SARDINIA, Ohio — Ten railcars of gravel derailed on a Cincinnati Eastern Railroad train Tuesday afternoon, with two cars overturning, according to WCPO-TV and WXIX-TV.
No injuries were reported. A grade crossing at Cowboy Road was blocked as a result of the derailment; Eastern Joint Fire and EMS District estimates the road will remain closed most of today (Wednesday, April 5) and possibly longer.
Sardinia is about 40 miles east-southeast of Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Eastern is a 69.5-mile Class III short line operating between Cincinnati and Peebles, Ohio, interchanging with Norfolk Southern in Cincinnati. Along with the New Castle Southern Railroad, it is part of the Homestead Rail Group.
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