2018 Station Square Derailment

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The 2018 Station Square Derailment happened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, on the afternoon of August 5, 2018. The incident composed of 46 double-stack intermodal containers, and 23 well cars. The train was a Norfolk Southern, carrying Listerine^[1] and Pampers, and was traveling at approximately 25 MPH.^[2] The cars fell onto the Port Authority of Allegheny County tracks, blocking the line. Nobody was injured, although the accident caused $1.8M in damage.^[2] The accident was caught on tape.^[1]

An investigation by the Federal Railroad Administration agreed with an initial assessment by Norfolk Southern Railroad that a defect in the rails caused the accident. A rail inspection performed approximately 3 weeks earlier failed to detect the defect. The investigation faulted Norfolk Southern's contractor Sherry Rail Services for failing to detect the defect.^[2]

Cleanup and removal[]

The cleanup and removal started right after the derailment and ended by August 8, when Port Authority had removed all of the 46 containers.

Train[]

The train involved in the incident was heading from New Jersey to Chicago. It was carrying household items. The train was about 7,500 feet long, and had three locomotives.

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