GREELEYVILLE, S.C. — Thirty-six cars of an empty CSX coal train derailed early this morning near Greeleyville in Williamsburg County, S.C., WPDE-TV reports. No injuries resulted, the railroad told the station.
The derailment occurred about 3:10 a.m. The Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Department said the derailment occurred when the train encountered a section of track that was “compromised.” The South Carolina Department of Transportation announced some lanes of U.S. Route 521 near the scene would be closed to accommodate cleanup.
Greeleyville is on CSX’s Lane Subdivision, 32 miles southeast of Sumpter, S.C.
