Tennessee train derailment News

Train Derailment in Tennessee Sends Multiple Rail Cars Into Buildings

Authorities in Tennessee say a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Knoxville, sending rail cars carrying shipping containers off the tracks, with some of them plowing into buildings. No one was injured. The News-Sentinel in Knoxville reported police tweeted that 50 …

Tennessee Agencies Paid $430K by CSX for Train Derailment

CSX Transportation has paid over $431,000 to local agencies since a train carrying hazardous material derailed and caught fire in eastern Tennessee earlier this year. Officials with the Blount County mayor’s office, the Blount County Fire Protection District and the …

Lawsuit Filed Over Evacuations in Tennessee Train Derailment

A lawyer says he has filed a lawsuit on behalf of residents who were evacuated when a CSX train car carrying hazardous material derailed and caught fire in East Tennessee on July 1. Maryville attorney Kevin Shepherd said July 10 …

Investigation Underway in Fiery Tennessee Train Crash

About 5,000 residents evacuated after the derailment of a freight train carrying flammable and toxic gas in eastern Tennessee were allowed home on Friday as investigators looked into the cause of the fiery accident. Authorities were examining the black box …