KRTS staffers investigating a train impairment near Valentine TX
UPDATE 8:20 AM: Marfa Public Radio is getting details on the train derailment in Valentine Texas overnight, involving 2 loaded auto racks on the rail cars. No injuries, no spills. Details to come.
TUESDAY NOTICE: According to the Texas Department of Transportation, State Highway 17 between Fort Davis and Balmorhea remains closed.
UPDATE 8:50 AM: According to officials at Union Pacific, late last night there was a train derailment in Valentine. Two rail cars derailed on a west-bound train. No injuries, no spills. The rail cars were stacked high carrying finished vehicles.
Union Pacific crews and equipment were dispatched from El Paso to clear the site, but are not expected to clear the site until 1 PM Central Time.