Derailment near Nash Road disrupts train traffic

A train that derailed Wednesday near Nash Road caused disruptions in railway traffic.

Fifteen empty cars on a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train derailed around 3 p.m. at railroad mile marker 139, said Doug Stutterfield, a firefighter with the Delta Fire Department. The train was not a passenger train, and no hazardous materials were spilled.

"When we got the call, we thought there might be injuries or hazardous materials spilled," Stutterfield said. "When we got here, we waited for a cloud of smoke, but it never happened."

Stutterfield said he did not know the cause of the derailment. The derailment was backing up railway traffic on that track, he said.

Crews from St. Louis were to start cleaning up the cars around 9 p.m. Wednesday, Stutterfield said.

A Burlington Northern spokesman did not immediately return a phone call.

Pertinent address:

Nash Road