Fatal Pueblo train derailment likely caused by faulty welding, feds say

Fatal Pueblo train derailment likely caused by faulty welding, feds say

A massive coal train derailment near Pueblo that killed a truck driver after railcars collapsed a bridge and crashed onto Interstate 25 was likely caused by a welder using incorrect materials, according to a final report from federal transportation officials. The southbound BNSF Railway freight train jumped the track the afternoon of Oct. 15, 2023, after hitting a broken rail near a track switch just north of a bridge over I-25, the National Tra…