A freight train on its way to Rocky Mount has derailed in Virginia and is blocking pockets of Amtrak traffic along the East Coast.

Authorities said 14 cars of the 81-car train jumped the tracks just after midnight Thursday about 500 yards north of a Richmond train station. The CSX locomotive also derailed. The train was en route to Rocky Mount from Cumberland, Md.

No injuries were reported.

Amtrak spokeswoman Karina Romero said crews may reopen the track by late Thursday afternoon.

Romero said Amtrak was working to provide alternate transportation for passengers, but there weren't enough buses to carry everyone. She said Amtrak was working with passengers on a case-by-case basis.

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Impacted routes according to Amtrak:

Regional Service between Washington and Newport News/Richmond
Trains 84, 86 and 94 are canceled between Newport News/Richmond and Washington, with no alternate transportation available. Carolinian Trains 79 and 80 will operate only between New York and Washington and between Charlotte and Raleigh, with no alternate transportation available between Washington and Raleigh. Palmetto Trains 89 and 90 are canceled between New York City and Savannah, Ga., with no alternate transportation available.