MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Thirty-eight cars of a Union Pacific coal train derailed about 2 miles east of Marshalltown on Sunday evening, Aug. 4, KCCI-TV reports.
The derailment occurred about 5:30 p.m. No injuries were reported.
Marshalltown is about 148 miles west of Clinton, Iowa, on UP’s Clinton Subdivision. It is about 70 miles west of Cedar Rapids and 50 miles northeast of Des Moines.
There is a crossover switch 2mi east of Marshalltown where the UP Oskaloosa Sub turns south from the UP Clinton Mainline. I am sure one of the cars got fouled and hit the ground.
I think Trains should rename News Wire to “Derail Wire” or just “Derail Zone”
The railcar manufacturers must be excited to see all this new business. Railroads and lease companies are going to have to replace some of the cars wrecked by the daily derailments.