(UPDATE 9:08-a.m.) Train derailment in Council Bluffs, Saturday
(Council Bluffs, Iowa) -An official with the Union Pacific Railroad has provided KJAN with an update concerning a train derailment in Council Bluff...
(Council Bluffs, Iowa) -An official with the Union Pacific Railroad has provided KJAN with an update concerning a train derailment in Council Bluffs. According to Mike Jaixen, Senior Manager – U.P. Corporate Communications – said that ' At approximately 5:30 p.m. Saturday [afternoon], about a dozen empty rail cars derailed in our Council Bluffs, Iowa yard. There were no injuries or contents released. Union Pacific crews are currently working to resolve the issue. One crossing, at 14th Avenue, remains blocked; we hope to clear this crossing by early this [Sunday] afternoon.