Cargo train locomotive derails in Colorado, spilling 100s of gallons of diesel

LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say the locomotive of a cargo train has derailed in northern Colorado, spilling hundreds of gallons of diesel. The Loveland Fire Rescue Authority says the Great Western Railway locomotive didn’t tip over when it went off the rails Wednesday morning at a switch in the tracks, but a fuel tank was punctured. Officials say no one was injured and that the spill was contained. The other locomotive and three cars carrying sugar did not derail. It is the second train derailment in Colorado in recent weeks. On Jan. 30, an Amtrak train derailed after it crashed into a truck at a rail crossing, badly injuring the engineer and sending three passengers to a hospital.