Train derails near Azule crossing
On Jan. 10 at 2:45 p.m., a train derailed across from Azule Crossing on Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road. There were no injuries; nor was the road blocked.
"It was a gradual, slow stop," rear brakeman L.W. Gamino explained from his seat in the caboose.
After the incident, the four men on board waited for maintenance workers to show up. The situation was nothing new to them.
"This is just part of railroading," explained conductor Bob Brown. "It rained; it loosened everything up. It just happens."
Five Union Pacific rail cars came off the tracks. One of the cars was packed with coal, gypsum and cement, headed for Cupertino's Kaiser Cement Plant from San Jose's Newhall Freight Yard.
None of the train's contents posed any sort of danger, assured maintenance foreman Donald Jacob. "There is no hazardous material," Jacob said. "There's never any chemicals."
Installation dinner scheduled by chamber
The Saratoga Chamber of Commerce honors Kristin Davis, owner of The Front Window, as "Businessperson of the Year" and installs new officers on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Saratoga Country Club, 21990 Prospect Rd., Saratoga.
The evening starts at 6:30 p.m. with no-host cocktails, followed by dinner. Tickets are $35 for members and guests. For reservations, call 867-0753.
Fellowship opportunities available through state
Assemblymember Jim Cunneen announced that applications are open for the 1997-98 Assembly Fellowship Program.
The 11-month fellowship gives college graduates an opportunity to become full-time Assembly staff members. Fellows also participate in a weekly academic seminar with legislative members, journalists, lobbyists and state officials, earning 12 graduate units from CSU-Sacramento.
Applications are available at Cunneen's district office, 901 Campisi Way, Suite 300, Campbell.
Correction
Did we say last week that the Saratoga Rotary Art Show is the biggest one-day art show east of the Mississippi? Obviously, we meant to say it's the biggest and best art show west of the Mississippi.
This article appeared in the Saratoga News, January 22, 1997.
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