Train derails in New Mexico, killing 3 railroad workers

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AP Las Cruces (New Mexico)
Last Updated : Dec 02 2013 | 12:30 AM IST
Authorities say three train operators were killed when their freight train derailed in southern New Mexico's Grant County and plunged down a ravine.
State Police Sgt. Oscar Sosa says the three men were inside the locomotive when the crash occurred yesterday.
Sosa tells the Las Cruces Sun-News that the locomotive was pulling eight cars near Bayard about 75 miles (120 kilometres) northwest of Las Cruces when it went off the tracks and down a 40- to 50-foot (12- to 15-meter) ravine. The cars derailed moments later.
The train was operated by Southwestern Railroad and was carrying a form of iron that is not hazardous, according to operations manager for railroad Chris Grimes.
The paper says the cause of the accident hadn't been determined.
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First Published: Dec 02 2013 | 12:30 AM IST

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