Freight train derails in Santa Rosa County

Click title for story link. Six engines and 13 of 46 cars in a CSX freight train derailed this morning in Milton, causing no injuries but leaving a monumental mess. CSX crews and others planned to work through tonight to repair the tracks.Officials hoped that rail traffic could be moving as early as Sunday across the stretch of railroad near Avalon Boulevard.Late this afternoon, workers were still creating a temporary road to allow heavy equipment onto the scene. Others were using welders' torches to cut damaged sections of the railroad track, and seven trucks loaded with railroad ties were already waiting nearby to replace the broken pieces. The wreck caused thousands of gallons of petroleum to spill onto the area. “Our primary concern was making sure that the petroleum has been contained, and that has been done,” said Gary Sease, a spokesman for CSX in Jacksonville. “Now, it’s a matter of getting it cleaned up.”