Train derailment reported Friday near White Lake along Interstate 90
May 9—WHITE LAKE — A train carrying grain derailed on Friday in Aurora County in central South Dakota.
The derailment occurred shortly after 3 p.m. Friday at the railway bridge over Platte Creek near mile marker 294 along Interstate 90. The incident took place about 3 miles west of White Lake.
Aurora County Emergency Manager Skyler Kehn said Friday night that there were no injuries in the incident and that the train was carrying corn at the time of the crash.
The derailment involved eight rail cars with spilled grain, right next to the interstate traffic near the Platte Creek railway bridge. One of the rail cars came completely off the tracks, Kehn said, as the train derailed in the middle of its nearly mile-long span.
Kehn said cleanup of the debris is likely to take place starting on Monday.
The rail line is operated by Ringneck and Western Railroad, which is the subsidiary of Kansas-based Watco. The company has operated the railroad since 2021, after purchasing the rail line between Mitchell and Presho from the state of South Dakota.
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