KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Multiple railroad crossings in Johnson County, Missouri, are closed after a train with about 20 cars derailed early Friday morning.
According to a Facebook post shared at about 2:20 a.m. by the Johnson County Central Dispatch (JCCD), the crossings at Northeast 801 Road/Northeast 50 Highway and the 740 block of Northeast 50 Highway are closed for the derailment.
A spokesperson with the Johnson County, Missouri, Sheriff's Office said the call came in around 1:20 a.m. and that the freight train was pulling 275 empty rail cars at the time of the crash.
No injuries were reported, the sheriff's office confirmed.
Due to the blocked railways, multiple Amtrak routes have been canceled, including Lincoln Service Missouri River Runners 318 and 319 between Kansas City (KCY) and