train derailment

Photo by Bobby Horecka

Photo by Bobby Horecka

Cleanup continues in Shiner after Friday coal train derailment

Bobby Horecka
Saturday, June 25, 2022
(The story version that published in the print paper that week.)  What was ending as rather hot and lazy Friday quickly turned into a moment several locals won’t soon forget when the Union Pacific rail line downtown Shiner violently derailed several open top coal cars, flinging their heavy...
U.S. 90A is now back open in Shiner, though drivers are warned to exercise caution.

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
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Shiner's Avenue E (U.S. Highway 90A) officially reopened to automobile traffic just after 3 p.m. Saturday, four hours shy of having been shut down a full day when a trainload of open-top coal cars derailed Friday evening, leaving downtown Shiner command central for emergency crews from across the...
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.

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
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Union Pacific crews were still busy working as of 3 a.m. Saturday, Lavaca County Emergency Management Coordinator Egon Barthels reported from the scene of Friday's train derailment in downtown Shiner, but they have managed to clear one of the railroad crossings for those who are trying to drive...
Photo by Bobby Horecka.

Photo by Bobby Horecka.

Train derails in Shiner

Bobby Horecka
Friday, June 3, 2022
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.
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