VAN BUREN TWP: Train Derailment

[iMONITOR]

A train has derailed in Van Buren Township, MI. Six cars in total. What could be causing this to happen out in the middle of nowhere?

Link to the story:

Train derails in Van Buren Township; police say 'no evidence of exposed hazardous materials'

The Van Buren Township Fire Department confirms that a train derailed near Huron River Drive this morning.

www.wxyz.com

Image from Detroit News

 

[oneadam12-va]

Could be a multitude of reasons; broken-defective equipment on the cars, an unnoticed track defect resulting in a broken rail, if it had been raining a washout...

 

[JethrowJohnson]

🤦‍♂️ Not again.

 

[iMONITOR]

Could be a multitude of reasons; broken-defective equipment on the cars, an unnoticed track defect resulting in a broken rail, if it had been raining a washout...

Michigan has not had a lot of rain in recent months. The ground should be pretty hard if not frozen. I'm hoping these recent train derailments aren't some kind of sabatouge to further disrupt things.