High Winds, Possibly From Tornado, Derail 43 Train Cars in North Dakota

High Winds, Possibly From Tornado, Derail 43 Train Cars in North Dakota
Railroad cars are knocked off the tracks due to high winds Wednesday night, near Steele, N.D., on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. Rebecca Neustel via AP
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STEELE, N.D.—Tornadic winds knocked nearly four dozen train cars off a track in North Dakota, part of a storm system that spurred reports of five tornadoes across the Dakotas.

BNSF Railway spokesperson Kendall Sloan said a train was stopped due to a tornado warning Wednesday night near the town of Steele, North Dakota, when high winds caused 43 empty coal cars to derail.