Mudslide triggers train derailment in Bay Area
Workers investigate the scene of a derailed Altamont Corridor Express train Tuesday in Sunol, Calif. A Union Pacific spokesman says a mudslide most likely caused a commuter train derailment in Northern California that sent its leading car plunging into a swollen creek, injuring several people.
(Ben Margot / Associated Press)
A worker cuts a tree beside a derailed Altamont Corridor Express car in Sunol, Calif.
(Ben Margot / Associated Press)
A car of a derailed Altamont Corridor Express train is partially submerged in Alameda Creek in Sunol, Calif.
(Ben Margot / Associated Press)