4/3/2024: Train Derailment Closes Route 11 in Masardis

News Release for April 3, 2024

For more Information:
Paul Merrill, Public Information Officer - 207-624-3355 or 207-215-9297

MASARDIS - Earlier this afternoon, a tractor-trailer struck a train on Route 11 in Masardis. Two empty rail cars derailed. Route 11 will be closed for several hours while crews work to get a crane on site to lift the rail cars. MaineDOT is setting up a detour route for vehicle traffic. This part of rail track is owned by MaineDOT. The train was being operated by Maine Northern Railway.

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