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June 26, 2020

Engineer blamed for train accident

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. (AP) — An engineer error caused a CSX freight train to derail as it crossed the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, sending two cars into the water and damaging a footbridge that is part of the Appalachian Trail, according to a report from the Federal Railroad Administration.

Seven empty train cars in total derailed in the December 21 incident and no one was injured.


 
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