A train derailment in Willmar, Minnesota, late Wednesday evening derailed four tanker cars containing ethanol. According to BNSF Railway – one of the largest freight railroad networks that operates throughout Minnesota – a train crossing at Lakeland Drive remained closed on Thursday after a derailment occurred just before 11 p.m. on Wednesday. As a result of the incident, four tanker cars went off the rail and on their side, and a total of eight rail cars were involved. Willmar City Administrator Leslie Valiant says the crossing will be closed for most of Thursday as cars are cleared from the tracks by BNSF. No fires or leaks have been reported, and Valiant says there is no danger to the public.
