Hartford Train Derailment: Three People Injured, Diesel Leaking From Engine
- On Monday, June 30, a Wisconsin Southern Railroad train derailed near Hartford, overturning 19 cars and three engines with a fuel leak and minor injuries to three conductors.
- Police say an obstruction on the tracks may have caused the derailment, which remains under investigation by Wisconsin Southern's response team.
- Hartford Fire & Rescue and seven agencies deployed 80 personnel to contain the spill by digging trenches and pumping diesel, protecting nearby marshland and waterways.
- At the scene, cleanup is expected to take days with containment largely successful and no evacuations or closures reported.
- In the coming days, Clean Harbors and the DNR will finalize environmental cleanup, while the railroad and regulators continue investigating the derailment's cause and safety clearance for train recovery.
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Three suffer minor injuries in Wisconsin & Southern derailment
A screenshot of WISN-TV aerial footage shows the damage from a Wisconsin & Southern derailment on June 30, 2025. HARTFORD, Wis. — Three crew members were injured when a Wisconsin & Southern Railroad train derailed today (June 30, 2025) near between the towns of Hartford and Independence, Wis. The derailment occurred about 9:30 a.m. Hartford Fire Chief Tony Burgard told a press conference that the three people had walked to a nearby road and were…
3 injured in Hartford train derailment
HARTFORD, Wis.– Three people are injured after a Wisconsin Southern train derailed near Hartford on Monday morning. 19 cars were derailed in an industrial park near Innovation Way and Independence Avenue on Hartford’s northwest side. One of those injured in the crash was the conductor. Authorities say the injuries to all three individuals were not serious, and all were able to walk away from the crash. According to the Hartford Fire Department, …
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