A Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad train carrying soymeal experienced a derailment on Sunday afternoon in Central Park.

Eight cars came off the tracks around 5:20 p.m., said Tom Ciuba, vice president of communications for PSAP’s parent company, Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc.

No injuries were reported as a result of the derailment. The initial investigation indicates the cause of the derailment was thermal misalignment of the tracks, Ciuba said in an email —high heat, which can cause the tracks to buckle.

“Extreme temperatures in both directions can be problematic for all types of railroads,” Ciuba said.

The rerailing process is underway, Ciuba said, and is expected to be completed by end of day Wednesday with the line fully reopened on Thursday.

Contact Senior Reporter Michael S. Lockett at 757-621-1197 or mlockett@thedailyworld.com.

Crews work to rerail train cars carrying soymeal on May 17 on a Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad train that had eight cars derail Sunday in Central Park as a result of thermal misalignment, or heat expansion, of the tracks. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)