Train derailment near Burrows and Vincent, May 1, 2013 4 Gallery: Train derailment near Burrows and Vincent, May 1, 2013

SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, MI

— A group of Saginaw Township residents got a first-hand view of

a train derailment which impacted traffic in the township and the city

.

The two train cars from Lake State Railway, which were carrying corn, derailed about 4:50 p.m. near the intersection of Burrows and Vincent, near the Saginaw city limits.

Kim Browning, who lives across from the train tracks, got video footage of the cars tipping over and corn spilling along the side of the tracks, causing clouds of dust to appear.

"About 30 cars in, you could see the wheels tilting and then it got louder and (the wheels) kept getting further apart," Browning said. "Then it was grab the phone and hurry up and pull it up, cause you knew (the train cars) were going."

Browning, along with other residents of the neighborhood, noted that work was being conducted at the tracks a day before the derailment.

"They were just trying to repair the tracks, do whatever, and look what happens," said Troy Williams.

The derailment caused blocked roadways in the township, as well as the city.

The train was stopped on the tracks, blocking traffic to Superior, South Wheeler, Maple, and South Michigan, as workers evaluated the security of the rest of the train cars.

Browning and Williams also mentioned the close distance between Wednesday's derailment and

another Saginaw township train derailment, which occurred near South Center and Clunie in February.

Officials from the Saginaw Township Police Department and Saginaw Township Fire Department responded to the derailment, along with workers from Lake state Railway.