Train carrying automobiles derails in southwest Idaho

NAMPA, Idaho – A Union Pacific Railroad train carrying automobiles derailed in Nampa on Wednesday.

The Idaho Press-Tribune reported that none of the five railcars that came off the track at about 9:30 a.m. overturned and no injuries have been reported.

Union Pacific spokesman Justin Jacobs said three of the railcars carried automobiles, one carried grain and one carried lumber.

Jacobs said it hasn’t been determined if any of the automobiles were damaged.

He said the cause of the derailment is being investigated.