{"id":4816,"date":"2012-09-04T11:22:57","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T18:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2013-04-03T15:11:35","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T22:11:35","slug":"union-pacific-train-derails-in-st-paul-minn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/4816\/union-pacific-train-derails-in-st-paul-minn\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Pacific Train Derails in St Paul Minn."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. PAUL, Minn. &#8212; A Union Pacific freight train traveling from Chicago to St. Paul on Saturday August 25, derailed on railroad tracks owned by Burlington Northern Santa Fe.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4818\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4818\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4818\" title=\"st-paul-mn-union-pacific-train-derailment\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/st-paul-mn-union-pacific-train-derailment.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/st-paul-mn-union-pacific-train-derailment.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/st-paul-mn-union-pacific-train-derailment-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Union Pacific train derailed in St. Paul, MN under the 7th St bridge just north of I-94 on August 25, 2012. Photo credit: KSTP.com.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/KMSP.images.worldnow.com\/interface\/js\/WNVideo.js?rnd=798372;hostDomain=www.myfoxtwincities.com;playerWidth=492;playerHeight=277;isShowIcon=true;clipId=7655302;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=Traffic;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=overlay'><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis, the accident occurred at about 1:30 p.m. on Saturday when five empty cars of one of their trains derailed upright. The train had 114 cars altogether.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4820\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4820\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4820\" title=\"st-paul-mn-union-pacific-train-derailment-map\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/st-paul-mn-union-pacific-train-derailment-map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/st-paul-mn-union-pacific-train-derailment-map.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/st-paul-mn-union-pacific-train-derailment-map-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map showing location of a Union Pacific train derailment under the 7th St bridge near I-94 in St. Paul, MN on August 25, 2012.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to the media, no injuries were reported at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>In an email, Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokeswoman Amy McBeth said vehicle traffic was not impacted and she expected the tracks to be open later Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The incident remains under investigation at this time.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Posted by Gordon &#038;amp Elias, a FELA lawyer and <a title=\"railroad injury lawyer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">railroad injury lawyer<\/a> blog that publishes train accidents and FELA legal news from across the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. 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