Euabalong West is a small town on the

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that was founded to serve the residents of nearby Euabalong, which was a crossing point for the

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founded in the 1870s. The town has approximately 70 people, and its main industries are cropping, grazing, and railway-related employment. Euabalong West railway station opened in 1919 and is served by the weekly ''

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'' train between Sydney and

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. NSW TrainLink's weekly ''

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'' also serves the town. The town was the scene of a major freight derailment in January 2007, when a freight train carrying chemicals derailed and spilled wreckage over a 1.5 km zone, blocking all rail traffic between

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and Sydney.

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"Euabalong West derailment cuts track"
'', 15 January 2007. Accessed 9 April 2007.

Gallery

File:Euabalong West Grain Elevators.JPG, Euabalong Grain Elevator File:Euabalong West Train 001.JPG, Euabalong West

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Towns in New South Wales Towns in the Central West (New South Wales) Cobar Shire {{CentralWestNSW-geo-stub