Train derailment near Reno sends more than 20 railcars off tracks

A freight train derailment near Reno saw more than a dozen railcars crash off the tracks Friday morning.

According to the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, the derailment happened just before 7 a.m. near Interstate 80 and USA Parkway, about 20 miles east of Reno.

Exactly what led up to the derailment is unclear, but officials say about 20 to 25 box cars went off the tracks…

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