A freight train derailment in Ellicott City late Monday night caused roughly $2.2 million in damage, according to CSX officials.
Twenty-one cars on the 80-car train derailed shortly before midnight, spilling tons of coal onto cars, roads and waterways along the railroad tracks running through the city.
The costs cover damages to CSX equipment as well as environmental damage from the coal that spilled.
Elizabeth Nass and Rose Mayr, both 19, were killed when one of the cars spilled about 110 tons of coal on the Ellicott City teenagers as they were sitting on a CSX bridge along the tracks.
Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board expect to complete their work on-site by Saturday afternoon, according to lead investigator Jim Southworth.
So far all rail equipment from the accident has been inspected and recovered, and the train’s signal system has been reviewed.
Investigators plan to complete interviews with track inspectors, maintenance workers and the train’s three-person crew Friday afternoon.
