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What stays are principally cardboard and packaging alongside Union Pacific tracks close to the 5 freeway and Mission Blvd. in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (Photograph by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Each day Information/SCNG)
A downtown Los Angeles observe the place rail vehicles derailed over the weekend has been repaired and is now reopened, a Union Pacific spokeswoman mentioned Tuesday night, Jan. 18.
Seventeen prepare vehicles derailed at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, on the intersection of San Pablo Avenue and Valley Boulevard. There have been no accidents and the reason for the derailment stays below investigation.
However the incident occurred following cargo thefts that left the bottom and tracks lined with particles, together with empty containers from corporations similar to UPS and Amazon.
Union Pacific crews labored to clear the tracks the next day. The derailment snarled rail strains in Lincoln Heights, the place thefts additionally occurred.
Thieves have been raiding cargo containers aboard trains nearing downtown Los Angeles for months, one other problem to an already strained provide chain.
The Port of Los Angeles is worried concerning the current rail thefts which have occurred at numerous places within the area. Though these incidents are happening exterior the Port’s jurisdiction, our Port Police are collaborating with different businesses to deal with this problem. Moreover, the Port is in discussions with our railroad companions to help nonetheless doable.
“The observe is repaired and reopened,” Union Pacific spokeswoman Robynn Tysver mentioned in a Tuesday e-mail.