1 ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁in ▁Pitts burgh , ▁a ▁major ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road , ▁some ▁ 4 0 ▁people ▁( including ▁women ▁and ▁children ) ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁ri ots ; ▁strik ers ▁burn ed ▁the ▁Union ▁Dep ot ▁and ▁ 3 8 ▁other ▁buildings ▁at ▁the ▁yards . ▁In ▁addition , ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 2 0 ▁train ▁engines ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁rail ▁cars ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁Due ▁to ▁track ▁damage , ▁trains ▁did ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁a ▁week ▁following ▁the ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁violence . ▁Est im ates ▁of ▁losses ▁r anged ▁from ▁$ 2 ▁million ▁to ▁$ 5 ▁million , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁rail road ▁company ▁and ▁an ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁report ▁by ▁a ▁state ▁legisl ative ▁investig ative ▁committee . ▁Pitts burgh ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁violence ▁and ▁physical ▁damage ▁of ▁any ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁St rike . ▁F resh ▁troops ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁and ▁within ▁two ▁days ▁peace ▁had ▁been ▁restored ▁and ▁the ▁trains ▁res umed . ▁▁ ▁Comment ators ▁would ▁later ▁place ▁bl ame ▁for ▁the ▁incident ▁on ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁actors , ▁from ▁the ▁rail road , ▁to ▁rel uct ant ▁or ▁even ▁sympath etic ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁milit ia , ▁to ▁tr amps ▁and ▁v agr ants ▁who ▁travel led ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁growing ▁public ▁un rest .