Chicago Tribune | Freight Train Carrying Oil Derails, Catches Fire in Illinois NBCNews.com A train loaded with crude oil derailed, and some of its cars caught fire, in Illinois Thursday while travelling through a rural part of the state, authorities said. There were no injuries reported, but at least two of the 103 train cars carrying crude ... BNSF Crude Train Hauling 103 Oil Cars Derails in Rural Illinois Freight Train Carrying Crude Oil Derails Near Illinois City Train carrying crude oil derails close to Mississippi River near Galena |