Freight train derailment suspends inbound and outbound light rail service in Pittsburgh
A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed on Sunday, sending train cars crashing onto the light rail tracks below at Station Square in Pittsburgh.
According to The Port Authority of Allegheny County, inbound and outbound light rail service was suspended due to a freight train derailing down to Station Square from the hill above.
"There was a shower nearby, but it doesn't appear to have been over the city then," AccuWeather Meteorologist Randy Atkins said.
The incident occurred around 1 p.m. EDT Sunday, when sustained winds at the Pittsburgh International Airport were blowing from the west at 11 mph.
Station Square right now. We are working. To establish bus shuttles to get riders to/from the South Hills. pic.twitter.com/UO9qGG3ZW4
— Port Authority PGH (@PGHtransit) August 5, 2018
Multiple train cars could be seen resting on the light rail tracks at the Station Square T stop, near the Station Square complex in Pittsburgh's South Shore neighborhood.
No one was injured in the derailment.
More images from the scene of a freight train derailment on Pittsburgh's South Side near Station Square. The Port Authority has suspended inbound and outbound passenger rail service. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette) pic.twitter.com/VbnRgQl8gJ
— Steph A Chambers (@StephChambers76) August 5, 2018
The Port Authority has established a bus shuttle from Wood Street Station to Potomac Station on the Red Line and from Wood Street Station to South Bank on the Blue Line. Travelers are expected to face road and bridge closures on Monday stemming from the derailment.
