(The following appeared on the Mass Live website on May 31, 2011.)
AMHERST, Mass. — The derailment of six to eight freight train cars presents no threat to public safety, but it could take days to clear the scene and repair damage to the rail lines, an Amherst town official said.
No one was injured in the 2 p.m. derailment, but six to eight of the 55 train cars jumped the tracks, said town official W. David Ziomek, who is acting as town manager while John P. Musante is away.
The train was owned by New England Central Railroad, the St. Albans, Vt. company that operates on the 400 miles of track between the Vermont and Quebec borders and New London, Conn.
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