Interstate 40 closed due to train derailment west of Gallup


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KOAT— New Mexico State Police have closed all lanes of Interstate 40 west of Gallup due to a train derailment. The derailment happened near the...

KPTV—Steel Bridge closed due to train derailment. The Steel Bridge in Portland is closed Monday due to a train derailment.

TrainsMag.com—BNSF derailment, fire close Interstate 40. GALLUP, N.M. — A BNSF Railway train derailed and caught fire near the Arizona-New Mexico state line at midday today, forcing the closure of Interstate 40, KOB-TV reports. The derailment on BNSF’s Gallup Subdivision about 12:42 p.m. Mountain Time, according to an initial BNSF report to customers. BNSF places the incident near Lupton, Ariz., approximately []Read More

AZ Family—I-40 closed after train derails, catches fire in northeast Arizona. A BNSF train derailed at 11:45 a.m. Friday just south of I-40 near the New Mexico border.