//Third Anderson County train derailment in 4 months raises track safety concerns

Third Anderson County train derailment in 4 months raises track safety concerns

Pickens Railway, a short-line rail system operating in Anderson County, is investigating three separate derailments all occurring in the last four months; the most recent being yesterday on a track near Amity Road in the Belton-Honea Path area. “The house started to shake and I thought it was a big truck,” said Christina Royster, who witnessed the derailment. “I was like ‘whatever’ but then it