Overview
- A freight train derailed Thursday morning at the intersection of 140th Street and Western Avenue in Posen, leaving multiple rail cars off the tracks and blocking the crossing.
- The Posen Fire Department and hazmat teams inspected the scene and found the derailed tanker cars empty.
- The intersection is closed to all traffic while cleanup and recovery operations continue and police have given no estimate for when the road will reopen.
- Officials are urging drivers and residents to avoid the area and seek alternate routes, and local aerial footage showed several cars off the rails.
- Posen is a south suburban Chicago community where freight trains often cross roadways, so hazmat checks are standard and can lead to extended local traffic disruptions.