Monday, December 22, 2014
Freight train derails, spills 260,000 pounds of coal
Crews are cleaning up a coal spill from a freight train derailment Friday near Michigan City, Indiana.
A 10-car freight train carrying coal derailed while approaching the NIPSCO generating station around 5:20 a.m.
Two cars overturned, spilling 260,000 pounds of coal, South Shore Freight officials said. No injuries were reported.
For more of the ABC 7 Chicago story: abc7chicago.com
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