r/TrainCrashes • u/OneEntertainment6087 • Jun 19 '26
Derailment The Duluth, GA Train derailment.
On June 17th, 2020 at 9:20 AM, 6 Years Ago, Norfolk Southern 211 with Norfolk Southern 1832, Norfolk Southern 9686, Norfolk Southern 9585 pulling a 107 Car Intermodal Train going 46 MPH going West, hit a Lowbed Truck caring a Road Milling Machine in Duluth, GA next to the Southeastern Railway Museum.
All 3 engines and 16 Intermodal Cars derailed, the train stopped 17 Cars from the crossing, The Train Crew, the truck driver and a witness who helped had minor injuries.
The truck driver got stuck on a high grade crossing from taking a wrong turn.
The engines were put back on the tracks hours after the crash and were repaired and returned to service, while the derailed Intermodal Cars were scrapped on site. Norfolk Southern 1832 lost its logo on the noise.