2 killed, 3 injured when freight train derails in small West Texas city after collision
3 weeks, 1 day ago

2 killed, 3 injured when freight train derails in small West Texas city after collision

Associated Press  

Two Union Pacific employees were killed and three people were injured when a freight train collided with a tractor-trailer and derailed in a small West Texas city, authorities said Thursday. The train derailed around 5 p.m. Wednesday in Pecos after the collision at a railway crossing, authorities said. Although hazardous materials were being carried aboard the train, none were released in the derailment, city officials said. Eddie Hall, national president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union that represents engineers, said in a statement that the derailment is “a reminder that much more needs to be done to make railroading safer.” The derailment, he said, “should serve as a wake-up call to legislators to improve rail safety.” Images from the site of the crash in Pecos show that the train was hauling metal shipping containers that were stacked two high.

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A train plowed into a tractor-trailer stopped on the tracks. The NTSB is trying to determine why
3 weeks ago

A train plowed into a tractor-trailer stopped on the tracks. The NTSB is trying to determine why

Associated Press  

PECOS, Texas — Federal officials investigating the deadly West Texas collision between at Union Pacific train and a tractor-trailer hauling a wind turbine base said Friday they were trying to determine why the tractor-trailer was stopped on the tracks, leading to the crash that derailed the train and propelled the enormous wind turbine base into the air. The collision caused …

Terrifying moment high speed train carrying hazardous materials slams into huge tractor trailer stranded on crossing in deadly Texas crash
3 weeks ago

Terrifying moment high speed train carrying hazardous materials slams into huge tractor trailer stranded on crossing in deadly Texas crash

Daily Mail  

Two people have been killed and three others were injured after a train crashed into a tractor-trailer stranded on a crossing in Texas. Sadly, two employees from Union Pacific - rail freight transportation company - were killed in the crash that occurred at around 5pm on Wednesday in the west Texan city of Pecos. Although hazardous materials were being carried …

Pecos train crash: One dead and four injured as carriages derail after hitting tractor
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Pecos train crash: One dead and four injured as carriages derail after hitting tractor

The Independent  

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Fatal train derailment in Texas leaves one dead, four injured
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Fatal train derailment in Texas leaves one dead, four injured

Deccan Chronicle  

The accident resulted in the death of one individual, while four others were injured, including the driver of the semi-truck. Authorities have not yet released the identities of the victims, but emergency services quickly responded to the scene, rushing the injured to nearby hospitals. Witnesses described the impact as catastrophic, with the freight train pushing the truck several yards before …

Investigators say dispatching errors led to Union Pacific train crash that killed 2 workers
4 months, 1 week ago

Investigators say dispatching errors led to Union Pacific train crash that killed 2 workers

Associated Press  

— Dispatching errors combined with the failure of two backup systems allowed a Union Pacific train to slam into 75 railcars that had been parked on a side track for nine months in Southern California two years ago, killing an engineer and a conductor, according to a report issued Thursday. One dispatcher even overruled the train crew who said they …

Two dead, eight injured in Jharkand train accident
5 months, 1 week ago

Two dead, eight injured in Jharkand train accident

Hindustan Times  

Two people were killed and eight injured after 18 coaches of the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed when its engine had a “side collision” with a goods train that went off the tracks before the accident in Seraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series of railway disasters across the country in recent months that prompted authorities …

Bihar Train Accident: Fault In Tracks Could Have Caused North East Express Derailment, Says Initial Probe
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar Train Accident: Fault In Tracks Could Have Caused North East Express Derailment, Says Initial Probe

ABP News  

The possible cause of the derailment of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express in Bihar in which four people were killed and several injured could be due to the fault in tracks, news agency PTI reported citing sources who quoted a preliminary investigation report. The report also included a statement from the loco pilot, who stated that the train passed Raghunathpur …

Four dead and 100 injured after train derails in eastern India
1 year, 2 months ago

Four dead and 100 injured after train derails in eastern India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least four people were …

Bihar train accident: People express grief over unfortunate accident
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar train accident: People express grief over unfortunate accident

Hindustan Times  

On October 11, a tragic incident occurred in the Buxar region of Bihar as the North-East Superfast train derailed. Derailed coaches of North East Express near Raghunathpur railway station, in Buxar district, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. According to a Railways official who spoke to ANI, the mishap occurred at Raghunathpur station near Buxar, at approximately 9:35 pm. Here’s how Twitter …

Railyard explosion in Nebraska isn’t expected to create any lingering problems, authorities say
1 year, 3 months ago

Railyard explosion in Nebraska isn’t expected to create any lingering problems, authorities say

