It is believed the Kennedy Ave crossing is blocked currently. At about 5:30 p.m., police and firefighters were called to the scene of the train derailment on eastbound CSX tracks, East Chicago Fire Chief Anthony Serna said. Avoid the area.

Breaking – East Chicago Police & Fire Department are responding to a multiple tanker car train derailment on CSX train tracks located between Euclid & Kennedy. CHICAGO (AP) — A freight train struck the rear of another freight train in southwest Chicago early Sunday, derailing several rail cars and damaging a third freight train on an adjacent track, authorities said. Lake County Hazmat is being dispatched as a possible HAZMAT situation exists radio traffic is suggesting. Re: CSX Chicago Line Derailment Author: RevRandy In the old days, the West Shore would have been the relief valve around this problem - but, alas, no quick fixes exist now. Approximately 18 tanker cars carrying crude oil derailed on the 4600 block of Elucid Ave. Hazmat crews were called to the scene but officials said no leaks were reported. CSX train carrying crude oil derails in East Chicago, Ind. Official site can be found here: CSXT.COM. CSX Derailment in South Chicago. The CSX train derailed about 5:20 p.m. in the 4600 block of Euclid Avenue, East Chicago and CSX police said. […] CSX says 16 cars were involved in a derailment in the nation's capital over the weekend, not the 15 it originally reported. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the CSX train derailment in Washington, D.C. (all times local): __ 6:30 p.m. Amtrak says trains that travel between Pittsburgh and Washington will be affected for a second day by the CSX derailment over the weekend. CSX Derails in Chicago 9/2/12; Discussion of the operations of CSX Transportation, from 1980 to the present. CSX updated the number Monday following an assessment of the site. In East Chicago, Ind., a CSX train carrying crude oil has derailed and hazmat crews are on the scene checking for leaks. The cause of the derailment is currently under investigation. edit - A freind sent me this earlier this AM. by trnwatcher » Sun Sep 02, 2012 4:08 pm . Hazmat crews were called to the scene. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on today's freight railroads, passenger service (Amtrak), locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities (tourist railroads, fan trips), and great railroad photography. February 20, 2020 CSX: Tracks affected by train derailment at Harpers Ferry crossing over the Potomac River reopened Sunday The Appalachian Trail footbridge crossing … About 18 tankers containing crude oil came off the tracks, CSX police said. A CSX freight train derailed in East Chicago, Indiana on Wednesday evening. Re: CSX piles one up in East Chicago IN Author: colehour Had this happened a few blocks to the west at the Calumet Tower (RIP) interlocking plant, it would have caused some problems for the IHB, which, as I recall, has a lot of traffic on that line. Bedford County 911 coordinator Harry Corley said six cars on the CSX freight train derailed about 5 a.m. in Hyndman, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) southeast of Pittsburgh.