The Southern Railway heritage unit of Norfolk Southern sustained damage on Sunday after hitting a rock slide and derailing near Pittsburgh.
ES44AC No. 8099 and another unit were pulling a 100-car intermodal train bound for Chicago when it struck the rock slide and derailed about 4 a.m. in the borough of Baldwin.
No injuries to the crew were reported and no hazardous materials involved, The 8099 was leading the train. Both locomotives derailed along with five cars.
Officials said the derailment occurred along the Monongahela River in an area that had experienced high winds and up to a half-inch of rain.
Trains magazine reported on its website that the status of No. 8099 has yet to be determined.
To see photographs of the damaged heritage locomotive visit https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/ns-derailment-damages-southern-railway-heritage-unit/
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February 22, 2022 at 9:47 pm |
Has the unit been repaired? In service?