Both the National Transportation and Safety Board and the Federal Railroad Authority are investigating.
The scene of last month's train derailment, about 300 yards from the derailment of another train on Saturday.AMHERST – Officials are trying to learn what caused the derailment of seven train cars Saturday, just about 300 yards from a derailment on the same track late last month.
The train in both accidents is owned by New England Central Railroad, the St. Albans, Vt., company that operates on the 400 miles of track between the Vermont and Quebec borders and New London, Conn.
Town Manager John P. Musante said he had a meeting Monday with officials to talk about the derailment.
No on was injured and the cars did not contain any hazardous material. Crews are cleaning up the site, he said.
The tracks will remain closed until Thursday, Musante said. And trains using the track will be operating at a restricted speed when they re-open, he said.
Station Road, the site of the previous derailment, was not affected this time. Last time, the road was closed for nearly a week after the May 31 seven car derailment.
Amtrak also uses the line.
“We want to understand…to (make sure) it doesn’t happen again,” Musante said.
Both the National Transportation and Safety Board and the Federal Railroad Authority are investigating, Musante said.