GALLERY: July 5 train derailment

Photos form July 5 train derailment.

By Crawford County Now Staff July 6, 2026 1:05 am

Derailed freight train with mangled cars on the tracks beside a crossing signal at dusk. — Crawford County Now

BUCYRUS, OH (CRAWFORD COUNTY NOW)—Reader submitted photos from the July 5, 2026, train derailment in Bucyrus.

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