Graniteville, South Carolina, train crash

The Graniteville train crash was an American rail disaster that occurred on January 6, 2005, in Graniteville, South Carolina. At roughly 2:40am EST, two Norfolk Southern trains collided near the Avondale Mills plant in Graniteville. NS local P22 (lead engine GP59 #4622) was parked on a siding near the Avondale Mills plant. NS freight train 192 (lead engine SD60 #6653), which was transporting chlorine gas, sodium hydroxide and cresol, was diverted by an improperly lined railroad switch onto the siding and collided with P22.

Graniteville, South Carolina, train crash

The Graniteville train crash was an American rail disaster that occurred on January 6, 2005, in Graniteville, South Carolina. At roughly 2:40am EST, two Norfolk Southern trains collided near the Avondale Mills plant in Graniteville. NS local P22 (lead engine GP59 #4622) was parked on a siding near the Avondale Mills plant. NS freight train 192 (lead engine SD60 #6653), which was transporting chlorine gas, sodium hydroxide and cresol, was diverted by an improperly lined railroad switch onto the siding and collided with P22.