Amtrak train from Vermont to DC derails

NORTHFIELD, Vt. (AP/WTVQ) — Authorities say an Amtrak train headed to Washington, D.C., has derailed in central Vermont.

Amtrak confirmed in a Twitter post Monday that the Vermonter train had derailed. According to the Amtrak website, the 13-hour, 45-minute daily trip begins in St. Albans in northern Vermont. The train is supposed to pass through Burlington, Vermont, Springfield, Massachusetts, and New York before arriving in D.C.

Vermont State Police and local fire and rescue agencies are responding to the scene in Northfield, about 10 miles southwest of Montpelier. Numerous emergency vehicles are at the scene.

Amtrak later tweeted that there are no immediate reports of any life-threatening injuries.

A statement from Amtrak says, “management is responding to the reported derailment of Train 55 – the Vermonter – in the area of Roxbury, Vermont.  The train was traveling from Saint Albans, VT to Washington, DC when it derailed after reportedly striking a rock slide on the tracks.”