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Fire officials said the cleanup would probably take all night.
CSX says extreme heat caused July train derailment in Richmond
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. An aerial view of a derailed train hauling grain Friday, July 3, 2026, in Richmond, Va. Three cars fell into a canal, but no injuries have been reported. Grain spills from a train that derailed Friday, July 3, 2026, in Richmond, Va. A road is closed near a train hauling grain that derailed Friday, July 3, 2026, in Richmond, Va.
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