ABILENE, Texas — Thirty-two cars of a Union Pacific train derailed today (Sunday, July 14) on the west side of Abilene, KTAB/KRBC-TV reports.
The derailment was reported to Abilene police shortly after 10 a.m. No injuries were reported, and no hazardous materials were involved. A Union Pacific representative told the station the railcars involved were carrying corn, and the cause is under investigation.
Abilene is about 155 miles west of Fort Worth, Texas, on UP’s Baird Subdivision.
They better hope wild pigs don’t get a whiff of this or the town will be over run by pigs, the mean and nasty ones.
Ho hum. Another Monday AM derailment report. And never a follow up to report the cause. Heat kink in a rail?
calling all crows or other feathery folk, lunch time in Abilene!!!
Yup, the crows and other “feathery folks” in Abilene will be well fed as result of this UP derailment ……..