DAVENPORT, Iowa — Clean-up is under way after 21 cars of a CPKC train derailed Tuesday evening at Nahant Yard in Davenport, Iowa. A CPKC representative reports 21 cars derailed in a slow-speed incident; no injuries or spills of hazardous materials occured. Three cars involved were carrying liquid asphalt but did not leak any of their cargo. The cause of the derailment is under investigation, but preliminary findings indicate there were no mechanical issues with the rail equipment or track structure, and that signal systems were operating properly.
