A train carrying three cars of wine derailed in Old Forge on Monday morning.
Most of the 13 cars were empty, no injuries were reported to conductors and there are no hazmat concerns, said borough Fire Chief Mark Tagliaterra.
Crews responded to the 900 block of Moosic Road around 10:09 a.m. on a report of a train derailment, according to the Lackawanna County Emergency Management Agency.
Fire crews observed multiple railroad cars off the tracks, with three cars lying on their sides, per the county’s EMA department.
Tagliaterra noted most of the cars that derailed were empty, and three cars were full of wine.
“The tracks are pretty well messed up from what I understand,” Tagliaterra said.
Old Forge Police Chief Jason Dubernas said about 13 train cars were involved in the derailment. He added there was no disruption to vehicle traffic in the area.
Emergency Management Agency personnel responded to the scene and confirmed there were no hazardous materials and no environmental or public safety risk to the community, officials said.
Additionally, the state Department of Environmental Protection and Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency were notified of the incident, county officials said.
The crash is now under investigation by the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad, which had officials on scene Monday, Tagliaterra said.
Railway officials also assumed responsibility for cleanup operations, according to county EMA officials.
Attempts to reach the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad Police Department for comment on Monday were unsuccessful.