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Union Pacific train derails in northern Iowa

By Trains Staff | March 25, 2022

| Last updated on March 21, 2024


35 cars of grain involved; line near reopening

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Union Pacific logo with Building America sloganROCKWELL, Iowa — Thirty-five cars of a Union Pacific grain train derailed in Iowa’s Cerro Gordo County, KIMT-TV reports. No injuries were reported.

A Union Pacific representative told the station on Friday that the locomotives and railcars involved in the Thursday derailment had been cleared from the right-of-way, and track repairs were in progress. Restoration of service was expected late Friday or early Saturday.

The railroad said the cause of the accident is under investigation.

The accident occurred about a mile southwest of Rockwell, which is about 12 miles south of Mason City and 50 miles northwest of Waterloo.

2 thoughts on “Union Pacific train derails in northern Iowa

  1. Good point-has anyone investigated if the number of accidents and derailments has increased as the implementation of PSR has grown and train lengths increased in recent years?

  2. HO HUM, Another train on the ground. Getting to be like another shooting in the city, ie routine. No one hurt? Good news.

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