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A BNSF Railway train carrying coal derailed this morning about nine miles south of Pueblo, authorities say.
The Texas-bound train with 120 cars derailed from the 40th to the 70th cars at about 9 a.m., BNSF spokesman Steve Forsberg said.
Cleanup is in progress and it will take about a day to reopen the tracks, Forsberg said.
What triggered the derailment is under investigation. When the train derailed, the airbrakes automatically engaged, he said.
He said it is unclear how much coal spilled from the cars, which each carry 200 tons of coal.
Kirk Mitchell: 303-954-1206 or kmitchell@denverpost.com
