Thomas Town ride derails for second time in 3 days

For the second time in three days, a brand-new ride derailed at Kennywood Park.

The West Mifflin amusement park released a statement confirming the “Journey with Thomas” ride, part of the new Thomas Town section that opened Friday, went off the tracks at about 6 p.m. Thursday:

"The Journey with Thomas ride will be temporarily closed while our maintenance team investigates the cause of the recent issues and identifies a lasting solution. Kennywood apologizes to those guests inconvenienced by the situation."

The first incident occurred Tuesday.

No one was injured.

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