(The following report appeared on the Star-Gazette website on August 10, 2009.)
ERWIN, Tenn. — Three rail cars were involved in a minor derailment over the weekend in the town of Erwin, a Norfolk Southern Corp. spokesman said today.
The derailment occurred Saturday while a crew was switching the cars in the yard next to Route 15, said Rudy Husband, director public relations for Norfolk Southern. It did not have any effect on operations, he said.
The cause is under investigation, Husband said.