Train Derailment

A freight train heading from Minneapolis to andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/m...  More »

A freight train heading from Minneapolis to andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/minot-ndandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Minotandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; derailed about 45 miles northwest of andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/fargo-ndandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Fargoandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt;. There were no reports of injuries. A andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/burlington-northern-santa-feandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Burlington Northernandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; Santa Fe spokesman says one empty tanker car was burning this evening, December 7th, but a hazardous materials crew was on the scene and there is no environmental or public danger. andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/burlington-northern-santa-feandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;BNSFandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; spokesman Gus Melonas says the train left the tracks Sunday afternoon on the main line between Fargo and Minot. In all, 37 cars were derailed, along with two locomotives. The cars were carrying general freight, including sand and 50-foot-long pipes, which spilled. Melonas says one resident about 100 yards from the andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/minot-train-derailmentandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;derailmentandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; was asked to temporarily relocate. andamp;quot;It was like thunder, or just cars banging together.andamp;quot; andamp;quot;Any threat with the cars has been knocked out by the fire department, they had a quick response.andamp;quot;. The cause of the derailment is being investigated. Melonas says speed was not a factor. The track carries about 40 trains daily. Traffic is being rerouted. Melonas says initial estimates indicate the line could be open late Monday at the earliest.  « Less