3rd Incident This Year | 12 Railcars Derail at Altoona’s Historic Horseshoe Curve
At least a dozen cars left the tracks, and Norfolk Southern is handling the scene after the third derailment on or near the Curve this year.
- On Tuesday, at least 12 Norfolk Southern train cars derailed at the historic Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with emergency officials in Blair County confirming the incident.
- This marks the third derailment on or near the Curve this year, following a February crash between Altoona and Logan Township and a March incident involving two locomotives and over a dozen cars overturned.
- No injuries were reported, and an investigation remains underway, while Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman expressed concern, calling for "stronger rail safety standards and laws" three years after the East Palestine disaster.
- Blair County EMA dispatched multiple fire departments to check for potential hazards, while as of Tuesday evening, one set of tracks remains closed with Norfolk Southern managing the scene.
- The Horseshoe Curve, created in the early 1850s by the Pennsylvania Railroad, is known as one of the "eight engineering marvels," with Irish immigrants completing the hazardous work in three grueling years.
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See video: Third train derailment this year near Horseshoe Curve, investigators looking into cause
Norfolk Southern says 12 railcars derailed at the Horseshoe Curve in Altoona on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Photo by Zach Rudisill/Rudy's Rail Adventures)This story was originally published by WPSU in State College. Federal investigators are looking into the cause of a train derailment Tuesday at the Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, which marks the third time a derailment happened this year at or near the national historic landmark. The moment of the d…
Train cars derail on Altoona's Horseshoe Curve, crews on scene
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) -- First responders are at the historic Horseshoe Curve Tuesday afternoon for several train cars that have derailed on the tracks. The cars derailed in front of the Horseshoe Curve's visitors center. Norfolk Southern told WTAJ that 12 cars were involved. The railway also said that no one was injured and the [...]
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