A train derailed Tuesday morning on Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad tracks in Rush Township.

The derailment was just west of Minzer’s Hill and parallel to Route 54, which is also Pine Creek Drive.

The train cars - at least seven of them - appeared to have lost contact with the tracks near a small trestle that crosses the Pine Creek.

Crews with heavy equipment, including oversized loads and lifts, were positioned at the intersection of Marian Road and Route 54, and also along Orchard and Church roads. The tracks where the incident happened are located between those two roads.

The railroad company, based in Port Clinton, did not have immediate information available.

- Jill Whalen