PIEDMONT, Ala. — Thirty-seven cars of a Norfolk Southern train derailed this morning (Thursday, March 9) in rural Calhoun County near the town of Piedmont, shortly before the railroad’s CEO began testimony before Congress on the railroad’s derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
No hazardous materials were involved in the Alabama incident, which occurred about 6:50 a.m. Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade said there were no injuries were involved, and told the news site Al.com that the railroad had “already amassed a large crew of people, and they have cranes, and they are feverishly working.”
At a midday press conference, NS spokesman Connor Spielmaker said two of the cars involved had previously carried hazardous materials and contained residue of those materials but had not leaked and there was no public risk. The NTSB was sending investigators to the scene.
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