YUMA, Ariz. — Approximately a dozen cars of a Union Pacific intermodal train derailed Tuesday evening just north of Yuma, closing a grade crossing overnight and significantly delaying the Sunset Limited.
No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred about 6:15 p.m., UP said in a statement to TV stations KYMA and KECY. Rural Metro Fire of Yuma County responded to the incident and found no hazardous materials were involved.
The derailment closed Fortuna Road crossing near U.S. Route 95; it reopened Wednesday morning. The incident delayed the westbound Sunset Limited that departed New Orleans on Monday, Feb. 24; as of 7:15 a.m. CT, it was projected to arrive in Los Angeles 24 hours late, according to Amtrak’s website.
Yuma is the junction point of UP’s Yuma Subdivision from Loma Linda, Calif., to the west and the Gila Subdivision to Tucson, Ariz., to the east.
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