Locomotive Derails, Causing Traffic Snarl
From Times Staff Reports
The lead locomotive of a Union Pacific train derailed Monday afternoon as it moved onto a side track but did not overturn, officials said.
The locomotive, pulling a string of cargo containers, moved off the tracks on Valley Boulevard between Alhambra and Marianna avenues about 4 p.m., Los Angeles Police Lt. Marcos Saenz said. It had stopped to switch cargo.
Traffic was blocked for about 90 minutes.
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