POWHATAN POINT - A bad section of rail caused several train cars loaded with coal to derail Wednesday night at the southern end of Powhatan Point.
Coal littered the Ohio River bank on Thursday after some of the derailed cars tipped and lost their loads.
A worker at the site who declined to give his name said the derailment happened about 7 p.m. Wednesday. Crews expected to have the section of track repaired late Thursday with plans to have rail traffic running again today.
The coal that was spilled was set to be removed and cleaned up.
Workers from Norfolk Southern Railroad, which transports coal for Murray Energy, were called to the scene shortly after the derailment. They were able to remove the cars from the track and worked during the night Wednesday and all day Thursday to repair the track.


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