Saturday, August 15, 2015

BNSF train derailed at a crossing on Pine Street near the intersection with Interstate 10 in Beaumont, Texas





A worker walks along a derailed train on Pine Street on Friday. A train derailed at a crossing on Pine Street near the intersection with Interstate 10 on Friday. The four flatbed cars affected were empty of cargo. Photo taken Friday 8/14/15 Jake Daniels/The Enterprise Photo: Jake Daniels

 
Beaumont, Texas


By Eric Besson
Updated 6:16 pm, Friday, August 14, 2015 


Four empty railroad cars derailed around midday Friday, blocking the Pine Street crossing in Beaumont. No injuries were immediately reported.

The train was on a BNSF rail line headed into the Port of Beaumont to receive cargo, port spokesman John Roby said.

The derailment of the cars, all flatbeds, happened between 11 a.m. and noon, someone employed at a nearby business said.

As of 1:15 p.m., a BNSF crew was on the scene.