Vehicle hits railroad track near Hornell, NY, Hornell NY


Authorities are at railroad tracks near Hornell, NY after a vehicle appeared to strike the tracks. They asked to stop train traffic temporarily to check for damage. No visible damage was found and the area may clear within 15-20 minutes.
Audio|Source: Hornell Police
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Transcript:
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Can you contact Norfolk Southern, just advise them that we're down here, work on, make sure there's no, uh, train's gonna be coming through.
00:07
Are you too?
00:08
Are you guys physically on the tracks or just in relative proximity?
00:12
Or on proximity, he did, it appears like he struck one of the tracks.
00:17
I don't see any observable damage.
00:19
Are you see, do you need to hold trains if they are coming, or are they still able to go by just slowly?
00:27
I'd hold it right now.
00:29
Then I'll advise we're going to be clear here probably with the next 15-20.
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Hornell, NY 14843
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