Train crews and first responders walk the site of a train derailment in Valley Falls, N.Y., on Feb. 7, 2024. (Basil Seggos/New York State Department of Environmental Conservation via AP) PITTSTOWN, N.Y.—Ten cars of a cargo train carrying plastic pellets and cooking oil derailed in upstate New York, with two ending up in a river, authorities said.
The cars, part of a 94-car train operated by Berkshire & Eastern Railroad, derailed about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday in Rensselaer County, in the village of Valley Falls.
No injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved, Tom Ciuba, a spokesperson for the railroad, said early Thursday.
“Two of the railcars have fallen into the Hoosic River—with one leaking a small amount of cooking oil and another leaking a small amount of plastic resin,” he said in an email.Photos from the scene showed cars off the tracks and lying on their sides along a narrow […]
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