BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Thirteen cars of a 72-car CSX train derailed today (Tuesday, June 30) in the Philadelphia suburb of Bensalem, leading to a shelter-in-place order and halting service on one Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority commuter line.
The Bensalem Police Department said in a social media post that the derailment was reported at about 2:21 p.m., and that the shelter-in-place order was established “out of an abundance of caution.” Three of the railcars involved were placarded for hazardous materials, but by 3:45 p.m., officials had confirmed none of those materials had been released, allowing the shelter-in-place order to be lifted.
No injuries were reported.
Regional Rail service on SEPTA’s West Trenton Line, suspended for much of the afternoon, resumed with outbound train No. 2336, a 5:47 p.m. departure from 30th Street Station, according to the SEPTA website. SEPTA says trains are subject to delays and will bypass the Neshaminy Falls station, near the derailment scene, until further notice.
The derailment site is about 24 miles northeast of Center City Philadelphia.
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