Norfolk Southern derailment forces partial suspension of Amtrak service
Derailments are a daily occurrence among freight railroads in the United States. A total of 1,042 freight train derailments, which excludes Amtrak derailments, occurred in 2021, according to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). This total yields an average of three derailments per day. During the five years before the pandemic, the annual number of derailments averaged about 1,300.