Freight Train Derails In Southeast Pennsylvania

WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — A freight train derailment in southeast Pennsylvania spurred precautionary evacuations, but officials say no injuries were reported and there’s no known hazard to the public. The 40-car CSX train, which was operating on tracks owned by Norfolk Southern, derailed around 4:50 a.m. Monday in Whitemarsh Township. CSX said at least 16 cars went off the tracks, but officials later said 15 cars had derailed. Whitemarsh police say silicone pellets were leaking from at least one of them, but they posed no risk to the public. Among the other derailed cars, five contained urea, a liquid fertilizer, and another had tetrachloroethylene, which is used as a dry cleaning agent and metal degreasing solvent. The cause of the derailment is under investigation.