RICHMOND, Va.
A freight train derailment early today in suburban Richmond blocked some Amtrak traffic along the East Coast.
Fourteen cars of an 81-car freight train being pulled by a CSX locomotive derailed in Henrico County just after midnight Thursday, about 500 yards north of one of the Richmond train stations. The locomotive also jumped the tracks. The train was en route to Rocky Mount, N.C., from Cumberland, Md. There were no injuries.
Amtrak spokeswoman Karina Romero said that crews might have the track reopened by late this afternoon.
Romero said Amtrak was working to provide alternate transportation for passengers, but there weren't enough buses to carry everyone. She said Amtrak was working with passengers on a case-by-case basis.
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