Update 4:00 PM:
Federal authorities are investigating how three freight trains collided in St. Paul. Canadian Pacific spokesman Andy Cummings says the collision occurred around 5 p.m. Wednesday near a rail yard on the city’s southeast side. He says a Canadian Pacific freight train, a BNSF train and a Union Pacific freight train were involved in the crash. He says two Canadian Pacific locomotives, a Union Pacific locomotive and a BNSF lumber car all derailed. He says no one was hurt and no hazardous materials were involved. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Eric Weiss says the agency has dispatched a team of investigators to the scene.
AP
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Original story:
Federal authorities are investigating how two freight trains collided in St. Paul.
National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Eric Weiss says a Union Pacific freight train and a Canadian Pacific freight train collided around 5 p.m. Wednesday.
He says preliminary information indicates that one locomotive and one railcar derailed but no one was hurt and no hazardous materials were released.
He says a team of NTSB investigators has been dispatched to the scene. He had no further information.
A Union Pacific spokeswoman confirmed the collision and that no one was hurt.
She said the circumstances are under investigation.
AP
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