A BNSF Train derails in Fort Scott overnight

Tawnya Bach by Tawnya Bach

UPDATE:

A spokesperson for BNSF, Andy Williams, says the derailment happened around N Hill and E Wall in Ft Scott. Crews were switching rail cars in the yard when seven cars derailed. Three of those cars fell over onto their sides. A signal was impacted and will be repaired today (Friday). No injuries were reported.

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FT. SCOTT, Kan. – A Burlington Northern Sante Fe Train derails in Fort Scott just before 11:00pm. Crews were able to move the cars and clear the wreckage so the derailed train was no longer blocking traffic on Wall Street. BNSF Railway is investigating what caused the accident. No word yet if anyone was injured.

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