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derailed east of Station Square station and blocked the freight tracks, forcing service to be suspended. The derailed cars fell down the hillside and onto the light rail tracks and damaged 1,600 feet (490 m) of light rail tracks; 4,000 feet (1,200 m) of overhead electrical wires; and some
604:. The station was not originally planned to be built; instead, the light rail system was to bypass the newly created development because officials felt that there would not be enough ridership demand to justify the station. Active lobbying by Arthur P. Ziegler, Jr., President of 647:'s investigation 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. 976: 948: 922: 814: 788: 996: 893: 643:
through Allentown. The outbound tracks were opened on August 23, while inbound service resumed on August 25 after repairs were completed. A preliminary report by the
615:, which was demolished in 1978. In the late 1990s, DRS Architects renovated the station and provided architectural details in glass that reflected the design in the 762: 840: 635:. The derailment caused no injuries, as it occurred 2 minutes after a T light rail train departed the station. During cleanup and inspections of the area, the 190: 991: 340: 505: 345: 611:
Originally designed and built by Daniel Sifer, the station encompasses railings rescued by Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation from the
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This article is about the current PRT light rail station. For the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad Station, see
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Conroy, Anthony; Rotstein, Gary; Kirkland, Kevin (August 5, 2018).
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Railway stations in the United States opened in 1985
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