CSX derailment in yard triggers small fire

CSX derailment in yard triggers small fire

By Trains Staff | January 19, 2022

| Last updated on March 30, 2024


No injuries reported in accident at Avon, Ind., yard

Overturned locomotives and freight cars in railyard
A screen capture from drone footage shows the aftermath of Tuesday’s derailment at CSX’s Avon Yard near Indianapolis. Wayne Township Fire Department, via Facebook

AVON, Ind. — Two locomotives and six cars of a CSX Transportation train derailed at the railroad’s Avon Yard near Indianapolis on Tuesday, triggering a small fire and spills of lube oil and diesel fuel.

CSX said there were no injuries, and the leaks did not impact any water supplies, the Indianapolis Star reports. The derailment occurred about noon. The cause is under investigation

Drone footage from the Wayne Township Fire Department showed tank cars and loaded container cars among those involved.

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