Scenes from a train derailment near the Fairfield Drive overpass
just east of Palafox Street.
Will Isern/wisern@pnj.com
At around 6:20 a.m. Monday morning, a train traveling from New Orleans, La. to Waycross, Ga. derailed 12 cars in the rail yard. The train had three locomotives, 120 loaded cars carrying mixed freight and 69 empty rail cars, according to CSX spokesperson Kristin Seay.
Crews worked through the day to clear the tracks and expected to resume normal train operations Monday evening. There was no significant impact to train traffic through the area, and only one train had to be rerouted, according to Seay.
No was injured in the derailment. The cause is under investigation.
