Train Derailment in Newton Falls

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NEWTON FALLS — A CSX train carrying ammonia and chlorine was heading west when it derailed from the railroad tracks near North Center Street in Newton Falls at about 6:45 a.m. today. Residents living within a 500-foot radius of the derailment - including workers at the Cadle Co. – were evacuated and taken to the Newton Falls Community Center. No injuries have been reported.

A State Patrol helicopter takes inspectors to check the tracks and the cars after a CSX train carrying ammonia and chlorine derailed near North Center Street in Newton Falls at about 6:45 a.m. Monday.

Firefighters and HAZMAT crews put on protective outfits before checking on the wrecked cars after a CSX train carrying ammonia and chlorine derailed near North Center Street in Newton Falls at about 6:45 a.m. Monday.

Firefighters and HAZMAT crews from Mahoning Trumbull and Portage county assess the damage Monday after a CSX train carrying ammonia and chlorine derailed near North Center Street in Newton Falls.

Looking westbound, a few train cars set sideways on the tracks Monday morning after a CSX train derailed near North Center Street in Newton Falls.

Looking westbound down the CSX tracks in Newton Falls, a few rail cars sit sideways after Monday morning’s derailment. Regular train traffic resumed some 24 hours later.

A CSX train carrying ammonia and chlorine derailed near North Center Street in Newton Falls at about 6:45 a.m. Monday.

Firefighters and HAZMAT crews from Mahoning Trumbull and Portage county assess the damage Monday after a CSX train carrying ammonia and chlorine derailed near North Center Street in Newton Falls.

A CSX train carrying ammonia and chlorine derailed near North Center Street in Newton Falls at about 6:45 a.m. Monday Three rail cars fell from the bridge to the street, blocking the road.

A CSX train carrying ammonia and chlorine derailed near North Center Street in Newton Falls at about 6:45 a.m. Monday.