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Stationary BNSF train derailed by bridge washout in Arkansas (updated) – Trains

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1 year ago

April 6, 2025

Stationary BNSF train derailed by bridge washout in Arkansas (updated) – Trains

Railroad also has a train derailed by winds elsewhere in state

#BREAKING NEWS: Heavy floodwaters wash out railroad bridge in Mammoth Spring, Ark.
DETAILS: https://t.co/GgGQgCbem5 pic.twitter.com/ngckFQeuxR
— KY3 News (@kytv) April 5, 2025

MAMMOTH SPRING STATE PARK, Ark. — A stationary BNSF train was derailed early today (April 5, 2025) when floodwaters washed out a bridge underneath part of the train, KYTV/KSPR-TV reports.

Elsewhere in the state, 15 to 20 cars of an intermodal train were blown over by high winds, KAIT-TV reports.

The washout occurred in northern Arkansas, near the Missouri state line. KYTV/KSPR report the train was stopped because of weather warnings when the bridge across the Spring River washed out, derailing several coal hoppers. No injuries were reported. The railroad is working with Mammoth Spring State Park to clear the derailment and repair the bridge.

The incident occurred about 1:30 a.m., according to a BNSF advisory to customers. The railroad does not yet have an estimate when service will be restored.

The derailment site is on BNSF’s Thayer South Subdivision, about 2.3 miles south of Thayer, Mo.

The second incident was also on the Thayer South Sub, about 120 miles southeast of the first incident and 25 miles northwest of Memphis, Tenn. Poinsett County Chief Deputy Ryan Price told KAIT that the empty cars involved were blown into a farmer’s field east of Interstate 555, which parallels the rail line. No injuries were reported. Trains News Wire has asked BNSF for additional details.

— Updated at 7:35 p.m. CT with second derailment.

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Arkansas Governor joins national A.I. workforce initiative

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4 hours ago

June 25, 2026

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Arkansas Governor joins national A.I. workforce initiative

LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has joined a new national artificial intelligence initiative that launched Thursday, June 25.

RAISE US, started by former Governor Eric Holcomb of Indiana and Gina Raimondo, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce is a nonpartisan national organization that will partner with governors, employers, workers and training organizations to help the workforce transition to an AI economy.

“As artificial intelligence transforms America’s economy, we have one clear message: technology should empower people, not replace them. By leveraging our Arkansas LAUNCH initiative, and with the resources and expertise provided by RAISE US, Arkansas will turn that mission into reality. We want the Natural State to be a leader on education, workforce training, and up-skilling, and this new partnership gives us the tools we need to build a model for the entire nation.”

The organization will design and pilot incentives to retrain workers, new approaches to support job transitions, and training models tied to employer demand.

RAISE US launches with more than two dozen American companies and philanthropies and initial state partnerships in Connecticut, Maryland and Utah.

“America has a technology strategy for leading the global AI competition. It does not yet have a people strategy — and we cannot lead without one,” Raimondo, who will serve as CEO of RAISE US, said.

“If we build the best AI systems in the world and leave millions of Americans behind, we won’t have won anything; we’ll have automated our own decline. I believe AI will create new jobs and industries over time, but the transition could be disruptive, and it’s already underway. We shouldn’t fearmonger, but we can’t pretend our training and worker support systems are ready either. It’s time for innovative and practical solutions. This moment demands ambition, urgency, and creativity. We’ve assembled the country’s top companies, best economists, and bipartisan governors at a scale rarely seen — all to advance new ideas and incentives, pilot them with governors and business, and scale what works.”

Governor Sanders is partnering with RAISE US to support Arkansas LAUNCH, an AI-powered career navigation platform that connects students and jobseekers to personalized learning and employer-linked career pathways.

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