Union Pacific train derails amid storms, spokesperson says weather was a factor

POWELL (CBSNewsTexas.com) - A Union Pacific train derailed Wednesday night while storms were moving through parts of Texas. 

It happened around 6 p.m. in Powell, about 60 miles south of Dallas and about nine miles east of Corsicana.

A spokesperson from Union Pacific says roughly 26 rail cars derailed. There were no spills or injuries reported. 

The cause is under investigation, but the spokesperson said weather was a factor.

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