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Train derails near Muleshoe

MULESHOE – A BNSF train derailed about 9:45 p.m. (CDT) Tuesday along U.S. 84 between Muleshoe and Sudan.

BNSF spokesperson Kendall Sloan told The News in an email the train was “stopped during a high wind warning” when dozens of cars were tipped off the tracks.

No injuries were reported.

Sloan said mainline operations resumed through the area about 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Sloan declined to provide any additional information.