Union Pacific Train Derails in Los Angeles, 17 Cars Off Track

A railroad workers inspects a track as they repair a section of Union Pacific train tracks after a train derailed from the tracks, which are littered with thousands of opened boxes and packages stolen from cargo shipping containers, in Los Angeles on Jan. 16, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Union Pacific crews worked to clear tracks after a train derailment on Jan. 15 in Lincoln Heights, near an area where thousands of empty boxes were left behind by cargo thieves.

“At this time, there is no estimated time for completion, and the cause remains under investigation,” Union Pacific spokeswoman Robynn Tysver told City News Service. “No one was injured.”