Tuesday, August 5, 2014
West Texas cargo train derailment injures 2
A freight train and a water-hauling truck in West Texas collided near Barstow, leaving two people hurt and more than a dozen cars and locomotives derailed.
Three locomotives and 10 cars derailed Sunday afternoon but remained upright, according to Union Pacific Railroad spokesman Jeff DeGraff. He said the trucker was taken to an Odessa hospital and his condition is currently unknown, and a conductor who had a minor arm injury didn't require medical attention.
Crews worked Monday to repair and reopen the line.
The eastbound train was hauling containers from California to Shreveport, Louisiana, when the collision occurred at a rural crossing.
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