BNSF train cars hauling garbage derail in Pasco

BNSF inspectors are working to determine why the wheels on two rail cars carrying garbage slipped off the tracks on a westbound train Friday night.

The train was slowly pulling out of Pasco’s rail yard shortly before 9 p.m. when the cars went off the rails, BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas said. The car carrying garbage stayed upright and nothing spilled, he said.

The accident was contained to the rail yard and did not affect any nearby roads.

Cranes were brought in to lift the cars back onto the rails Saturday morning.

BNSF employees were able to reroute other trains around the accident, Melonas said. Crews were repairing the tracks this morning Saturday morning.

This story was originally published February 23, 2019 at 11:39 AM.