Wednesday, April 8, 2015

SEVERE TRACK DAMAGE WHEN A 2-MILE LONG BNSF RAILWAY FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILED BETWEEN THE ANAHEIM CANYON AND WEST CORONA STATIONS.








APRIL 8, 2015

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA (AP)

Four early-morning commuter trains were canceled and several others were delayed up to 45 minutes Wednesday morning after a Tuesday night freight train derailment caused severe track damage, Metrolink officials said. 

Six cars derailed on a BNSF freight train, which originated in Los Angeles and stopped when a wheel came off the track around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at Esperanza Road, near the 91 freeway in Anaheim, BNSF spokeswoman Lena Kent said.

All of the cars remained upright after the derailment.

The derailment caused severe damage to one of the tracks in the area, and while officials reopened at least one of the undamaged tracks Wednesday morning, passing trains were required to travel through the area at very slow speeds, said Jeff Lustgarten, a Metrolink spokesman.

Transit officials say a freight train derailment in Orange County is causing disruptions on Metrolink commuter lines.

The Orange County Register reports (http://bit.ly/1O8lClL ) at least one wheel on a BNSF Railway train came off the track in Anaheim Tuesday evening.

Jeff Lustgarten, a spokesman for Metrolink, says several commuter trains on the Inland Empire and 91 lines in both directions are disrupted early Wednesday.

Lustgarten says the agency is making arrangements for alternate transportation using OCTA buses from Orange County or Riverside Transit Agency buses for the Inland Empire line.

The cause of the derailment is under investigation. The freight train originated in Los Angeles and was heading for Houston.

No injuries are reported.

Trains are safe.  All aboard.

Source: http://www.ocregister.com