Derailment in Auburn, NY

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JPowell

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From: Fairmount (Syracuse) NY
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Derailment in Auburn, NY

Posted by JPowell on Thursday, July 8, 2004 3:09 PM

7 cars - 1 into the Owasco Inlet, 3 into a restaurant parking lot. No report about the other 3 cars other than they left the tracks!

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tree68

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December 2001
From: Northern New York
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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, July 8, 2004 3:53 PM

From the WSTM TV website:

No injuries were reported Thursday when a train derailed in Auburn, sending two cars plunging from a bridge into water below.

The derailment happened shortly before 2 pm Thursday. The seven-car train jumped the tracks while crossing the State Street bridge, sending two cars into the Owasco Outlet. The bridge is close to Curley's Restaurant, a popular spot at 96 State Street, in the city.

The train is owned by Finger Lakes Railway. There is no word what cargo the train was carrying, though a fire coordinator's office spokesperson said he believed the train was carrying large rolls of paper.

He said he didn't believe anything toxic or hazardous was onboard.

Emergency crews secured the area surrounding the accident while an investigation continued. The cleanup effort was believed to take a while because of power lines and other obstacles that would prevent a crane from lifting the cars out of the water.

The city's manager said there were minor traffic delays as a result of the derailment, and people were urged to use alternate routes.

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