Massive 35 Car Train Derailment Near Gordon Texas Sparks Fire

A Union Pacific train jumped the tracks Thursday afternoon just east of Gordon, Texas, sending several cars into a pile and sparking a grass fire. Video from the scene shows train cars stacked on top of each other, with smoke rising from the fire burning alongside the tracks.

Union Pacific officials confirmed there were no injuries and no evacuations were needed. Palo Pinto County Emergency Services treated the scene as a hazardous materials situation until they could confirm what the train was carrying.

By late afternoon, officials said none of the rail cars were leaking their contents. Fire crews had contained the grass fire, but the tracks remained closed while crews worked to clear the wreckage.

The cause of the derailment has not been released, and Union Pacific says an investigation is underway.

Train derailments and wrecks are not uncommon in Texas, but a few stand out.

2021 LULING MASSIVE WRECK

Luling had a terrible train wreck back in August 2021, when an 18-wheeler carrying a turbine wing got stuck on train tracks.

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2024 BEAUMONT COCA COLA TRAIN WRECK

A massive train wreck in Beaumont, Texas, happened in 2024 when a Coca-Cola 18-wheeler got stuck on train tracks.

Read More: 18 Wheeler Stuck on Tracks Gets Demolished By Train in Texas 

Thankfully, this one didn’t end in injuries, just a big mess, a grass fire, and a lot of questions. Gordon’s derailment now sits on a growing list of Texas train mishaps, and like the others.