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lol, Big Boy caused a "mass casualty event"
https://www.readingeagle.com/2026/07/03/delayed-big-boy-arrival-106-degree-heat-lead-to-mass-casualty-response-in-berks/
>Several thousand spectators — plus more than 900 excursion‑train passengers — converged on the station at 3501 Pottsville Pike for Thursday’s appearance of the historic locomotive. But as the Big Boy’s arrival was delayed more than an hour, temperatures climbed to 106 degrees, creating hazardous conditions for those who had already packed into the viewing area.
>With more than 100 people requiring on‑scene medical care and 35 transported to hospitals, unified command declared a mass casualty incident to bring in additional resources. One patient went into cardiac arrest and was successfully resuscitated before being transported.
Some other articles
https://www.readingeagle.com/2026/07/02/big-boy-no-4014-locomotive-makes-historic-stop-in-berks/
https://www.readingeagle.com/2026/07/02/big-boy-no-4014-locomotive-rolls-through-berks-photo-gallery/
This is near my home town, I would have gone but I don't live in the area anymore
https://www.readingeagle.com/2026/07/03/delayed-big-boy-arrival-106-degree-heat-lead-to-mass-casualty-response-in-berks/
>Several thousand spectators — plus more than 900 excursion‑train passengers — converged on the station at 3501 Pottsville Pike for Thursday’s appearance of the historic locomotive. But as the Big Boy’s arrival was delayed more than an hour, temperatures climbed to 106 degrees, creating hazardous conditions for those who had already packed into the viewing area.
>With more than 100 people requiring on‑scene medical care and 35 transported to hospitals, unified command declared a mass casualty incident to bring in additional resources. One patient went into cardiac arrest and was successfully resuscitated before being transported.
Some other articles
https://www.readingeagle.com/2026/07/02/big-boy-no-4014-locomotive-makes-historic-stop-in-berks/
https://www.readingeagle.com/2026/07/02/big-boy-no-4014-locomotive-rolls-through-berks-photo-gallery/
This is near my home town, I would have gone but I don't live in the area anymore
