New Details About Train Derailment In Aberdeen

Friday, August 11, 2023 at 4:36 AM

Crews were already planning the cleanup process on Wednesday.

New details are coming out about the train derailment in Aberdeen this week. The Puget Sound & Pacific train derailment happened about 8:50pm Tuesday evening and in the derailment one of the 5 cars overturned and lost about 500 pounds of soymeal. Crews were already planning the clean up process on Wednesday. Officials say it will be done in several stages staritni with cleaning up the soymeal, up righting and removing the train cars, and repairing any damage to the track or crossing. The cause behind the derailment is still being examined.

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