MONON, Ind. — Cleanup is continuing after 15 cars of a CSX train derailed near Monon on Saturday morning, disrupting operation of Amtrak’s Cardinal both into and out of Chicago.
The derailment occurred about 7:10 a.m. at the West Pass siding northwest of Monon. As a result, the westbound Cardinal due to arrive in Chicago on Saturday morning was terminated at Lafayette, Ind., and returned to Indianapolis; the eastbound Cardinal scheduled to depart Saturday was cancelled between Chicago and Indianapolis, with bus transportation provided between those cities. The train left Indianapolis on time at 12:15 a.m. today (Sunday, Jan. 19)
A CSX spokesman said in an email to Trains News Wire that no injuries to the crew were reported and no leaks or spills were reported.
The derailment site, on CSX’s Monon Subdivision, is approximately 34 miles north of Lafayette and
