A CSX train carrying hundreds of new automobiles from Kentucky to Newark was stalled for 1 1/2 hours Sunday afternoon, when police say it blocked grade crossings
A CSX train carrying hundreds of new automobiles broke down in Bergenfield on Sunday, Aug. 14, blocking traffic at local grade crossings BERGENFIELD -- A mile-long train carrying new cars made an unscheduled stop in Bergenfield on Sunday, breaking down and blocking two grade crossings for more than an hour before the problem was fixed, police and a railroad spokesman said.
The CSX train stalled at about 2:15 p.m. due to an air-break problem while en route from Louisville, Kentucky, to Newark, where the freight carrier has a rail-to-truck distribution facility for automobiles, said Rob Doolittle, a CSX spokesman.
The train, which included 100 autorack rail cars for carrying automobiles, resumed rolling at 3:40 p.m., Doolittle said.
The number of automobiles on the mile-long train was not available, but autoracks typically carry about a dozen automobiles each, stacked two or even three rows high.
Doolittle said CSX offered its apologies to Bergenfield residents for any inconvenience the breakdown may have caused.
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