Coal Spilled Into Mississippi River in Northeast Iowa Train Derailment

Officials in northeast Iowa are working to clean up a coal spill from a train derailment Wednesday morning.

The Iowa DNR says a Canadian Pacific (CP) train derailed shortly after 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, spilling coal into the Mississippi River. A total of 10 coal cars derailed, but only one tipped coal into the river. An unknown amount of coal spilled about four miles south of Lansing, near the Lansing power plant. No fuel or other products were spilled.

The DNR adds that crews from CP Railroad were working to cleanup the derailment all day yesterday. DNR staff will monitor cleanup activities and consider appropriate enforcement action.