A Canadian National train crashed into an abandoned vehicle in Two Harbors early Saturday, slightly complicating the start of the NorthShore Inline Marathon.
Lake County Sheriff Carey Johnson said the crash happened about 5:30 a.m. He said it wasn't clear whether the car stalled on the tracks at the crossing on Scenic Highway 61 or whether it was parked there.
"It looked like it was stuck on the track," Johnson said. He said there have been no reported injuries from the accident, and officials still were looking for the vehicle's owner. No one was in the vehicle at the time of the accident.
Johnson said he hasn't heard of an accident like this in Two Harbors before.
The train was headed from the Two Harbors docks to the Iron Range when the accident occurred, CN spokeswoman Kelli Svendsen said. It continued its route after a delay.
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The skating marathon did start on time, despite the train blocking part of Scenic 61. The starting line is about a mile from the accident. The ore cars were pushed apart so racers could make it through to the starting line, just north of Two Harbors.
In June, a CN train derailed near Brimson in rural St. Louis County, tipping 14 of its 120 cars full of iron ore headed to the docks in Two Harbors.
