A freight train derailed onto a South Philadelphia road early Thursday.
At least three cars of the CSX train appeared to have come off the tracks along Delaware Avenue -- south of Packer Avenue -- just after midnight.
The derailment occurred at the CSX railyard -- not far from the Walt Whitman Bridge.
Philadelphia police said no injuries were reported.
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It didn't appear that there were any spills due to the derailment. However, a pole and some electrical wires did appear to come down.
"A CSX train derailed three empty cars inside our south Philadelphia yard at around midnight," CSX spokesperson Bryan Tucker wrote to NBC10. "A utility pole was struck by one of the cars. There were no injuries as a result of this incident and there is no danger to the public."
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Crews could be seen addressing the derailment and appearing to remove cars that didn't go off the tracks before daybreak.
"CSX teams worked closely with the local utility as they secured power lines to allow us to begin re-railing the cars, a process that we expect to complete at 8am," Tucker said.
The cause of the derailment remained under investigation Thursday morning.
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