RAVENNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Approximately 18 cars of a Norfolk Southern train derailed Tuesday evening in northeast Ohio, WKYC-TV reports. A railroad representative told the station that no injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved.
The Portage County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management reported on its Facebook page that the derailment occurred about 7:11 p.m. and involved cars carrying rock salt and other cargo. No hazardous materials were involved, the agency said, and no injuries were reported. State Route 44 was closed at the scene and and remains closed as of this morning, disrupting school bus routes and other traffic.
The line is Norfolk Southern’s primary route linking Pittsburgh with Cleveland and Chicago. It was acquired in the Conrail split in 1999.
The derailment occurred between the Cleveland and Alliance stations on the Capitol Limited route. Amtrak informed passengers on its Amtrak Alerts Twitter feed that the westbound Capitol Limited that departed Washington on Monday and was scheduled to arrive in Chicago this morning (Wednesday, Nov. 2) was instead terminated in Pittsburgh on Monday night, while the eastbound train scheduled to depart Chicago yesterday evening instead originated in Pittsburgh this morning. As of 7:30 a.m. CDT, the Nov. 2 departures for both trains are still shown as operating on time.
Ravenna Township is about 15 miles east of Akron, Ohio, although the rail line does not serve that city.
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