UP train jumps tracks in Kansas City, Kan.

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UP train jumps tracks in Kansas City, Kan.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Railroad officials said seven cars of a Union Pacific (UP) train jumped the tracks Thursday (Oct. 21) in the southern part of the city, according to this Associated Press report.
The 84-car train, which was carrying vehicles, had just finished traveling from East St. Louis, Ill., when it derailed around 5:15 p.m. Six of the seven derailed cars toppled onto their sides, said Mark Davis, a Union Pacific spokesman.

No one was hurt, and damage to the tracks was minimal, Davis said.

He said the cause of the derailment was under investigation.

(The preceding Associated Press report was filed on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004.)

October 22, 2004