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CSX train derails in Indiana (updated)

By David Lassen | August 19, 2021

Highway blocked; police report no danger to public

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Derailed cars, including tank car lifted above roadway
An Indiana state highway has been blocked by a CSX derailment this morning near Indianapolis. (Greenfield Police Department, via Twitter)

FOUNTAINTOWN, Ind. — Fourteen cars of a CSX train derailed this morning in an unincorporated area near Greenfield, Ind., blocking a state highway and knocking down some local power lines.

CSX says in a statement that the derailment occurred about 8:11 a.m., and involved six empty cars and eight loaded cars. No hazardous materials were involved, although some plastic pellets and a non-hazardous material (fatty acid) was spilled. CSX is working with first responders and Duke Energy to restore electrical service.

The derailment occurred about 20 miles east-southeast of Indianapolis. WXIN-TV initially reported the Indianapolis Fire Department Hazmat team had been dispatched, but Greenfield police subsequently reported on Twitter that the accident posed no health threat. CSX says the cause of the derailment is under investigation.

The derailment is on the route used by Amtrak’s Cardinal, which is scheduled to depart from Chicago this evening. Watch the Amtrak Alerts Twitter feed for more information on the train’s status.

— Updated at 12:35 p.m. CDT with information from CSX.

 

4 thoughts on “CSX train derails in Indiana (updated)

  1. I just posted on the NS derailment story, now this. Hope its cleared by the time #51 passes the area Saturday morning.

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