“CSX personnel are working closely with the electric utility company, state and local officials to remove the debris and will resume train operations as soon as it is safe to do so,” a spokesperson says.
It was not immediately clear when rail activity would resume on the ex-Baltimore & Ohio main line between Hamilton and Toledo known as the Toledo Subdivision. The railroad says it is reaching out to customers to address any changes to service as a result of the severe weather.
Several tornadoes, including one confirmed by the National Weather Service as an EF3, tore through Dayton and other rural western Ohio communities late Monday night. On Tuesday, more than 5 million people were still without power and the storms were to blame for the death of at least one man.
Trains News Wire is awaiting comment from Norfolk Southern on the status of its freight operations, particularly on the railroad’s Dayton District between Columbus and Cincinnati.
