(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 30.)
ELKO, Nev. — Union Pacific officials say a possible broken wheel or rail may have caused a train derailment over the weekend in northeast Nevada.
Fifteen of the train’s 99 cars were involved in the derailment along the Humboldt River about 10 miles west of Carlin on Saturday.
All the cars were carrying corn. No one was injured.
Union Pacific spokeswoman Zoe Richmond says a broken wheel and piece of the track will be taken to Omaha, Neb., to be inspected.
A nearby 102-year-old bridge spanning the river collapsed a couple of hours after the derailment.
Rail traffic is being diverted around the scene while repairs and cleanup continue.