HARMAR TOWNSHIP, Pa. — All of the cars that went into a creek as a result of a Thursday derailment of a Norfolk Southern train were removed from the water as of Sunday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Two locomotives and 17 cars of the train derailed after the train hit a dump truck loaded with rocks, injuring both train crew members and the driver of the truck [see “Oil leak from derailment …,” Trains News Wire, May 27, 2022] Nine of the cars ended up in a tributary of the Allegheny River, leaking about 3,000 gallons of petroleum distillate into the water, triggering a closure of the Allegheny to boating near the accident scene. All boating restrictions on the river have now been lifted, WPXI-TV reports.
Drinking water supplies fed from the Allegheny reported no issues as a result of the derailment and leak. A roadway adjacent to the accident scene remained closed as of Monday while cleanup continued.
— Updated at 7 a.m. with end of boating restrictions.
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