TRAIN DERAILS IN FAYETTE COUNTY
A fifteen car train derails in Fayette County, according to Sheriff Keith Korenek.
ON Saturday night around 11:50, the Fayette County Sheriff’s office received a call concerning a train derailment on state Highway 71, between Ornie Road and Halstead Road, just east of LaGrange.
Sheriff’s Deputies Darrell Maze and Steve Nelson responded to the scene, along with DPS Trooper John Meith and Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden Calvin Harbaugh.
Fifteen train cars that were empty, that had been used for hauling rocks derailed, but there were no reported injuries.
Railroad Authorities responded to the scene, and repairs to the tracks have started.
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