Columbia Train Derailment

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM

By Kim Albright

5 freight cars jumped the tracks in Columbia, TN just before noon Tuesday.

A train derailed in Columbia just before noon Tuesday. The Columbia Police Department said Columbia Academy and other homes and businesses were evacuated as a precaution. Authorities said that 5 cars of the freight train jumped the tracks. One of those cars was a propane tanker car. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency reported that the train cars were empty and no injuries were reported. Columbia Fire & Rescue Chief Chris Cummins said that initial reports indicate that a switching rail may have malfunctioned, which caused the train to derail.

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