Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Union Pacific train derails near Galt cemetery in California. 29 cars off the tracks


























UPDATED 7:16 PM PDT Jul 29, 2015 

GALT, Calif. (KCRA) —A Union Pacific train has derailed south of the Galt cemetery, KCRA 3 has confirmed.






A Union Pacific train derailed south of Galt, causing 29 cars to come off the tracks.


Officials said 29 of the train's 75 cars derailed about 3:30 p.m. at Kost Road.


The train was headed north from Lathrop. The train's final destination was Proviso, Illinois. 




Some of the cars tipped over and are on their side.



No injuries have been reported, and officials said the derailment is not considered a hazardous situation.



Union Pacific officials said the train was carrying consumer goods.

The cause of the derailment is under investigation. 


There have been no impacts to the Union Pacific train system, but Amtrak was reporting delays. 


One northbound Amtrak train was experiencing a 20-minute delay and a southbound train was experiencing an hour-and-a-half delay. Stay with KCRA 3 News for more on this developing story.