UPDATE: Feb. 20 noon
Hawkins County Emergency Management said all the roads are back open around the site of this weekend's train derailment.
The Norfolk Southern Train came off the tracks around 12:30 Saturday afternoon in Bull’s Gap. Railroad officials said they had to bring in equipment from Atlanta to get the train back on the tracks.
Norfolk Southern said the train is used to carry coal, but was empty at the time it derailed.
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Roads are closed in Hawkins County, Tennessee today after a train ran off the tracks near Bulls Gap.
Hawkins County Emergency Management crews have blocked off all roads within a 2-mile radius of Main Street in Bulls Gap because of the derailment.
According to officials, the crash happened around 12:30 Sunday afternoon. No one was injured and an investigation into the cause of the incident is ongoing.
Norfolk Southern Railroad is investigating the incident and has equipment coming from Atlanta, Georgia to remove the train. But crews say they don't expect to have the train clear until 3 or 4 a.m. Monday morning. And even after the train is gone, the tracks are torn up. Emergency Management says Norfolk Southern expects to have the tracks closed from Knoxville all the way to Appalachia.
The train is used to transport coal, but was empty at the time of the derailment.
We will update you as more information becomes available on TriCities.com and 11Connects.
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