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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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A freight train derailment in Chicago's south suburbs has blocked a handful of crossings for several hours on Friday in Harvey and Dixmoor.

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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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NBC Chicago broke the news in Chicago, United States on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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