LAURENS, S.C. —

Two juveniles have been charged for stealing a train and causing a derailment, according to law enforcement in South Carolina.

Police in Laurens, southeast of Greenville, said between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, juveniles unlawfully entered both the Carolina Piedmont Railroad and CSX Transportation Railroad facilities.

Investigators determined that the juveniles started an engine that was connected to two other engines and then drove all three around the yard before taking them onto the rail line that connects toward Greenville.

While attempting to return the engines to the yard, the juveniles collided with parked railcars, causing a derailment of the engine and significant damage to one of the cars.

Both juveniles have been charged with the following offenses:

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