TRAIN DERAILS NEAR SHELDON

CLEAN UP IS UNDERWAY IN O'BRIEN COUNTY AFTER SEVERAL CARS OF A UNION PACIFIC FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILED EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

UNION PACIFIC SPOKESWOMAN RAQUEL ESPINOZA SAYS THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED THREE MILES NORTH OF SHELDON:



ESPINOZA SAYS HIGHWAY 60 IS NOT AFFECTED, BUT SOME COUNTY ROADS ARE BLOCKED BY THE DERAILMENT;



THE CAUSE OF THE DERAILMENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.