FOR TODAY: WPBTV reports a train derailment in Lower Patsburg. A run away boxcar ran through a switch and collided with the locomotive of a freight train. Both the locomotive, a tank car, and boxcar derailed. There was much concern about the flammable load carried by the tank car directly behind the locomotive, as the derailment caused a slight rupture of the tank. Patsburg Fire Dept was immediately summoned to the scene. More details to follow.
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