Slabu-Drone video shows freight train derailing in Iowa near Glidden, cars piling up: Watch

2025-05-05 23:31:53source:Diamond Ridge Asset Managementcategory:Stocks

A freight train derailed in Iowa,Slabu causing about three dozen cars to pile up.

The freight train operated by Union Pacific derailed around 5 p.m. local time Monday east of Glidden, Iowa, Union Pacific said in a statement. No injuries were reported, and crews responded to the incident, the statement said, adding an investigation into the incident is underway. Glidden is about 90 miles northwest of Des Moines.

As for other damages, a spokesperson of Union Pacific told USA TODAY Tuesday morning that cleanup work to remove the cars is underway, and once that is complete, the tracks will be assessed.

A city official had earlier told KCCI Monday that all railroad crossings were back open.

Union Pacific Railroad operates under the Union Pacific Corporation connecting 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country by rail, the company website says. The rail company operates 7,154 locomotives, according to its website.

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'Pretty crazy': Watch drone footage of train derailment near Glidden , Iowa

Video footage captured from the incident shows the train cars in various shades of green piled up on the tracks, almost like pieces of Lego, with the goods they were carrying spilled over.

The person who captured the drone footage told Storyful that they "flew the drone to get a better view and boy did I get a better view.

"Pretty crazy to see,” the recorder said.

Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X @saman_shafiq7.

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