Train hauling iron ore with 55 cars derails in Mojave desert

  • 📰 ABC7
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 21 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 68%

Car Car Headlines News

Car Car Latest News,Car Car Headlines

A train hauling iron ore with 55 cars derailed in the Mojave desert Monday.

While fuel was leaking from the derailed train, there were no other hazardous-materials threats, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department.The derailment was reported around 8:30 a.m. in the area of Kelso Cima and Kelbaker roads in the desert near the ghost town of Kelso, east of Barstow.San Bernardino County Fire Dept. / Twitter

The southbound Union Pacific cargo train was carrying 55 railcars and two locomotives. Train officials say the iron ore is used in the steelmaking process and is not considered a hazardous material. No crew injuries were reported. Officials are declining to comment on reports the crew jumped off the train before it derailed.DEVELOPING: This story will be updated as more details become available.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Something is f***** up with the rail transportation network in this country with all these derailments. No such problems in Europe.

Conspiracy.

Good job SecretaryPete.

Train carrying Iron ore what else?

Ghost

That looks oreful

Why is this continuing to occur nationwide?

Ban all trains...

Is someone messing with the tracks? There's been an unusual amount of derailments lately, and it would be too easy to mess with the tracks and cause an accident. We need to check and protect tracks better.

Back when Thomas The Train ran things, it wasn’t always like this. Times have changed.

Wasn’t that the premise of “Super 8l? 👽

🔴OVER A MONTH AGO THIS WOMAN WARNED

Gun violence & train wrecks.. Things Hollywood thrives on.

Blame Biden, right?

Aother derailment

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 67. in CAR

Car Car Latest News, Car Car Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Train derailment: 2 freight train cars seen tipping off tracks in Franklin Park | VIDEOVideo obtained by ABC7 shows the two Canadian Pacific Railway freight cars tipping off the tracks. I need to know if 25th Ave is open? One of the worst trains. Other notable trains: 1. Berwyn off of Ogden 2. West Chicago 3. Bartlett train off Stearns
Source: ABC7Chicago - 🏆 284. / 63 Read more »