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Train incident shuts down crossings

Staff photo by Greg Lynch St. Clair Twp. firefighters survey options for correcting the hanging "dolly" from a southbound Norfolk Southern train car which caused a train stoppage that blocked several intersections in New Miami, Wednesday evening, Jan. 6, at rush hour.

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Staff photo by Greg Lynch A St. Clair Twp. firefighter prepares to cut the hanging "dolly" from a southbound Norfolk Southern train car which caused a train stoppage that blocked several intersections in New Miami, Wednesday evening, Jan. 6, at rush hour.

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Staff Report Updated 11:27 PM Wednesday, January 6, 2010

ST. CLAIR TWP. — A train incident late Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 6, shut down several railroad crossings for about 2 1/2 hours in New Miami and St. Clair Twp., according to Butler County Sheriff’s dispatchers.

The train, operated by Norfolk Southern, had to stop at about 4 p.m. when two of the dollies, platforms that hold up the truck trailers, dropped down and hit the tracks, causing a lot of sparking, according to St. Clair Twp. Fire Chief Terry White.

The southbound train was blocking intersections from U.S. 127 near Trenton to Augsburger Avenue.

The dollies were cut, and by 6:30 p.m. the train was cleared, according to dispatchers.

There were no injuries and no hazardous materials aboard the train.

The Butler County Emergency Management Agency had set up a command post at the Trenton Road crossing.

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