Oct 22, 2024
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A couple hundred people are without power in east Austin after a train derailed and hit a utility pole early Tuesday morning. According to the Austin Fire Department, a train derailed near the intersection of East Sixth Street and Robert T. Martinez Jr. Street shortly after 4:30 a.m. AFD said seven train cars were turned over. Two of those cars contained gravel and five were empty. The total length of the train is 90 cars, AFD added. Train derailment in east Austin Tues. Oct. 22, 2024 (Austin Fire Department Photo)Train derailment in east Austin Tues. Oct. 22, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Mercedez Hernandez) One of the train cars hit a utility pole in the area, causing a power outage. AFD said Austin Energy responded to the scene and de-energized the downed power lines. Austin Energy's outage map showed that more than 250 customers in the area were without power as of 6 a.m. The expected restoration time is around 6:45 a.m. Train derailment in east Austin causes power outage Tues. Oct. 22, 2024 (screenshot of Austin Energy outage map at 6 a.m.) No injuries were reported, and no hazardous materials were involved. AFD also said no structures were hit. A KXAN reporter on the scene said there was a road closure at East Seventh Street and Pedernales Street. Drivers in the area should expect closures nearby as crews work to clear the scene. AFD said in an update at 6:19 a.m. that fire crews, Austin Energy, and representatives with CapMetro were on the scene working to clear the tracks. Officials estimate the tracks will be clear by 5 p.m. and ask drivers and pedestrians to avoid the area in the meantime.
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