Locomotives with a wheel off railroad tracks, all cars upright

You can see the lights from the locomotives just off Coke Oven Lane. There is a ravine of sorts between the lane and the railroad tracks preventing first responders from getting to the actual scene of the partial derailment from this angle.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- At 6:10am, La Follette Firefighters were dispatched to Coke Oven Lane on the call of a possible train derailment. Other first responders followed, La Follette Police, Campbell County EMA, Campbell Sheriff’s Deputies.

La Follette Fire Fighters looking up through the ravene toward where three locomotives have one wheel off the railroad track.

The word from La Follette officials is that three locomotives ended up with one wheel off the track, and that all cars are upright. The main concern was about the hazardous materials this train is reportedly carrying. There are no leaks and all is safe where the hazardous loads are concerned, according to La Follette Police.

The larger La Follette Fire Department units stayed near the Ivydell train trestle rather than trying to squeeze up Coke Oven Lane.

Today’s incident occurred just yards north of the Ivydell train trestle.

La Follette Police and Fire are on Coke Oven Lane near where three locomotives have one wheel off the railroad track.

A CSX train derailed in La Follette back in May. There were no injuries, and there were no hazardous materials being transported. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-10/16/2024-7:30AM)

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