Train derailment in downtown Austin

Train derailment in downtown Austin

A cargo train derailed in downtown Austin early Thursday morning. It happened near 3rd Street and Bowie Street, where several train cars left the tracks. FOX 7 Austin's Meredith Aldis has more.

AUSTIN, Texas - A train has derailed in downtown Austin.

The backstory:

The derailment was in the area of 3rd Street and Bowie Street, affecting the railroad crossings there and at Mary and Oltorf.

The Austin Police Department says it began receiving calls about the incident at around 5 a.m.

The train has 230 cars and several of those cars derailed.

Officials say no one was hurt. 

Union Pacific confirms that the train was carrying medical supplies and paper products and nothing hazardous. Union Pacific said the incident is under investigation.

Cargo train derails in downtown Austin

FOX 7 Austin's Jessica Rivera has the latest on a train derailment.

What they're saying:

A loud screech near West 3rd and Bowie streets had neighbors wondering what was going on.

"I was like, okay. Kind of like detective, figuring it out," Austin resident Francisco Nuno said.

It became a bit of a spectacle. Many people stopped and snapped photos.

"I was like, I'm just going to ride to the front. I came right here, and the front's gone," Nuno said.

In true Austin fashion, one neighbor had a very specific concern: "Hopefully they don't overturn a box and find a cat because there's a cat that stays back here," Nuno said.