US EditionMexico’s Maya Train derails in the Yucatan Peninsula, but no injuries reported
The automated switch malfunction caused one train car to derail and incline onto another, with no injuries reported, under investigation by Mexico's army and local officials.
- On Tuesday in Izamal, a car of the Maya Train derailed without injuries, leaving one car off the track and leaning on another as it traveled slowly from Cancun, Quintana Roo to Merida, Yucatan.
- Officials blamed an automated switch that tripped while the Maya Train was passing, causing a car to leave the track after two of four cars had passed, Gen. Óscar David Lozano said Wednesday.
- The Maya Train, which began service in late 2023, runs a roughly 950-mile loop around the Yucatan Peninsula and was built and operates by Mexico's army.
- Officials said the analysis could take two weeks, raising concerns as local firefighters depend on regional hazmat teams that may be hours away and lack crucial resources.
- Jamie Burgess warned that most communities likely do not know what chemicals travel their local railroads; RailState LLC data showed at least 130,000 hazardous-material placarded rail cars moved over six months.
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A coach from the Maya Train derailed on Tuesday afternoon in Yucatán. A convoy car at Izamal Station left its track and invaded the neighboring tracks, as seen in several videos uploaded to social networks. Authorities have reported that there are no fatalities or serious injuries.The inauguration of this part of the megaproject—intersection between sections 3 and 4—was in December 2023.Continue reading
A coach from the Maya Train was derailed in Izamal, Yucatán, 67 kilometers from Merida, when it was heading for Cancun, local media reported. The convoy’s car was partially off the track, although no injuries or major damage were reported and according to the first reports it was caused by one of the road change operators. So far, the Train, run by the Secretary of Defense (Sedena) and opened for the first time on December 15, 2023, has not repo…
A wanderer of the Mayan Train derailed in Izamal, Yucatn, as he was heading for Cancn without leaving himself injured; authorities investigated the fact.
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