Several train cars of a Georgia-bound freight train derailed Wednesday afternoon near Berry Hill.

CSX confirmed that a train heading to Waycross, Georgia, derailed in Nashville around 2:45 p.m. Wednesday near Berry Road.

Although the tracks in the area were seriously damaged, appearing twisted and uneven hours later, no injuries were reported to train crew or anyone on the ground.

It was unclear Wednesday what caused the derailment, or if recent severe weather had any impact on the area.

No hazardous materials

The train was carrying vegetable oil, CSX confirmed, specifically soybean and barley.

Two of the cars suffered "breaches" to varying degrees, according to Jay Servais, Nashville Office of Emergency Management district chief, spilling the vegetable oil onto the ground.

OEM was unable to confirm how much had spilled Wednesday afternoon, but said they were using containment booms to keep it in an approximately 40-foot area.

"Safety for the people of Nashville is number one, but then of course traffic," Servais said.

CSX said six cars in total derailed.

It will take several hours of work Wednesday night to contain the scene, Servais said. Although vegetable oil is flammable, OEM was not worried about a possible fire hazard in the area.

Servais was also unable to estimate how long repairs would take.

Damaged tracks

OEM contacted the Environmental Protection Agency, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and other agencies as part of their standard procedures.

CSX took over the scene around 4:30 p.m.

To the north, traffic passed through the Craighead Street crossing, passing over rubble. Some drivers paused as they moved through the crossing, peering down the tracks towards the overturned cars.

The derailment happened north of Radnor Yard, one of CSX's largest terminals, which moves goods from Chicago, St. Louis and Memphis and connects with cities around the nation. It's also part of a network that directly delivers southern Illinois coal reserves.

NASHVILLE RAIL TRAFFIC:CSX's Radnor Yard revises rail car sorting to move goods faster

Reach reporter Mariah Timms at mtimms@tennessean.com or 615-259-8344 and on Twitter @MariahTimms.