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Train Derails in Franklin County

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No one was injured in a minor train derailment in Ziegler.

The Franklin County Emergency Management Agency says one car derailed Sunday evening on the Union Pacific line when a section of wheels left the rails.  The train was carrying maintenance rock for the tracks.
According to railroad officials, the train was performing maintenance when a worker noticed sparks coming from underneath and requested the train to stop.

The railroad crossing on Route-148 in Ziegler was closed for overnight Sunday for clean up.
 

Jeff Williams is the Associate Director for Radio and Station Manager for WSIU Radio. Jeff is a native of southern Illinois and has been in broadcasting for 30 years. Contact WSIU Radio at 618-453-6101 or email wsiuradio@wsiu.org
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