BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a train derailment in eastern Pennsylvania has left some railroad cars along a riverbank and at least one partially in the river itself.

A trestle once used by the Pennsylvania Railroad towers over Route 61 between Pottsville and St. Clair. (FILE) The most famous of the PRR bridges was the trestle over Route 61, north of Saint Clair.

None of the circumstances the NTSB described in its preliminary report on the March 2 derailment would have triggered the automated positive train control system to stop the trains.

STRASBURG, Pa. — The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Lancaster County has an impressive collection of historic locomotives and a suite of upcoming events that have something for everyone.

The train, operated by Norfolk Southern Railroad and consisting of three locomotives and 150 freight cars, was headed from Illinois to Pennsylvania when it derailed shortly before 9 p.m. EST on ...