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Train Derailment Near Petco Park Damages Bridge Pillar

07 June 2026 16:44

A freight train derailed near Petco Park in downtown San Diego, damaging a bridge pillar. No injuries or hazardous materials were reported.

- Three rail cars derailed at Harbor Drive and Switzer Street around 4 p.m. Saturday.

- The derailment damaged a pillar of the Harbor Drive bridge. - Cleanup continued into Sunday, with Harbor Drive closed between Park Boulevard and Beardsley Street.

- BNSF Railway is investigating the cause; Mayor Todd Gloria thanked first responders. The incident caused traffic disruptions, but no injuries occurred, and hazardous materials were not involved.

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