Train derails in Richmond
and last updated 2021-06-09 11:39:02-04
RICHMOND, Va. -- An investigation is underway to determine what caused a CSX train to derail in Richmond.
Fire crews were called to Tredegar Street in Richmond at about 6:50 p.m. Tuesday.
Richmond Fire Department
Once on scene, they reported 16 cars of a CSX freight train went off the track, according to a Richmond Fire spokesperson.
"No injuries were reported. Our crews, fortunately, found no hazards," the spokesperson wrote in a tweet.
A CSX spokesperson confirmed the train was headed to Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Three of the derailed cars were empty, CSX spokesperson Sheriee Bowman wrote in an email. The others carried paperboard and rock.