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BNSF coal train derails in Oklahoma

By Trains Staff | August 15, 2022

| Last updated on February 23, 2024

No injuries reported; main line reopens next day

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Derailed coal hoppers blocking road
Thirteen cars of a BNSF coal train derailed Friday near Boise City, Okla. (Cimarron County Sheriff’s Office, via Facebook)

BOISE CITY, Okla. — Thirteen cars of a BNSF unit coal train derailed Friday evening near Boise City, blocking a state highway for several hours, the Cimarron County Sheriff’s Office reports.

No injuries were reported. KVII-TV reports the derailment occurred about 6:50 p.m. State Route 325 was reopened about 12:30 a.m. on Saturday. BNSF’s main line on the Boise City Subdivision reopened about 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, the railroad reports in a customer service advisory.

Boise City is about 120 miles northwest of Amarillo, Texas.

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