Initial reports are that some people aboard were injured, Amtrak said.
MENDON, Mo. — A passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed in Missouri on Monday after hitting a dump truck that was blocking a public crossing, Amtrak said.
The Southwest Chief was carrying about 243 passengers and 12 crew members when the collision happened near Mendon at 1:42 p.m., Amtrak said. Eight cars and two locomotives derailed.Social media posts from the scene show several rail cars on their sides.
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