The Southern NS hertiage unit and one other unit plus some intermodal cars ended up on their sides after hitting a rock slide on the Mon Line near Becks Run Road on the south side of Pittsburgh. No injuries to the three engineers(as reported by a local tv station) who were on the train.
https://triblive.com/local/south-hills/train-derails-in-baldwin-east-carson-river-road-closed-as-clean-up-commences/
News link with pictures of the damaged unit, 2/3 crew members were entrapped but ultimatelty no injuries reported after they were freed
A drone's eye view.
https://railpictures.net/photo/789829/
Doesn't look so bad for the heritage unit, but will be interesting to see if that trailing GE ends up written off.
Very few engines will make it from manufacturer to the scrap yards without having been involved in some form of accident and having its wheels or other parts of it ending up on the ground.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Hope the heritage livery is retained when the engine is repaired.
What line is that on the lower level, next to the road?
CSX, probably originally P&LE.
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