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CSX Garbage Trains
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Schuylkill River Park

 CSX Garbage Train - You'll know by the smell!

If a CSX Garbage Train remains stationary along the Park for extended periods of time, report it to the Pennsylvania DEP Complaint Line 484-250-5991. Then fill out the Complaint Form to send to CSX directly. Here

CSX is in violation of Act 97 - Solid Waste Management. Here

CSX pledges to try not to park Garbage Trains along Schuylkill River Park--Read an update about this development Here

Read  The "STINKMEISTER" article by Dan Geringer, in the Philadelphia Daily News Here

 

PA DEP Serves CSX with Notice of Violation of Solid Waste Law

On July 28th, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection served a Notice of Violation to CSX for creating a public nuisance and for parking their garbage trains for more than 4 hours next to residential neighborhoods. It was determined that CSX is in violation of Act 97-The Solid Waste Management Act - Section 6018.610(4); transporting solid waste as to create a public nuisance.

CSX Makes Pledge on Trash Train

In response to the two Notices of Violation that the PA DEP issued to CSX in July and September for parking trash trains over 4 hours in violation to the State's Solid Waste Management Act, Bill Penamount of CSX sent a letter to the PA DEP dated September 3rd, read it here, saying that CSX would make an effort to not park trash trains along side the Park, according to PA DEP officials. However, he also claimed that the State had no jurisdiction over the company because of federal law that premts state law. DEP's lawyers are looking into that and deliberating whether or not to take enforcement action.  Thus far, DEP has not fined CSX the $2500 per day stipulated by state law for violations.