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Grain spills from a derailed train in Richmond The July derailment of a CSX train that sent three train cars into the James River was caused by “heat-induced track misalignment,” a company spokesperson told The Times-Dispatch on Friday. A train hauling grain through Richmond derailed July 3. Three cars fell into the canal and spilled a significant amount of grain, but no injuries were reported. Grain spills from a train that derailed Friday, July 3, 2026, in Richmond, Va. Three cars fell into a canal, but no injuries have been reported.
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Grain spills from a derailed train in Richmond The July derailment of a CSX train that sent three train cars into the James River was caused by “heat-induced track misalignment,” a company spokesperson told The Times-Dispatch on Friday. A train hauling grain through Richmond derailed July 3. Three cars fell into the canal and spilled a significant amount of grain, but no injuries were reported. Grain spills from a train that derailed Friday, July 3, 2026, in Richmond, Va. Three cars fell into a canal, but no injuries have been reported.
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