(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 17.)
PASCO, Wash. — One car of a 94-car BNSF Railway freight train en route from Laurel, Mont., to Pasco derailed six miles east of Pasco, closing the single-track line for six hours.
BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas says the derailment occurred on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. He says the derailed car was carrying a load of lime, but none of the load spilled.
Melonas says there were no injuries the railroad officials are attempting to find out what caused the derailment. He says no hazardous materials were involved.
According to Melonas, about 40 trains use the line daily.
Melonas says the train involved in the derailment was made up of three locomotives, 60 cars carrying general freight and 34 empty cars.
The line was reopened at 8:30 p.m.