44 Train Cars Derail in California Desert

A derailed cargo train in the Southern California desert that sent more than two dozen rail cars crashing into the sand near Ludlow, Calif., on March 3, 2021. Screenshot/San Bernardino County Fire Department via AP
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A cargo train derailed in the Southern California desert on Wednesday, sending more than 40 rail cars crashing into the sand, authorities said.

Nobody was hurt and there was no fire when the BNSF train went off the tracks near the remote Mojave community of Ludlow, the San Bernardino County Fire Department said on Twitter.