No early reports of fatalities after derailment

There are no reports of fatalities so far after an Amtrak passenger train derailed near Washington tonight.

Six rail cars with passengers fell on their side and there have already been reports of walking wounded, however..

The train was the Capitol Limited, said Cecelia Cummings, an Amtrak spokeswoman. The train connects Chicago, Pittsburgh and Washington. The accident happened in the Kensington area, near Connecticut Avenue, a major road.

At least 85 personnel were en route to the scene.

In 1996, the Capitol Limited and a Maryland commuter train collided in nearby Silver Spring, killing all three crew members and eight passengers on commuter train.