Two empty lumber cars and nine cars of vegetable oil on an 85-car train slipped off the track north of Centralia Wednesday evening, Genesee &Wyoming spokesman Michael Williams said.
There were no injuries, damage to the rail cars, no spilled product or hazardous materials involved.
“An infrequently used industrial crossing was blocked, but no vehicles were turned away,” Williams said.
About six rail-car-lengths of track were repaired Thursday. The cause of the minor derailment is under investigation by the railroad, Williams said, and so far they don’t have any indication the condition of the track caused the problem.
“Incidents with less than $10,000 damage are not reportable to the Federal Railroad Administration; this was below that threshold,” Williams added.
The other three recent derailments in Grays Harbor County are under investigation by the FRA.
On May 15, 11 grain cars came off the track near Devonshire Road outside Montesano. It was the day after track re-opened following a seven-car derailment May 9 in Aberdeen at the Heron Street entrance to the Olympic Gateway Mall. Before that, five cars derailed at South Washington Street just south of State Street April 29.
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