Freight Train Derailment Involving 17 Cars Blocks Crossings in Harvey and Dixmoor, Illinois
Seventeen CSX freight train cars derailed near 140th Street and Spaulding Avenue, blocking crossings and causing traffic delays with no injuries reported, officials said.
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Cleanup underway after train derails in suburban Harvey
HARVEY, Ill. — Crews in the south suburbs are working to get a train back on the tracks following a derailment early Friday morning. According to officials from CSX Transportation, the derailment happened around 4:45 a.m. near the intersection of 140th Street and Spaulding Avenue in Harvey. Officials said in total, 17 cars left the [...]
17-car train derailment in south suburbs blocks roads, train crossings
Roads and train crossings were blocked Friday morning in the south suburbs after a freight train derailment, with more than a dozen cars derailed and emergency crews on scene. About 4:45 a.m. Friday, 17 cars on a CSX train derailed near 140th Street and Spaulding Avenue in Harvey, with the derailment blocking crossings at Robey, Lincoln and Western Avenues, a CSX spokesperson said. NBC 5’s Kye Martin said traffic in parts of Harvey and Dixmoor n…
Roads and rail crossings were blocked Friday morning in the southern suburbs following the derailment of a freight train, where more than a dozen wagons were derailed and emergency teams came to the site. About 4:45 a.m. on Friday, 17 wagons from a CSX company train derailed near 140th Street and Spaulding Avenue in Harvey, blocking crosses on Robey, Lincoln and Western Avenues, according to a CSX spokesman.
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