Associated Press  

— Nebraska authorities said they don’t expect any lingering problems related to Thursday’s explosion of a railroad shipping container carrying an acid used to make explosives because the chemical largely burned off and any residue was contained at the scene. North Platte Fire Chief Dennis Thompson said Friday this was the best-case scenario for an incident like this because of …

Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems
1 year, 5 months ago

Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems

Associated Press  

Federal investigators renewed their recommendation that major freight railroads equip every locomotive with the kind of autonomous sensors that could have caught the track flaws that caused a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in northern Montana. But installing the sensors on the tens of thousands of locomotives in the fleet could be cost prohibitive, and it’s not entirely clear if one …

Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems
1 year, 5 months ago

Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Federal investigators renewed their recommendation …

Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three
1 year, 5 months ago

Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three

Associated Press  

— Poor track conditions that should have been flagged by a freight railroad company’s inspectors caused the derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people and injured 49 others in 2021, federal investigators said Thursday in a final report. The NTSB said BNSF’s lack of action indicated “a shortcoming in its safety culture.” “This tragedy is a …

Freight train carrying hazardous materials derails in Pennsylvania, sparking evacuations
1 year, 5 months ago

Freight train carrying hazardous materials derails in Pennsylvania, sparking evacuations

The Independent  

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Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 50 and trapping many others
1 year, 7 months ago

Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 50 and trapping many others

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two passenger trains derailed in …

Video Shows Freight Train Smash into Truck in US' Texas Following Fatal Accident
1 year, 8 months ago

Video Shows Freight Train Smash into Truck in US' Texas Following Fatal Accident

News 18  

A speeding train collided with an unoccupied pickup truck in Odessa city in US state of Texas on Wednesday morning. The incident unfolded after a fatal crash took place involving two vehicles, after which the pickup truck was stalled on the train tracks. https://t.co/A4CglgwUOL Freight train smashes into truck in Odessa, Texas: A freight train crashed into a truck involved …

2 goods trains derail after collision in MP’s Shahdol; 6 railway staffs injured
1 year, 8 months ago

2 goods trains derail after collision in MP’s Shahdol; 6 railway staffs injured

Hindustan Times  

Six railway personnel, including two locomotive pilots, were injured after a goods train was hit by a moving freight train in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district on Wednesday, railway officials said. The incident occurred near Singhpur station at around 6.50am on Wednesday due to signal overshoot. The incident occurred near Singhpur station, which falls under Bilaspur Railway Division, at around 6.50am …

MP: Rail Employee Killed, 5 Injured as Goods Train Derails After Hitting Another Train
1 year, 8 months ago

MP: Rail Employee Killed, 5 Injured as Goods Train Derails After Hitting Another Train

News 18  

A railway employee was killed and five other personnel injured when a moving freight train hit a stationary goods train and then derailed in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district on Wednesday, rail officials said. Shahdol district collector Vandana Vaidya told reporters that one of the railway personnel injured in the freight trains accident died. The incident, which disrupted traffic on Bilaspur-Katni …

Fractured rail found after fiery Minnesota derailment
1 year, 8 months ago

Fractured rail found after fiery Minnesota derailment

Associated Press  

Federal investigators say BNSF railroad is analyzing a section of fractured rail after last month’s fiery derailment that prompted evacuations in southwest Minnesota, but they didn’t say definitively that the broken rail caused the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board issued its preliminary report Tuesday on the March 30 derailment that forced about 800 people from their homes in Raymond, …

US Train Carrying Ethanol Derails in Minnesota, Town Evacuated as Fire Burning for 14 Hours
1 year, 9 months ago

US Train Carrying Ethanol Derails in Minnesota, Town Evacuated as Fire Burning for 14 Hours

News 18  

Hundreds of residents of a Minnesota town were evacuated after a train carrying ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire on Thursday. “Numerous” rail cars from a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train derailed around 1:00 am in the town of Raymond, about 110 miles west of Minneapolis, Kandiyohi County Sheriff Eric Tollefson said in a statement. “Fire departments from …

Train derails in rural North Dakota and spills chemicals
1 year, 9 months ago

Train derails in rural North Dakota and spills chemicals

Associated Press  

WYNDMERE, N.D. — A Canadian Pacific train derailed in rural North Dakota Sunday night and spilled hazardous materials. There were no injuries and no fire associated with the derailment, which occurred in a rural area outside Wyndmere, a town of several hundred people about 60 miles southwest of Fargo. Canadian Pacific spokesperson Andy Cummings said 31 of the 70 cars …

