Derailment report in Earling
July 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson
Five cars of a Burlington-Northern-Sante Fe Rail train went off the tracks this (Friday) afternoon, in Earling. Shelby County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Seivert told KJAN News the cars, which were hauling grain, slipped off the tracks across Highway 37 at around 3:20-p.m., but they apparently did not topple over. Crews had the rail cars back on the tracks and the road re-opened within about 20-to 30-minutes. No injuries were reported.It’s not clear what caused the derailment.