(SITREP): Massive Train Derailment in Palo Pinto County, Texas, Involving 35 Cars and Potential Hazardous Materials

- A Union Pacific freight train derailed at approximately 1:45 p.m. local time over a railroad bridge on Coalville Road, east of Gordon, Palo Pinto County, Texas, about 60 miles west of Fort Worth. Approximately 35 train cars, including freight and tanker cars, derailed, with some potentially carrying hazardous materials.

- Emergency crews, including firefighters, are on the scene managing the situation, which is being treated as a hazardous materials incident. No leaks have been reported from the train cars, and crews are mitigating potential hazards.

- The derailment sparked a grass fire in the surrounding wooded area, which firefighters are actively working to extinguish. Heavy smoke was visible, but no hazardous leaks have been confirmed.

- No injuries have been reported, and no evacuations have been ordered. Authorities have urged residents to avoid the area to allow first responders to manage the potentially hazardous situation.

- The cause of the derailment is unknown… under investigation, and officials have not yet determined the exact cargo of the derailed cars.

— This incident follows another Union Pacific train derailment in Palo Pinto County near Mingus on July 13/14, 2025, involving 21 cars… a pattern