October 18, 2011 - According to reports two schools were canceled today after two trains collided. According to fire officials two trains collided at approximately 2:10 a.m. on Tuesday in the vicinity of Valley Boulevard and La Cadena Drive, in Colton.

Fire official spokesman Tom Debellis, the trains involved were a Burlington Northern Santa Fe that was traveling north-south and a Union Pacific train that was traveling east-west.

The collision caused 6 rail cars to leave the tracks and three were tankers carrying ferric or ferric chloride and hot tar. The collision caused the Colton Unified School District and the Woodrow Wilson Elementary Schools to be closed for the day.

During the collision one of the train cars struck a freeway bridge abutment, causing the 10 Freeway to be closed in both directions, from Pepper Avenue to the 215 Freeway, until the possible structural damage could be inspected.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the 10 Freeway was reopened after 6:30 a.m. when the inspection found that the bridge was safe for traffic to travel on.

According to hazardous material investigators the train cars were inspected and no leaks were detected. Officials stated that San Bernardino Metrolink commuter train service was stopped at Valley Boulevard at 9th Street, the vicinity of the train collision.

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