Train Hits Trailer on Route 29 Crossing in Gainesville

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For the fourth time in just over a year, police report an accident on Lee Highway involving a Norfolk Southern train and a tractor-trailer who stopped on the tracks.

The police report no injuries; however, they expect U.S. Route 29 to be closed in both directions for the next two to three hours.

"The issue should be concentrated around where the railroad tracks are, however heavy traffic can be expected around the immediate area while cleanup continues," a police spokesman said. "We don't have particulars on the different roadways."

The accident occurred after 5 p.m. Wednesday.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will eliminate the at-grade railroad crossings in Gainesville once two new overpasses are completed by 2015.

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