(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 31.)
BEAUMONT, Texas — An Amtrak train carrying more than 100 passengers derailed about five minutes after leaving the Beaumont station on Sunday. There were no injuries.
The train was traveling from California to New Orleans when the accident occurred at 3:15 p.m.
Passengers told Beaumont TV station KFDM that they could feel a bump when the train derailed at about 20 miles-per-hour. The train stayed upright when it left the tracks.
The passengers helped remove their luggage from the cargo carts and then waited for buses to take them to their final destination.
Union Pacific, which manages the tracks in Beaumont, was investigating the accident, the station reported.