Several Businesses Damaged By Train Derailment In Tennessee

After a train derailed in North Knoxville over the weekend, crews are laying down a new railroad track. A Norfolk Southern train derailed near Inskip Drive on Saturday night around 10 p.m., spilling shipping containers and damaging buildings. The train was not carrying hazardous materials and no one was injured. Norfolk Southern Director of Public Relations Susan Terpay says a total of 19 cars left the track. Eighteen of those cars were carrying shipping containers. The 19th car carried automobiles. The train was made up of three locomotives and 68 rail cars. Some rail cars struck nearby buildings, at least two of which were damaged.