Railroad Cars Derail in Hannibal Tuesday Morning

Investigators are looking into the cause of a train derailment in Hannibal early Tuesday morning.

Officials report five cars of a Norfolk Southern train jumped the tracks near 30th Street between Market Street and Warren Barrett Drive at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.

A railroad spokesperson said two of cars that derailed were empty and three contained coconut oil.

No cars overturned and no product spilled.

Heavy equipment was brought in to set the cars back on the tracks.