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.
PFBC 2007 Press Release - Adult Trout Stocking List
- Mon, Feb 12, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
Pensylvania Fish and Boat Annual Report
PFBC 2007 Press Release - Adult Trout Stocking List 2007
ADULT TROUT STOCKING LIST AVAILABLE AT FISHANDBOAT.COM
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is
stocking longer, heavier adult ...
Cleanup extended
- Mon, Feb 19, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
Pittsburgh Tribune
The state Department of Environmental Protection is
giving Norfolk Southern a little extra time to remove
contaminated soils from the site of a June 30 railroad
spill that wiped out fish in Sinnemahoning-Portage Creek.
Norfolk Southern Places County Line on Block
- Wed, Feb 28, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
Cameron County Echo
A portion of Norfolk Southern Railroad's Buffalo to
Harrisburg route which runs through Cameron County is up
for sale.
Trout Unlimited banquet set March 17
- Sat, Mar 3, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
Endeavor News
Results of studies on conditions of the Driftwood Branch
and a report on the impact of acid precipitation on local
waterways will highlight the annual Trout Unlimited
banquet, to be held on March 17 at the Red Fern
Convention Center in St. Marys.
Commissioners Tracking Sale of Norfolk Southern Line
- Wed, Mar 7, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
Cameron County Echo
Cameron County Commissioners monday approved the
appointment of Kevin Johnson to the County Board of
Elections.
Trout Unlimited banquet March 17
- Sat, Mar 10, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
Endeavor News
Results of studies on conditions of the Driftwood Branch
and a report on the impact of acid precipitation on local
waterways will highlight the annual Trout Unlimited
banquet, to be held on Sat., March 17, at the Red Fern
Convention Center in St.
Bigger trout being stocked
- Sat, Mar 17, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
Endeavor News
Longer, heavier trout are being stocked by the Pa. Fish
and Boat Commission this year, in preparation for the
April 14 season opener.
Environmental lawyer raises white flag to Norfolk
- Thu, Mar 22, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
The Bradford Era
EMPORIUM A prominent environmental lawyer who tried to
rally the citizens of Cameron County to sue Norfolk
Southern Railroad after last summer's train derailment
this week raised the white flag.
Train engineer was on drugs when speeding train derailed
- Fri, Mar 23, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
The Bradford Era
The engineer of the Norfolk Southern train that derailed
in Norwich Township last summer, causing an environmental
catastrophe, has been charged by Kane-based state police
for operating the speeding train while under the
influence of drugs.
DEP Approves Second Permit Extension, Revised Interim Cleanup Plan for Norfolk Southern Spill Site
- Fri, Mar 23, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
DEP Daily Update
MEADVILLE The Department of Environmental Protection
this week extended an emergency encroachment permit for
a
second time that authorizes Norfolk Southern to continue
removing contaminated soil at the site of the June 30,
2006, train derailm
Felony Charges filed in toxic train wreck
- Fri, Mar 23, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
Olean Times Herald
SMETHPORT, Pa. A train engineer who allegedly caused
the derailment and toxic spill from a Norfolk Southern
Train last year has been issued criminal charges and is
accused of being under the influence of controlled
substances during the incident
'Cameron County has no will to fight'
- Sat, Mar 24, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
Endeavor News
Stanley N. Alpert is a former federal prosecutor who now
heads the New York-based Alpert Firm, specializing in
environmental and toxic tort cases for harm caused by
pollution. Last summer my assistant and I traveled to
Emporium and met with some v
Engineer charged in fish kill derailment
- Sat, Mar 24, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
Post Gazette
Criminal charges have been filed against the engineer of
a speeding freight train that derailed going down a
treacherous stretch of track off Keating Summit in rural
McKean County last June, resulting in a chemical spill
that polluted 30 miles of
Drugs found in system of McKean Co. train engineer
- Sat, Mar 24, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
Pittsburgh Tribune
The engineer of a train that derailed last summer,
spilling thousand of gallons of sodium hydroxide into a
trout stream in McKean County, was under the influence of
drugs at the time of the derailment, authorities said
Friday.
Engineer from June derailment jailed Monday after arraignment
- Mon, Mar 26, 2007 12:00:00 AM GMT Source:
The Bradford Era
The Buffalo, N.Y., man who operated the Norfolk Southern
train that derailed near Gardeau last June - causing
extreme environmental damage and nearly 1 million in
damage to the train itself - was arraigned Monday in
Smethport and remanded to McKe
