FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UPDATE: 11/11/2020 0700: THE CHERRY STREET, LARNARD STREET, AND PINE STREET CROSSINGS ARE NOW OPEN. PLEASE EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN CROSSING THE RAILROAD TRACKS AS CSX WORKERS ARE STILL WORKING IN THE AREA AND DEBRIS MAY BE PRESENT.
EARLIEE:
AT APPROXIMATELY 6:10 PM, THE POTSDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A TRAIN DERAILMENT IN THE VICINITY OF WASHINGTON STREET. NO INJURIES OR CONTAMINATION WERE REPORTED AND THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THE PUBLIC. CSX WAS NOTIFIED AND ARE WORKING TO CLEAR THE CROSSINGS. BE ADVISED THAT RAILROAD CROSSINGS AT PINE STREET, ELDERKIN STREET, WASHINGTON STREET, WALNUT STREET, LARNARD STREET AND CHERRY STREET ARE CLOSED TO VEHICLE AND FOOT TRAFFIC AT THIS TIME AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE POTSDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL RELEASE FURTHER INFORMATION ONCE IT IS RECEIVED.
