Pitt Researchers Collect Data On Where Train Accidents Occur And What They Threaten

By Jessica Guay, CBS Pittsburgh

April 27, 2023

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Railroad safety continues to be a concern after the East Palestine derailment in February and the train wreck in Harmar Township last May.

A group of University of Pittsburgh researchers gathered data to identify where train derailments occur in southwestern Pennsylvania and the risk these accidents pose.

The concern surrounding train derailments is still top of mind.

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