The derailment occurred near Riverside Dr. and W. 2nd St. around 8:20 p.m., Bethlehem Police said. Local traffic was not affected as Norfolk Southern arrived at the scene to assess damages.
Meanwhile, a series of photographs from Facebook blog Lehigh Valley With Love, which cites photographer Lucy Kwiatek (Twitter user @MandHF), shows several images that may have changed some users’ perspectives on what initially seemed like an unfortunate incident.
“Beyond the derailment not being great, this is a beautiful photo,” a user commented on one of the images.
"Calendar submission!" wrote another user.
The album had garnered nearly 1,000 shares as of Wednesday, Sept. 28.
Scroll down to view the full album.
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