Update: Emergency Crews Respond to Train Derailment

Update as of 9:17 p.m. per Norfolk Southern:

• We have brought in specialized equipment to re-rail the derailed locomotive and move the other locomotives and will be working through the night. 
• There was a minor fuel spill from the derailed locomotive, which has been contained.
• On Monday we expect to begin making  track repairs. The track was damaged in the derailment. 
• The cause of the derailment is under investigation.
• We want thank the emergency responders who have been working with us today, including the Salisbury fire and police departments, and Rowan-Salisbury Hazmat.

Update as of 7 :15 p.m.: Norfolk Southern contractors are now onsite at the train derailment in Salisbury, N.C. Crews continue to remove diesel fuel from the locomotive.

At 12:40 pm, a Norfolk Southern train derailed at Salisbury, NC. ‬

‪Three of the seven locomotives in the train have derailed and one has a small diesel fuel leak. ‬

‪Norfolk Southern is working closely with the Salisbury Fire and Police departments and Rowan County Hazmat response team to respond to the incident. 

‪Norfolk Southern has environmental experts and contractors enroute  to assist.  ‬

‪The train consisted of 7 locomotives and 70 rail cars. None of the rail cars were impacted in the derailment.‬