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Train derails in Wauwatosa, no injuries reported

Posted at 6:13 AM, Apr 11, 2016
and last updated 2016-04-11 07:18:01-04
WAUWATOSA -- A Union Pacific train derailed in Wauwatosa Sunday evening.
 
It happened at approximately 5:30 p.m. at 124th Street and Capitol Drive, behind the Home Depot.
 
A Union Pacific spokesperson said that four cars derailed, but nobody was hurt.
 
The scene drew a lot of spectators. 
 
"I'm a train enthusiast so I come out here and watch the trains," Donovan Miller said. "I've been doing this since I was a little kid with my grandpa, and I came out here and this is something I 'd never saw before so I thought I would hang around here just to see what happens with it." 
 
Union pacific responded to the scene within minutes, but did not say how long it will take to repair the tracks.
 

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.