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Three Norfolk Southern trains collide and derail in Easton, Pennsylvania

On March 2, 2024, three Norfolk Southern trains collided and derailed in Easton, Pennsylvania, causing approximately $2.5 million in damage and injuring four crew members. Two locomotives toppled into the Lehigh River and leaked diesel fuel. The NTSB issued a final report in April 2025 citing positive train control and signal block issues as factors.

Occurred 2024-03-02 · Norfolk Southern · Investigated by NTSB

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  1. Norfolk Southern Railway Multitrain Collision and Derailment · https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/RIR2506.pdf

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On March 2, 2024, three Norfolk Southern trains collided and derailed in Easton, Pennsylvania, causing approximately $2.5 million in damage and injuring four crew members. Two locomotives toppled into the Lehigh River and leaked diesel fuel. The NTSB issued a final report in April 2025 citing positive train control and signal block issues as factors.
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The incident is recorded as occurring on March 2, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.
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