Extreme winds blow train off tracks in Lufkin, Texas

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Extreme winds blow train off the tracks as it crossed a highway in Lufkin, Texas on December 13, 2015, at 7a.m.

It will take at least 48 hours to upright the 64 rail cars. Yes, just 64 rail cars.

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Yes, this is a train and it was blown up by extreme winds in Lufkin, Texas.

The highway is shut down and it is unknown at this time when the scene will be cleared.

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The wind was so strong that it blew at least 64 train cars of the tracks.

The cars were believed to be empty when a gust of at least 40 mph took them off the tracks around 7 a.m.

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Luckily nobody was in the empty train.

No one was injured.

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Nature at its best.

You also should avoid Loop 287 near 103 West and 69 North as straight-line winds blew a train off the tracks.

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