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Lucy Campbell

Train with at least 35 cars carrying hazardous materials derails in Texas

A Union Pacific freight train pictured in Hutto, Texas, in July 2025.
A Union Pacific freight train pictured in Hutto, Texas, in July 2025. Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Emergency services responded to a derailed train in Palo Pinto county, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon, with officials noting that nearly three dozen cars were carrying hazardous materials.

“A Train has derailed at the Coalville Rd Bridge. Multiple cars off the track on their side. No cars are leaking contents. No injuries reported,” Palo Pinto county emergency services district 1 said in a social media post.

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