Closure at Leasburg, N.M., expected to last through midday Thursday
BNSF’s El Paso Subdivision is closed after a Tuesday, Oct. 20, derailment of a train carrying flax seed. Doña Ana County Government Center
LEASBURG, N.M. — BNSF Railway’s El Paso Subdivision is expected to remain closed until midday on Thursday following the Tuesday, Oct. 20, derailment of a train carrying flax seed.
The derailment at Leasburg occurred about 5 a.m., BNSF said in a statement to Trains, and was due to extreme flooding in the region. There were no reported injuries and no hazardous materials involved. The railroad did not indicate the number of railcars involved.
Officials in Doña Ana County said Doña Ana Road between Lujan Road and State Route 187 was expected to remain closed until Friday.
Leasburg is approximately 11 miles north of Las Cruces, N.M., and 54 miles north of El Paso, Texas.
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Crews are expected to reopen the El Paso Sub mainline by midday on Thursday, Oct. 22. Doña Ana County Government Center
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