Editor's note: Since this story was posted, a spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board has updated the number of derailed cars involved in this incident to 22 cars.
GLENDORA — Saturday's train accident near here involved a Canadian National Railway (CN) freight train comprised of two locomotives and 139 cars, according to information contained in an incident report from the railroad company.
The report shows that a total of 18 cargo cars on the southbound train derailed, including six tanker cars containing benzene, a flammable toxic liquid.
One of the tanker cars transporting benzene caught fire, spilling the burning chemical onto the ground on the east side of the track.
The fiery car appeared to have ruptured, and some Glendora residents later reported having heard a loud "boom" at about the time of the accident, reportedly 2:27 p.m.
The incident occurred at railroad milepost 98.2, the CN report indicates.
Two CN employees were onboard, including one conductor and one engineer, the report notes. Neither was injured, as the derailment occurred far behind the locomotives.
Due to the incident, Amtrak trains using the same single track were delayed and passengers were transported by buses, the report states.
The report did not indicate the train speed nor the track speed limit at that particular point of the line.
Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) arrived at the scene on Sunday to examine the wreckage.
The Sun-Sentinel on Monday asked an NTSB spokesperson to verify details of the CN report, but he had not provided an answer by post time.
