HAVILAND, Kan. — A tornado is being blamed for the derailment of about 100 cars of a Union Pacific train late Sunday (May 18) in rural Kansas, the Hays Post reports.
The incident occurred about 11 p.m. while the train was stopped near the town of Haviland after receiving a tornado warning, UP spokeswoman Robynn Tysver told the newspaper. No injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved. Cleanup is continuing.
Haviland is on UP’s Pratt Subdivision, about 75 miles west of Hutchinson, Kan.
