CRAMERTON, NC (WBTV) -
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Gaston County EMS, HAZMAT, and Norfolk Southern crews responded to the freight train derailment along 8th Avenue in Cramerton at about 4:30pm [Monday].
Norfolk Southern told WBTV the train had three locomotives and 121 cars. A company spokesperson said 19 cars derailed and four of them were tankers carrying liquefied petroleum (LP) gas, commonly known as propane. None of the tankers are leaking.
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Norfolk Southern said the train was headed from Linwood to Macon, Georgia.
There is no word yet why the train derailed.
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Representatives with Amtrak said one track is expected to be re-opened at the derailment site, between. 4 and 4:30 AM EST [Tuesday].
As a result, Train 19 will be held at Greenville and Train 20 will hold at Charlotte, upon their arrivals at those respective stations, until Norfolk Southern can re-open the affected track.