Freight Train Strikes Tallow Tanker Truck in Fort Worth as City Reviews 90-Day Data Center Pause

BNSF Freight Train Collides with Stalled Tallow Tanker in North Fort Worth

FORT WORTH, Texas — Emergency crews from Fort Worth Fire and Police departments responded on Wednesday afternoon, November 11, 2026, after a BNSF freight locomotive slammed into an industrial tanker truck hauling beef tallow. Video captured by witnesses showed the tractor-trailer high-centered and stuck across a railway crossing just moments before the train approached. Fortunately, the truck driver evacuated the cab safely seconds before the catastrophic impact, resulting in zero injuries.

Railroad hazardous material teams and Fort Worth environmental services worked into the evening to clear non-toxic rendering tallow from the road surface and inspect track integrity before reopening rail freight corridors.

Federal Jury Convicts Link Brothers in $240M Cattle Ponzi Scheme

In federal courts, a Fort Worth jury delivered guilty verdicts against brothers Joshua Robert Link and Jason Allen Link on multiple counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering. Operating through their Fort Worth enterprise, Agridime LLC, the defendants defrauded more than 2,200 investors nationwide out of $240 million by promising guaranteed double-digit returns backed by non-existent cattle herds and meat inventories.

Prosecutors proved that incoming funds were laundered to pay off earlier investors and support extravagant personal purchases. Both defendants face up to 20 years in federal prison per count at upcoming sentencing.

Fort Worth City Council Considers 90-Day Moratorium on Large Data Centers

At City Hall, the Fort Worth City Council held initial public hearings on a proposed 90-day moratorium on new commercial data center approvals. Following the formal submission of 19 recommendations from the Data Center & Infrastructure Commission, council members are weighing strict limits on water consumption, mandatory electrical substation upgrades funded by tech operators, and mandatory green buffers to safeguard residential neighborhoods.