{"id":238838,"date":"2026-07-08T23:10:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T23:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/238838\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T23:10:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T23:10:27","slug":"bensalem-train-derailment-timeline-heres-what-happened-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/238838\/","title":{"rendered":"Bensalem train derailment timeline. Here’s what happened, when"},"content":{"rendered":"

Homes and businesses surrounding the site of a freight\u00a0train derailment<\/a> near the Neshaminy Falls Train Station in Bensalem were under a shelter-in-place order for over two hours as authorities responded to a potential hazardous materials incident Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The accident occurred shortly before 2:15 p.m. when 16 CSX freight cars derailed between Street Road and the Neshaminy Falls station on Bristol Road, Bensalem Public Safety Director William McVey said during a press conference held at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

No passengers had been aboard any of the derailed cars, and there were no reports of injuries, he added. The train had a total of 72 cars and was travelling eastbound at the time of the accident.<\/p>\n

Three of the cars were listed as containing hazmat materials, he said. According to radio reports, one of those cars contained a flammable isopropanol solution. As crews worked to assess the damage, the freight cars and their contents were inspected for leaks.<\/p>\n

During the press conference, McVey said no leaks had been found and the shelter-in-place order had been lifted, allowing everyone to return to their homes and businesses.<\/p>\n

\"SEPTA<\/p>\n

SEPTA suspended all train traffic on its West Trenton Line following the derailment.<\/p>\n

(JAKE DIBLASIO \/ BUCKS COUNTY COURIER TIMES)<\/p>\n

“At this time, it is deemed safe. There is no threat to public safety,” he said.<\/p>\n

CSX ordered all trains to be stopped, according to radio reports, and SEPTA posted a notification that service has been suspended temporarily on the West Trenton Line. The rail shutdown left tracks quiet and clear of activity near area of the derailment Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

McVey said Bristol Road between Old Lincoln and Brownsville Road will remain closed for an indefinite period Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

(This story was republished to add a visual element.)<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: SEPTA shutdown on West Trenton line after train derails in Bensalem<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Homes and businesses surrounding the site of a freight\u00a0train derailment near the Neshaminy Falls Train Station in Bensalem…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":238839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[191,193,192,194,92291,100411,100396,100420,2552,2444],"class_list":["post-238838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bensalem","tag-bensalem","tag-bensalem-headlines","tag-bensalem-news","tag-bensalem-township","tag-bristol-road","tag-freight-cars","tag-neshaminy-falls","tag-neshaminy-falls-station","tag-train-derailment","tag-william-mcvey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/238839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}