Written by Rhett Wilkinson, staff reporter

Citing “Mother Nature,” “mixed freight” was damaged after 23 cars of a Union Pacific train got derailed between Delta and Milford.

“It appears at this point to be wind, like wind gust in the area,” Union Pacific Media Relations Director Justin Jacobs told the Chronicle Progress. “That’s what the crew said they felt and likely what occurred.”

No one was injured in the Friday afternoon incident.

Jacobs also said that “technically,” the reason for the accident is still being investigated.

Union Pacific had re-opened the line at 6 p.m. Saturday where the derailing occurred. By 8 a.m. that same day, “crews had gotten the cars re-railed,” after the incident occurred “around” 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jacobs said.

When asked if the rebuilding has gone as well as it can, Jacobs responded by saying “Like I said, it’s unfortunate Rhett Wilkinson Staff Reporter that Mother Nature interfered,” calling the works in the rebuilding efforts “good professionals.”

“Gotta love Mother Nature,” Jacobs later said. While the “mixed freight” from the accident was unknown (as are damage costs) as of Sunday evening, freight cars are “intermodal carriers” that “carry anything from flat screen TVs to batteries” – “pretty much anything that you could have in the house,” Jacobs said.

“So lots of things … are transported in those intermodal containers,” Jacobs added. Further, “intermodal rail cars” are the types that carry containers on a “ship,” Jacobs said. “They are double-stacked,” Jacobs added, comparing them to “ocean liners” before saying that “sometimes,” wind can knock them over.

The intermodal carriers can transport freight to the “closest yard.” In Utah, the freight can be salvaged, Jacobs said.

“It depends on the customer,” Jacobs added. “It’s kind of dependent on the situation.”