NewsJune 12, 1991
TRAIN DERAILS IN NEW MADRID COUNTY
NEW MADRID -- A St. Louis Southwestern train derailed near New Madrid at 3;15 p.m. Tuesday, causing no injuries but prompting law enforcement officials to launch an investigation. A spokesperson for the Missouri Highway Patrol said the train, consisting of two engines and 21 cars, derailed as it traveled east near the crossroad of Route 62 and Interstate 55...
NEW MADRID -- A St. Louis Southwestern train derailed near New Madrid at 3;15 p.m. Tuesday, causing no injuries but prompting law enforcement officials to launch an investigation.
A spokesperson for the Missouri Highway Patrol said the train, consisting of two engines and 21 cars, derailed as it traveled east near the crossroad of Route 62 and Interstate 55.
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Six of the train's cars derailed, said the patrol. All were carrying rice, officers said.
The New Madrid County Sheriff's Department and the Highway Patrol are investigating the derailment, the patrol said.
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