Traffic & Transit
Train Derails In Lincoln Heights
Seventeen train cars were knocked off the rail amid thousands of scattered boxes left by cargo thieves.
LINCOLN HEIGHTS, CA — A Union Pacific train derailed in Lincoln Heights Saturday, leaving 17 cars off the rails in an area where cargo thieves abandoned thousands of empty boxes.
It wasn't immediately clear if there were any injuries associated with the derailment which blocked the intersection of San Pablo Street and Valley Boulevard.
The intersection was expected to remain blocked for the foreseeable future, according to USC, which has its Health Science Campus nearby.
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The derailment occurred around 4:30 p.m.
BREAKING: Train derailment in #LincolnHeights, Union Pacific tells us that 17 containers derailed this afternoon at the same site of recent train thefts that have been occurring. @NBCLA @gabenewsla pic.twitter.com/R0PZlezkpT
— Katherine Picazo (@PicazoKatherine) January 16, 2022
City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.
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