A train derailed south of Girdwood, Alaska, early Tuesday after colliding with avalanche debris that covered the tracks in the Turnagain Arm area, officials said.
Alaska Railroad train derailedThe first two cars of the 3,144-foot freight train ran off the track and a third car was partially derailed after colliding with the pile of snow in the Turnagain Arm areaTwo crew members were aboard the train when it hit the snow field just before 2 a.m., railroad spokesperson Christy Terry told KTUU-TV. The train had just left Whittier and was headed north.
A rescue team of three firefighters and one Alaska Railroad employee crossed the ice and climbed the debris to reach the workers in the train, Girdwood Fire and Rescue said. An Alaska Railroad train derailed after colliding with avalanche debris that covered the tracks south of Girdwood early Tuesday.
The train workers self-extricated and were escorted away from the area to safety. The train crew was back in service at 4 a.m., officials said.Justin Shelby, a spokesman for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, told the Anchorage Daily News that the debris spread about 300 feet across the tracks and was about 30 feet deep.
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