Bridge section damaged in Tempe train derailment demolished
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A 150-foot portion of a century-old bridge that was damaged in a train derailment and resulting fire in Tempe was demolished Sunday morning as part of the cleanup process. Eight to 10 cars of a 102-car Union Pacific Railroad freight train traveling from Tucson to Phoenix derailed around 6 a.m. Wednesday on a railroad bridge over the man-made Tempe Town Lake. The derailed cars were carrying lumber and hazardous material and burst into flames, causing the century-old brid
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