VAPARAISO, Ind. — A 39-year-old Indiana man has been arrested on charges related to the derailment of a Canadian National train in Valparaiso early Saturday, WBBM-TV reports.
James Rockhill, of Kouts, Ind., was being held at the Porter County Jail on charges of railroad mischief, criminal recklessness, and leaving the scene of a crash. He was arrested following investigation into a collision between the CN train and an unoccupied vehicle at the Franklin Street crossing in Valparaiso that was reported shortly before 5 a.m. on Saturday.
The Times of Northwest Indiana reports no injuries resulted, but nine empty auto racks derailed. The derailment originally closed six grade crossings. The last, at Froberg Road, was expected to be reopened Sunday.
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