Train Derails In Lincoln County

WELLSTON, Okla. (AP) _ A train traveling on a Burlington Northern Santa Fe line derailed Monday afternoon in rural Lincoln County. <br/><br/>Oklahoma Highway Patrol Capt. Stewart Meyer said there were

Monday, July 17th 2006, 8:18 pm

By: News On 6

WELLSTON, Okla. (AP) _ A train traveling on a Burlington Northern Santa Fe line derailed Monday afternoon in rural Lincoln County.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Capt. Stewart Meyer said there were no injuries, no hazardous materials spilled and no major roadways blocked because of the derailment, which occurred near U.S. Highway 177, just south of the Turner Turnpike.

About a dozen cars derailed.

Meyer said the cause of the derailment remains under investigation, and that one theory is that Monday's triple-digit temperatures might have caused the rails on the train track to expand.