BRENHAM, Texas — Seventeen cars of a 127-car BNSF coal train derailed Tuesday (Dec. 24, 2024), near the town of Brenham, KHOU-TV reports. No injuries resulted but at least one grade crossing is facing an extended closure.
The derailment occurred about 9:30 a.m. at the New Wehdem Road grade crossing adjacent to State Route 36, about 5½ miles south of downtown Brenham. One nearby residence lost power as a result, KWHI Radio reports.
Brenham is on BNSF’s Galveston Subdivision, 92 miles southeast of Temple, Texas, and 126 miles northwest of Galveston.
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