Photo by Bobby Horecka
Cleanup continues in Shiner after Friday coal train derailment
Bobby Horecka
(The story version that published in the print paper that week.
Saturday, June 25, 2022
train derailment
U.S. 90A is now back open in Shiner, though drivers are warned to exercise caution.
U.S. 90A back open in Shiner but work continues
Bobby Horecka
Shiner's Avenue E (U.S. Highway 90A) officially reopened to automobile traffic just after 3 p.m.
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Photo by Egon Barthels
Cleanup work continues at derailment site
Bobby Horecka
Cleanup work continues at the site yesterday's train derailment in downtown Shiner, local officials say, as two of the closed crossing in the city have now been opened.
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Lavaca County Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Egon Barthels, spent much of his initial response to Friday's derailment, manning the phones, first to establish a workable detour that didn't add too many unnecessary miles to anyone's travels, and later, to gather up the necessary forces needed for a clean-up of this magnitude.
Shiner's Avenue G railroad crossing is now open
Bobby Horecka
Union Pacific crews were still busy working as of 3 a.m.
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Photo by Bobby Horecka.
Train derails in Shiner
Bobby Horecka
As many as a dozen rail cars overturned in Shiner just before 7 p.m. Friday, shutting down all traffic on U.S 90A and spilling several tons of coal in the downtown area.
Friday, June 3, 2022