Major Train Derailment

  • A major train railway accident was reported last Wednesday morning, when 17 cars of a BNSF Railway intermodal train derailed on the railroad’s Southern Transcon northeast of Hereford. The derailment occurred on the Hereford Subdivision, between the towns of Dawn and Hereford near the intersection of Highway 60 and DD. There were no injuries to the train crew. BNSF responded quickly and were on site with equipment to clear the area and restore the track. BNSF said in a statement it reopened one of the two ma
    A major train railway accident was reported last Wednesday morning, when 17 cars of a BNSF Railway intermodal train derailed on the railroad’s Southern Transcon northeast of Hereford. The derailment occurred on the Hereford Subdivision, between the towns of Dawn and Hereford near the intersection of Highway 60 and DD. There were no injuries to the train crew. BNSF responded quickly and were on site with equipment to clear the area and restore the track. BNSF said in a statement it reopened one of the two ma

A major train railway accident was reported last Wednesday morning, when 17 cars of a BNSF Railway intermodal train derailed on the railroad’s Southern Transcon northeast of Hereford. The derailment occurred on the Hereford Subdivision, between the towns of Dawn and Hereford near the intersection of Highway 60 and DD. There were no injuries to the train crew. BNSF responded quickly and were on site with equipment to clear the area and restore the track. BNSF said in a statement it reopened one of the two main tracks on the day of the accident and the second main reopened on Thursday. The BNSF rail line typically has a train going through the area every 15 minutes. The accident comes on the heels of another BNSF train hauling coal derailed in Cimmaron County, Oklahoma on Aug. 12, with 13 cars involved. Officials said that the cause of both derailments is under investigation.

A major train railway accident was reported last Wednesday morning, when 17 cars of a BNSF Railway intermodal train derailed on the railroad’s Southern Transcon northeast of Hereford. The derailment occurred on the Hereford Subdivision, between the towns of Dawn and Hereford near the intersection of Highway 60 and DD. There were no injuries to the train crew. BNSF responded quickly and were on site with equipment to clear the area and restore the track. BNSF said in a statement it reopened one of the two main tracks on the day of the accident and the second main reopened on Thursday. The BNSF rail line typically has a train going through the area every 15 minutes. The accident comes on the heels of another BNSF train hauling coal derailed in Cimmaron County, Oklahoma on Aug. 12, with 13 cars involved. Officials said that the cause of both derailments is under investigation.