Burned UP/C&EI Bridge over Middle Fork Big Muddy River north of West Frankfort, IL

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WFCN News - Swinford Media Group posted

UPDATE: Union Pacific Railroad is working to repair a main railway line that was heavily damaged following an overnight fire in Franklin County.

The fire destroyed a segment of railway along the Big Muddy River bridge approximately 0.65 miles north of the West Frankfort city limits.

All rail traffic has been temporarily halted while crews work to repair the damaged section of railway. Firefighters spent much of early Monday morning continuing to battle the fire by using both water and foam to fully extinguish it.

There is currently no estimated timeline on how long the section of railway will be closed. The railway line connects into larger freight routes to the north and south, and runs through local communities such as Mount Vernon, Benton, and Marion.

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