38 Cars of Union Pacific Freight Train Derail in East Texas
Posted/updated on: March 31, 2017 at 12:59 pm
MALAKOFF (AP) – Thirty-eight cars of a Union Pacific freight train, including two locomotives, have derailed in a small East Texas town. Union Pacific spokesman Jeff DeGraff said the derailment happened about 6 p.m. Wednesday in Malakoff, a town of about 2,300 residents 70 miles southeast of Dallas. DeGraff said the derailment involved box, hopper, tanker and other freight cars. DeGraff said there were no injuries. He said no cause has been determined for the derailment and there is no estimate yet for how long the rail line will be closed.
