Freight Train Hits Car in Pomfret
A freight train pushed a car more than a mile after it got lodged on tracks in the Town of Pomfret in Chautauqua County late last night.
Police say 38-year-old James Spiller of Dunkirk was driving across the railroad tracks when his car went off the shoulder of the crossing and got stuck.
Spiller got out of the car and called 911 in an attempt to have train traffic stopped, but a CSX train with three engines and 36 cars that weighed nearly 7,700 tons hit the car.
The train, which was traveling at 60 miles per hour, had minor damage to its snowplow and front stairs.
Spiller was cited for moving from a lane unsafely and obstructing a railroad crossing.
Police say 38-year-old James Spiller of Dunkirk was driving across the railroad tracks when his car went off the shoulder of the crossing and got stuck.
Spiller got out of the car and called 911 in an attempt to have train traffic stopped, but a CSX train with three engines and 36 cars that weighed nearly 7,700 tons hit the car.
The train, which was traveling at 60 miles per hour, had minor damage to its snowplow and front stairs.
Spiller was cited for moving from a lane unsafely and obstructing a railroad crossing.
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