ADAMANA Ariz. — One locomotive and 21 cars of a BNSF Railway train derailed this morning in eastern Arizona, KNXV-TV reports.
No injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved in the incident that occurred about 7:30 a.m. about 20 miles east of Holbrook, Ariz., and about 45 miles from the New Mexico border. The railroad told the station that the cause is being investigated.
KAFF radio reports east and westbound rail traffic is being blocked by the derailment. That includes Amtrak’s Southwest Chief; according to the Amtrak website the westbound Chief was being held in Albuquerque, N.M., as of 4:18 p.m. MT because of the derailment. The eastbound Chief was last reported as being held in Winslow, Ariz., as of 11:04 a.m. with a delay of up to six hours expected. No further updates have been made on that train to the Amtrak website, and the train no longer shows on the Amtrak train tracker map.
