Train derails north of Chicago
Posted: Jul 5, 2012 10:15 AM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 4:36 AM EDT
NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- A train derailment in Northeast Illinois caused several cars to pile up.
It happened Wednesday afternoon, about 25 miles north of Chicago.
It caused a bridge overpass to collapse on the tracks. A spokesperson for Union Pacific said the train hauled nearly 140 cars filled with coal from Wisconsin to Wyoming.
No one was hurt in the accident.