Wisconsin train repaired, returned to service following derailment into Mississippi River
WI train that derailed was carrying lithium-ion batteries, paint
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}- A train that was carrying lithium-ion batteries and paint derailed in southwestern Wisconsin on April 27, 2023, injuring four railway employees.
- Two of the train's cars end up in the Mississippi River because of the derailment, but neither of them were carrying hazardous materials.
- BNSF contractors were able to make repairs and the track was reopened on April 29, 2023. The secretary of Wisconsin's Department of Transportation says the trains are "at full speed already."
Railroad tracks damaged after a BNSF Railway freight train derailed in southwestern Wisconsin have been repaired and returned to service, rail and government officials say.
BNSF contractors made repairs and reopened the line Saturday, BNSF spokeswoman Lena Kent said.
"They’ve got that all repaired and they’re at full speed already, running rail overnight," Craig Thompson, secretary of Wisconsin Department of Transportation, told the La Crosse Tribune.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}TRAIN DERAILS IN WISCONSIN NEAR MISSISSIPPI RIVER, SENDING 2 RAILCARS INTO WATER
Thursday’s derailment in Crawford County involved two of the train’s three locomotives and 10 cars carrying a variety of freight, including paint and lithium-ion batteries, Kent said. Four railway employees received minor injuries.
The Federal Rail Administration is investigating the derailment.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A train that derailed in Wisconsin has been fully repaired and returned to service. The train is reportedly already back to running at full speed. (Fox News)
Crawford County Emergency Management Specialist Marc Myhre said about 20 BNSF Railway cars were involved.
Two cars went into the Mississippi River, but neither contained hazardous materials, Kent said. Some of the containers that derailed on shore contained paint and lithium-ion batteries, and a boom was being placed in the impacted area, she said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The volumes involved don’t pose a risk to the river or the communities," Kent said last week.
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The derailment came almost three months after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Officials there decided to release and burn toxic vinyl chloride from five tanker cars to prevent a possible catastrophic explosion.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Hundreds of people had to evacuate in Raymond, Minnesota, in March after a BNSF train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire.