JUNE 11, 2015
HOUSTON, TEXAS (AP)
Authorities say a freight train has derailed on a bridge
over a Houston highway and at least one car fell onto the road below.
Houston Fire Department officials say nobody was hurt in the
accident around 08:30 a.m. CDT Thursday. No cargo spilled.
A Kansas City Southern Railway Company statement says one
locomotive and nine cars derailed, including two that fell from the bridge. One
ended up on Old Katy Road. The Texas Department of Transportation has closed
the four-lane highway in both directions.
A company official says the train was hauling various kinds
of freight but that no hazardous materials spilled.
The cause of the derailment is under investigation.
Source: http://www.beaumontenterprise.com