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Freight train derails in South Philly rail yard

There are no reported injuries, and the extent of the damage appears to be a downed utility pole.

A CSX freight train derailed overnight at their rail yard off Delaware Avenue in South Philadelphia. The cars were empty and there were no injuries, the company said.
A CSX freight train derailed overnight at their rail yard off Delaware Avenue in South Philadelphia. The cars were empty and there were no injuries, the company said.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer
    by Rob Tornoe
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A CSX freight train derailed in South Philadelphia early Thursday morning.

Three empty cars came off the tracks in the partial derailment, which occurred in the CSX rail yard off Christopher Columbus Boulevard just south of the Walt Whitman Bridge.

A CSX spokesperson said there were no injuries, and there is no danger to the public. One car was blocking Delaware Avenue Thursday morning, but the impact to traffic was minimal.

A utility pole was knocked down by one of the cars, which PECO said was impacting fewer than five customers.

The company said it was working to place the cars back on the track, a process expected to be completed Thursday morning.

CSX said the cause of the accident was under investigation.