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FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) - Hundreds of commuters were stranded on their trains for hours Monday when a loose tarp blown from a nearby water tower knocked power lines onto the tracks.
Seven Long Island Rail Road trains were stalled. Two, carrying about 600 passengers, were pulled by rescue engines to the nearest station because power was shut off in the affected area as a safety precaution. One train had 450 passengers, the other 150.
The five trains farthest from the downed lines moved under their own power to nearby stations so passengers could disembark. The LIRR arranged for buses for those passengers.
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