ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — Derailment of a CSX coal train early today (Sunday, Aug. 3) has led to cancellation of Amtrak’s Cardinal in both directions between Huntington, W.Va., and New York.
The St. Albans Fire Department, which responded to the incident at 12:33 a.m., said in a social media post that no injuries were reported; a 220-car coal train was involved but the number of derailed cars was immediately available. Traffic has been affected in “a large area in the eastern portion of St. Albans,” according to the post.
For Amtrak passengers that left Chicago on the Cardinal on Aug. 2, bus transportation is being provided on a drop-off only basis between Huntington and Washington, D.C., with other trains providing transport to New York, according to an Amtrak Alerts post. The train that was supposed to leave New York will originate in Huntington; Amtrak’s alert makes no mention of alternate transportation.
St. Albans (population 10,861 as of the 2020 census), is 10 miles west of Charleston, W.Va., on CSX’s Kanawha Subdivision.CSX derailment in West Virginia leads to Amtrak cancellations
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