Train cars re-railed, lines reopened in Queensgate

All train cars have been re-railed and lines have reopened in Queensgate, 24 hours after a freight train derailed and shut down tracks in the area.

Emergency crews first responded to the derailment near Third and Gest streets in Queensgate Thursday evening. Six freight cars derailed and two were left hanging off the side of the elevated tracks that run parallel to Third Street.

Crews tending to a Queensgate train derailment made progress during Friday cleanup efforts and said they expected to have all cars re-railed and the line reopened by evening, according to CSX.

The train was comprised of four engines and 104 total cars. Of the six cars that derailed, five were empty and one contained plastic pellets, according to CSX spokesman Rob Doolittle.

None of the shipping containers were holding hazardous materials, although a Cincinnati hazmat team was present at the scene Thursday as a precaution.

The cause of the derailment is still being investigated, Doolittle said, and no injuries resulted from the derailment.

"CSX appreciated the quick response of local first responders, and apologizes for any inconvenience this incident may have caused the citizens of Cincinnati," Doolittle told The Enquirer. "We're sorry to Cincinnati for the inconvenience."