This story has been updated.
Emergency management officials in Hickman County have released details on a Canadian National Railroad train that derailed near the Hickman-Carlisle county line late Sunday night.
Per a social media post from Hickman County Emergency Management, two locomotives and 29 railcars crashed off of the railway in a heavily wooded area past the end of Peery Road. HCEM was notified of the derailment around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The train was carrying a mixed freight load of aggregate materials, automotive-related cargo and non-hazardous chemical products. Two cars were initially thought to have contained potentially hazardous materials, but further assessment determined the railcars didn’t pose a threat to public safety.
No injuries have been reported.
Peery Road will remain closed until further notice with emergency personnel still on the scene as CN Railroad carries out recovery and remediation operations.
According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, U.S. 51 is also currently blocked between KY 288 and KY 80 as equipment is moved to support cleanup efforts.
In the hours after the derailment, an advisory notice on the Amtrack Alerts social media feed announced that both directions of rail travel providers’s City of New Orleans were canceled Monday between New Orleans and Carbondale, Illinois. City of New Orleans service is suspended until further notice.
