WILMINGTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A commuter rail train with more than 100 passengers on board derailed Thursday morning in Wilmington.
The inbound train, which was traveling on the Lowell Line, skidded off the rails around 6:30 a.m.
Keolis says a downed tree branch got stuck under the train, causing it to derail. They say the branch became wedged in the train’s controls.
Police and fire officials responded to the area of 498 Main Street and evacuated all of the passengers.
The passengers were taken from the scene in buses and dropped off at the Woburn MBTA station.
No injuries were reported in what officials called a “slow-speed” derailment.
A large crane was called in. The train has since been re-railed. It was towed away.
Officials say they were dealing with dozens of downed branches along many railways due to the heavy snow that fell overnight.
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