PHOTOS: The eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 reopened on Sunday after a freight train derailment caused a dayslong shutdown, authorities said.
Authorities shut down long stretches of I-40 near the Arizona-New Mexico state line on Friday after a derailed freight train carrying fuel caught fire.
The Arizona Department of Transportation announced the reopening of the eastbound lanes between mileposts 285-333 on Saturday night.
However, eastbound I-40 lanes remained closed in Chambers at milepost 333. It was only on Sunday afternoon that ADOT announced the eastbound I-40 lanes had reopened at all mileposts.
Motorists should expect long delays through the area, ADOT said. Around 35 rail cars were involved in the freight train derailment, according to the McKinley County Fire Rescue Department, which is in New Mexico.