Amtrak train derails in Mora County
MORA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – An Amtrak train derailed near Watrous Thursday night, confirms the Mora County Sheriff.
Sheriff Greg Laumbach says the train derailed around 8 p.m. after hitting a boulder on the tracks.
According to the sheriff, the conductor was injured and was transported to the hospital. However, no other passengers were injured.
A secondary locomotive, trailing the lead locomotive, and all passenger cars remained upright and on the tracks.
There are 132 passengers on bo
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