APRIL 6, 2015
ULSTER TOWNSHIP, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA
Seven cars of a Lehigh Railway train derailed Monday at a
location between North Towanda and Ulster, the Bradford County public safety
director said.
While most of the derailed cars remained upright, a couple
of them came to rest on their sides, said Robert Barnes, Bradford County public
safety director. One of the cars went
over an embankment and came to rest in a field, he said.
The derailed cars were carrying sand, some of which spilled
during the incident, he said.
There were no injuries in the derailment, which occurred
shortly before noon, he said.
A section of track was torn up during the derailment, he
said.
Barnes said the length of track that was torn up or
otherwise damaged might have been between 100 and 200 feet.
He said he believed the train was heading south when the
derailment occurred.
Equipment will be brought in to get the overturned cars
upright and remove the derailed cars from the area so the track can be
repaired, he said.
He said he did not know if the cause of the derailment had
been determined yet.
Carcinogenic silica sand is hauled to the local region to be
used in the hydraulic fracturing of natural gas wells.
Source: http://www.weny.com