Residents say stalled train stopped them in their tracks

The intersection blocked in early May by a stalled 100-car train, prompting complaints from villagers and concerns of first responders. Photo by Jim Therrien/VTDigger
NORTH BENNINGTON — Village trustees have lodged a complaint with Vermont Railway System calling a train that had stalled in the village center for 45 minutes in early May had been a “blatant public hazard.”
The 100-car train had been immobilized by a mechanical failure, Vermont Railway Vice President Selden Hought