Ohio catastrophe evokes 1996 Alberton derailment spill Guest Opinion: Ohio catastrophe evokes 1996 Alberton derailment spill (Missoulian, Feb. 26, 2023) MIssoulian Guest Opinion by RL Scholl, with lessons from the Alberton chlorine spill for the East, Palestine, Ohio toxic spill. Author of GASSED: The True Story of a Toxic Train Derailment.