LOGAN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — More than 60 cars of a Norfolk Southern train derailed early today (Friday, Feb. 6) near Altoona, the railroad has confirmed.
NS said in a statement to Trains that the derailment of train 12G205 — a manifest freight from Conway Yard near Pittsburgh to Enola Yard near Harrisburg — occurred about 1 a.m. and involved approximately 65 cars, all of which remained upright. There were no injuries and there is no danger to the public.
Railroad crews are on scene and more are en route to investigate and restore operations, the railroad said.
The Logan Township United Fire Department said in a Facebook post that the derailment occurred in the Coburn/Kittanning Point area, which is near Horseshoe Curve. The fire department said no release of hazardous materials has been reported and no evacuation is involved.
The incident has led to the cancellation of today’s Pennsylvanian in both directions, Amtrak said on its NEC Alerts social media feed. The company said at that time that it was seeking buses for alternate transportation, but according to a 7:27 a.m. ET update on the Amtrak website, it is unable to provide buses.
— Updated at 9:38 a.m. CT with Amtrak information. To report news or errors, contact trainsnewswire@firecrown.com.
I am booked on Amtrak 43 tomorrow (Sat) hope it’s a go.
NS train 12G derailed on track 3. The un-derailed cars at the rear of the train were removed. A couple of intermodal trains have passed the scene westbound on track 1. Amtrak 42 and 43 are annulled.
Such a shame that intermodal freight trains can continue to operate on Track 1, but Amtrak cannot operate trains 42 and 43 on Track 1 and maintain passenger service.
How do you manage to derail 65 and have them all remain upright?