over the past week, I've witnessed the heaviest hatches of my life -- mayflies and countless spinners flying upstream 10 feet above the water -- and one can literally he Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Endeavor News http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/en_06-02-2007.pdf Almost a year after the train crash and lye spill near Gardeau, Norfolk Southern Railroad has been given the go- ahead to complete environmental restoration work at the site. Under an agreement with the Pa. Dept. Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT Endeavor News http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/cd_06-01-2007.pdf MEADVILLE -- The Department of Environmental Protection and Norfolk Southern have signed an agreement that authorizes Norfolk Southern to complete restoration work at the site of a sodium hydroxide spill last year in Norwich Township, McKean Count Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PST Centredaily.com http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/ap_05-31-2007.pdf PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Norfolk Southern will complete restoration of a train derailment site where 42,000 gallons of lye spilled and damaged a trout stream, the Department of Environmental Protection said. Thu, 31 May 2007 14:09:00 EST Associated Press, Yahoo Finance http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/ap_05-30-2007.pdf PITTSBURGH (AP) - State officials say Norfolk Southern will complete restoration of a train derailment site where 42,000 gallons of lye spilled and damaged a trout stream. Wed, 30 May 2007 20:05:00 EST Associated Press, WTMJ.com http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/be_05-30-2007.pdf Norfolk Southern railroad has moved one step closer to fulfilling its obligation of cleaning up land contaminated by a train derailment in southern McKean County. Wed, 30 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT The Bradford Era http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/dep_05-30-2007.pdf MEADVILLE The Department of Environmental Protection and Norfolk Southern have signed an agreement that authorizes Norfolk Southern to complete restoration work at the site of a sodium hydroxide spill in Norwich Township, McKean County. Wed, 30 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT DEP Daily Update http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/ap_05-24-2007.pdf WASHINGTON New York's two senators said Tuesday that recent train wrecks in upstate New York show Congress must put new teeth into the rail safety agency one called an 'old and tired watchdog.' Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT Associated Press, AM New York http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/en_05-05-2007.pdf Railway Norfolk Southern has issued an update on actions taken since last June's derailment and lye spill near Gardeau. In a report to the Pa. Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP), the railroad's chief environmental officer, Chuck Wehrmeist Sat, 05 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT Endeavor News http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/cce_05-02-2007.pdf Norfolk Southern today submitted a Remedial Investigation Report (RIR) to the Pensylvania Department of Enviromental Protection (PADEP) detailing the actions the railroad has taken following the June 30th, 2006 derailment and sodium hydroxide rele Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT Cameron County Echo http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/pt_05-01-2007.pdf Norfolk Southern has spent more than 2 million to clean a pristine trout stream and surrounding areas polluted when a train derailed and spilled 42,000 gallons of lye in McKean and Cameron counties. Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT Pittsburgh Tribune http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/cd_05-01-2007.pdf CROSBY -- Norfolk Southern has spent more than 2 million to clean up a pristine trout stream and surrounding areas polluted when a train derailed and spilled 42,000 gallons of lye. Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT Centredaily.com http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/ap_05-01-2007.pdf Norfolk Southern Corp. has spent more than 2 million to clean up a pristine trout stream and surrounding areas polluted when a train derailed and spilled 42,000 gallons of lye. Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT Forbes.com http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/be_04-30-2007.pdf Norfolk Southern Corp. has spent more than 2 million to clean up and restore a trout stream and land surrounding the tracks where a train derailed June 30, spilling sodium hydroxide. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT The Bradford Era http://www.sizerville.com/Train_wreck/Documents/en_04-28-2007.pdf Teams from the Pa. Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) are replenishing the supply of trout taken during the season's weeks by continuing the state's in-season stocking next week. Here's the local schedule: Cameron County: Saturday: Brooks Run and G Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT Endeavor News