A train that derailed and caught fire Sunday afternoon in Sibley, Iowa, is set to cause delays of up to three days for Union Pacific Corp. customers with shipments in that area, according to a notice from the company, released May 17. There’s no time line currently for when they’ll be able to clear the 47 affected cars off the tracks and clear the site, according to Union Pacific spokeswoman Kristen South, according to a Bloomberg report. The rail route through the middle of crop country hosts trains carrying “anything and everything,” from agricultural products to lumber to chemicals, she said. However, she said that while a car had carried liquid ammonium nitrate, it was empty at the time of the incident. Initial reports warned that ammonium nitrate was carried by the train.
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