Derailed Train Car Hits Iowa Bar, DeRailed

August 10, 2016

Police say a freight train car that derailed in northern Iowa rolled into and damaged a trackside tavern called DeRailed.

Police Chief Hugh Anderson says the accident occurred around 4 a.m. on Aug. 9 as crews moved rail cars and changed connections in Charles City. He says it appears that the track separated and the grain car tipped about 45 degrees into the back of the bar.

Anderson says a patrol officer called him to say a train car had derailed into Derailed, adding that ” it’s not every day you get to say that.”

No one was injured. The bar owner estimates damage at $10,000.

Charles City is about 140 miles northeast of Des Moines.

Topics Auto

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  • August 12, 2016 at 10:43 am
    Agent says:
    Jack, is this covered by EC? Subrogate against the railroad?
  • August 10, 2016 at 2:00 pm
    Jack Kanauph says:
    What a coincidence! It's like if Hillary Clinton walked into Crook's bar in Crookston, MN! Funny stuff.
  • August 10, 2016 at 1:30 pm
    reality bites says:
    You cannot make this stuff up.

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