Dozens treated for heat illnesses at Big Boy train stop in Reading, Pennsylvania

Published
July 03, 2026
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading & Blue Mountain Railroad Outer Station
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Car Crash Reading Pennsylvania in Reading, Pennsylvania: A mass casualty incident was declared at the Berks County stop in Pennsylvania for Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014. Thousands of spectators waited in 106-degree weather for the train at the Reading & Blue Mountain Railroad Outer Station in Reading on Thursday. More than 100 individuals received medical treatment on scene, and 35 people were taken to the hospital for evaluation and care for heat-related illnesses.

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Dozens treated for heat illnesses at Big Boy train stop | 28/22 News

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