Authorities are trying to determine the cause of the cargo train derailment In northern Arizona, 23 cars and a large number of new cars were heavily damaged.

Coconino County emergency management officials said the derailment occurred around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, east of Williams, 53 miles west of Flagstaff.

They said the BNSF fleet contained a variety of new cars, vans and trucks.

Photos of the derailment show many cars and freight cars badly damaged, a white van sticking out of another damaged rail car, and an upside-down car lying under another freight car. was in the picture.

County emergency management officials said cleanup had already begun Thursday morning.

BNSF Railroad, based in Texas, did not immediately contact us regarding the matter. Derailment.

A spate of train derailments across the country in recent months has raised concerns about rail safety in the United States.

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