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Gardeau Train Wreck and Chemical Spill

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.

Hatches, trout bounty - Sat, Jun 2, 2007 12:00:00 PM GMT Source: Endeavor News
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

Environmental restoration at train crash site to begin - Sat, Jun 2, 2007 12:00:00 PM GMT Source: Endeavor News
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.

DEP reaches agreement with railroad over chemical spill - Sun, Jun 3, 2007 12:00:00 AM PST Source: Centredaily.com
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

DEP, Norfolk Southern Agree on Cleanup - Thu, May 31, 2007 2:09:00 PM EST Source: Associated Press, Yahoo Finance
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.

DEP, Norfolk Southern reach restoration agreement at spill site - Wed, May 30, 2007 8:05:00 PM EST Source: Associated Press, WTMJ.com
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.

Norfolk Southern one step closer to completing clean up from derailment - Wed, May 30, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source: The Bradford Era
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.

DEP Reaches Agreement With Norfolk Southern To Complete Spill Site - Wed, May 30, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source: DEP Daily Update
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.

NY Senators want new teeth for railroad's 'tired watchdog' - Tue, May 22, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source: Associated Press, AM New York
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.'

Railway reaching out for projects - Sat, May 5, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source: Endeavor News
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

Norfolk Southern Reports Progress on Cleanup Efforts - Wed, May 2, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source: Cameron County Echo
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

Railroad cleanup of lye spill in McKean, Cameron counties tops 2M - Tue, May 1, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source: Pittsburgh Tribune
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.

Stream cleanup tops 2 million, firm says - Tue, May 1, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source: Centredaily.com
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.

Norfolk Southern Says Cleanup Tops 2M - Tue, May 1, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source: Forbes.com
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.

Norfolk Southern spent 2 million on cleaning pollution caused by derailment - Mon, Apr 30, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source: The Bradford Era
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.

Trout stocking set in Potter, Cameron counties - Sat, Apr 28, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source: Endeavor News
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