TWO TRAIN DERAILMENTS IN NEW MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND … AND THEY HAVE RAISES SOME CONCERNS. THE FIRST TRAIN TO DERAIL WAS ON SATURDAY NEAR ROSWELL BETWEEN DEXTER AND MIDWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT THINKS THE DERAILMENT WAS CAUSED BY THE TRACKS GIVING WAY BUT THE ACTUAL CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED.
THE SECOND DERAILMENT WAS YESTERDAY (SUN) BETWEEN LAKE ARTHUR AND ARTESIA, BUT NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE BNSF RAILWAYS SAYS 20 TRAIN CARS LEANED TO THE SIDE.
