[JustPiper]

This afternoon- ENews OK

Train derails

A Union Pacific train hauling cars and trucks to Oklahoma City ran into high water on the tracks early today and derailed in a rural area near Kingfisher, a spokesman for the railroad said. The accident at 5:15 a.m. about one and a half mile north of Kingfisher derailed two locomotives and 13 cars of the 32-car southbound train, which was hauling automobiles from Kansas City, Kan., to Oklahoma City, railroad spokesman John Bromley said. The three crew members aboard found themselves surrounded by water.

[all4one]

I have been keeping a listing of the train derailments since the beginning of January. There have been consistently 3-5 derailments a week since the beginning of January. There have also been significant derailments in Canada, Australia, UK and India.