(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 9, 2010.)
JEFFERSON, Iowa — Union Pacific says a broken rail caused 30 cars loaded with coal to derail near Jefferson in west central Iowa.
Spokesman Mark Davis says Tuesday that the railroad doesn’t know why the rail was broken, and it will be tested to determine what happened.
The 134-car coal train was heading from Wyoming to Illinois when the derailment happened Sunday night. There were no injuries.
Davis says crews replaced 450 feet of damaged track on each line, and both reopened Monday night.