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was closed and "T" trains were rerouted via the former Brown Line through
Allentown. The outbound light rail tracks were opened on August 23, while inbound light rail service resumed on August 25 after repairs were completed. A preliminary report by the Federal Railroad Administration's investigation
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complex and blocked the tracks, forcing freight service to be suspended. The derailed cars fell down the hillside and onto the tracks below at the "T" light rail system's
Station Square station and damaged 1,600 feet (490 m) of light rail tracks; 4,000 feet (1,200 m) of overhead electrical wires; and
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team found that a fractured track caused the derailment. Norfolk
Southern filed a lawsuit in December 2018 seeking $ 1.1 million in reimbursements from the city for the incident, claiming that they had neglected to maintain the hillside.
1571:"12. WORK CREW REMOVING CROSS BRACE AT U2, PART OF CONRAil's PROGRAM TO INCREASE CLEARANCE ON ITS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES FOR DOUBLE-STACK TRAINS. - Conrail Port Perry Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, Port Perry, Allegheny County, PA"
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to points further east. This bypasses the easternmost portion of the Fort Wayne Line and the westernmost part of the
Pittsburgh Line, which have clearance issues for double-stack trains as of 2016.
1354:, on part of the line used for double-stack trains. Due to the landslide, Norfolk Southern sought funding in 2017 in order to create an alternative double-stack route through Pittsburgh, using the
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some concrete on the
Panhandle Bridge. The derailment caused no injuries as it occurred 2 minutes after a light rail train departed the station. During cleanup and inspections of the area, the
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transferred the West
Brownsville to Waynesburg trackage from the Waynesburg Southern Branch to the former main line of the PRR Monongahela Division and it became the new Mon Line.
1522:"Norfolk Southern supports shippers and receivers with improvements to major Pennsylvania rail line $ 22.6 million in improvement projects completed on important coal line"
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1299:. The northern portion (Pittsburgh to West Brownsville) of the line is the former main line of the Monongahela Division of the
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In the 1990s, the northern section of the Mon Line began to be used, together with the
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between the Fort Wayne Line and the Port Perry Branch, which continues on to join the
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1661:"Norfolk Southern to develop second Pittsburgh route for double-stack freight cars"
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On August 5, 2018, a train running on the Mon Line derailed east of
Pittsburgh's
1303:, and the southern portion (West Brownsville to Waynesburg) was once part of the
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The line also serves coal mines south of
Pittsburgh, including the Bailey Mine.
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In 2016, a landslide occurred on the Mon Line at the foot of
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1636:"NS to Create Second Stack Route in Pittsburgh |"
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1383:The line begins at CP-BELL, at a junction with the
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30:A double-stack container train on the Mon Line in
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1622:"Pittsburgh Landslide Hindered NS Mon Line"
1458:Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway
1297:Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway
84:Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway
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1594:"Written and historical descriptive data"
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1427:The Mon Line is used for high-clearance
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437:Pittsburgh & Ohio Central Railroad
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1493:"Pittsburgh Division. Track Charts"
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1695:Norfolk Southern Railway lines
1538:Borkowski, Richard C. (2008).
1413:West Brownsville, Pennsylvania
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1241:Waynesburg Southern Branch
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1540:Norfolk Southern Railway
1417:Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
1407:. There is a section of
184:85 mi (137 km)
1387:, and then crosses the
1287:for most of its route.
1405:Duquesne, Pennsylvania
1399:joins the line at the
969:Speers Railroad Bridge
394:Pittsburgh Subdivision
32:South Side, Pittsburgh
1468:Pennsylvania Railroad
1415:. The line ends near
1401:PRR Port Perry Bridge
1301:Pennsylvania Railroad
78:Pennsylvania Railroad
1546:. pp. 117–118.
1077:Loveridge Secondary
926:Ellsworth Secondary
1576:Library of Congress
1463:Monongahela Railway
1305:Monongahela Railway
1279:is an 85-mile long
526:W&P Subdivision
1500:multimodalways.org
1453:Port Perry Branch
1409:on-street running
1397:Port Perry Branch
1341:Port Perry Branch
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1320:Panhandle Bridge
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1356:Pittsburgh Line
1316:Panhandle Route
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