Emergency crews in Wendell, Massachusetts responded to the scene of a freight train derailment Tuesday afternoon, which resulted in 15 railcars coming off the tracks. Authorities said the derailment occurred just before 4 p.m. Tuesday, near Farley Road, which remained closed through Tuesday night.

Eight cars of the Berkshire and Eastern Railroad went off track on Farley Road at about 4 p.m., Tuesday, the rail operator said.

Cleanup for a train derailment in Western Massachusetts could take days, according to the Leverett Police Department. The train derailed on Farley Road in Wendell Tuesday afternoon. The road was closed due to the derailment,