ANOTHER rear-ender! And it spilled over and hit yet another passing train, a third! Where was Positive Train Control (PTC)? Or did the incident expose a weak link in PTC?
This one seems similar to UP’s Bertram, CA incident of a year and a half ago, the tragic incident by Salton Sea. On that one I’m convinced track conditions, sleep deprivation, AND sabotage were factors, and am sitting patiently for the NTSF’s final report on the incident, which somehow I believe I will question.
Glad no one was hospitalized in the Pennsylvania incident.
When it rains, it pours...
Oh brother....
At least no-one got hurt or killed.
Three trains involved. Reportedly, one train entered a block on a restricting signal, but still managed to collide with a stopped train. A third train then collided with the wreckage.
Engines in the river, some plastic pellets spilled. Any hazmat cars were reportedly empty. No evacuations, etc.
UPI story, with pictures from the Nancy Run Fire Company: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/03/02/norfolk-southern-train-derailment-pennsylvania/1411709407167/
A fellow railroad volunteer who lives nearby says it's a mess...
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
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