VRE, Amtrak Trains Run After Weekend Derailment In Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Passenger trains are running on normal schedules Monday after the Saturday morning CSX freight train derailment in Alexandria.

Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express said normal operations resumed Monday. The derailment had impacted service of commuter trains on Saturday. Trains were running on two other tracks but had to travel at 10 mph while investigators were on scene, WTOP reported.

"Freight and passenger train service has resumed at slower speeds on two of the three tracks, where there were no structural impacts or damage from the derailment," a CSX spokesperson told WTOP.

About 31 freight cars of the 167-car CSX train came off the tracks around 7 a.m. Saturday near Floyd Street and Wheeler Avenue. No crew members or anyone off the train was injured. The train was not carrying ethanol or other hazardous cargo, and no leaks have been identified.

The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the cause of the derailment. Robert Sumwalt, chairman of the NTSB, said at a Saturday press conference the train derailed before a bridge that partially collapsed. He said some of the cars struck and took out a portion of the bridge. The train had been traveling at 30 mph in a 50 mph zone.

Remediation of the derailment scene will continue. There is no impact on roads. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here.)

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