Norfolk Southern won’t push for one-person train crews
1 year, 9 months ago

Norfolk Southern won’t push for one-person train crews

Associated Press  

Railroad Norfolk Southern is backing away from its push to reduce its train crews down to one person, the company said Thursday in a joint announcement with the nation’s largest rail union. Railroad safety, including staffing levels, has come under scrutiny since a fiery freight train derailment involving cars carrying toxic chemicals in early February led to evacuations in East …

Train hauling corn syrup derails near Arizona-California border
1 year, 9 months ago

Train hauling corn syrup derails near Arizona-California border

LA Times  

A freight train carrying corn syrup — not hazardous materials, as first reported — derailed in western Arizona, near the state’s border with California and Nevada, BNSF Railway said. “BNSF Railway can confirm that a train carrying corn syrup derailed near Topock in western Arizona, close to the California border” on Wednesday evening, railway spokesperson Lena Kent said in a …

Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama, no public threat
1 year, 10 months ago

Norfolk Southern train derails in Alabama, no public threat

The Independent  

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Train, dump truck collide at Ohio crossing; conductor killed
1 year, 10 months ago

Train, dump truck collide at Ohio crossing; conductor killed

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A train and a dump truck collided early Tuesday in Cleveland, killing the train conductor as he stood on the outside of a car, authorities said. The crash happened about 1:30 a.m. when the dump truck — which was carrying a full load of limestone — approached a stop sign at the Cleveland-Cliffs Cleveland Works steel plant, …

Safety agency opens inquiry into rail operator Norfolk Southern after accident
1 year, 10 months ago

Safety agency opens inquiry into rail operator Norfolk Southern after accident

LA Times  

The cleanup continues at the site of a Feb. 3, 2023, Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Federal investigators on Tuesday announced a special investigation into rail operator Norfolk Southern after a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February and several other accidents, including the death of a train conductor just hours earlier Tuesday. The National …

20 cars of Norfolk Southern cargo train derail in Ohio
1 year, 10 months ago

20 cars of Norfolk Southern cargo train derail in Ohio

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — About 20 cars of a Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed near Springfield Saturday evening, the second derailment of the company’s trains in Ohio in a month, officials said. But unlike the Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, a company spokesperson said there were no hazardous materials aboard the train, The Columbus Dispatch reported. “When I heard …

Lessons for India: Ohio train derailment a call to revisit hazardous goods transit norms, check disaster response
1 year, 10 months ago

Lessons for India: Ohio train derailment a call to revisit hazardous goods transit norms, check disaster response

Firstpost  

It would have been comic, if not for its tragic and extremely dangerous consequences. Slow-moving government machinery The response of the state authorities and the US federal government to this environmental disaster has been tragically slow, riddled by polarized politics, and exposes a completely lackadaisical approach of the state towards people’s health issues. To deflate criticism on President Joe Biden …

No hazardous materials spill in Michigan train derailment
1 year, 10 months ago

No hazardous materials spill in Michigan train derailment

Associated Press  

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A train hauling hazardous materials derailed Thursday near Detroit, but none spilled, officials said. The Norfolk Southern train derailed nearly two weeks after a Norfolk Southern derailment in Ohio left a mangled and charred mass of boxcars that had been carrying various hazardous chemicals. Video recorded of the Thursday derailment in Van Buren Township, Michigan, …

Train carrying hazardous materials derails in Michigan
1 year, 10 months ago

Train carrying hazardous materials derails in Michigan

Raw Story  

A train traveling outside Detroit, Michigan, has derailed this Thursday, with at least one car carrying hazardous material, Fox News reports. Officials told reporters that one car that was seen off the track was carrying hazardous materials. "At this time no one is aware of the release of any hazardous materials, the car carrying hazardous material has been put upright …

Train Derailment In East Palestine, Ohio: What We Know
1 year, 10 months ago

Train Derailment In East Palestine, Ohio: What We Know

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In 2007, railroad giant Norfolk Southern Corp. boasted it was making “railroad history” by operating the nation’s first freight train equipped with electronically controlled pneumatic brakes — a modern technology that the company noted could make trains safer by significantly decreasing how long it took them to stop. When HuffPost asked about the accident and the company’s …

Lawsuit seeks medical testing after toxic train derailment
1 year, 11 months ago

Lawsuit seeks medical testing after toxic train derailment

Associated Press  

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Residents who filed a federal lawsuit in the fiery derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals along the Ohio-Pennsylvania line are seeking to force Norfolk Southern to set up health monitoring for residents in both states. The lawsuit filed Thursday by two Pennsylvania residents calls for the rail operator to pay for medical screenings and related …

50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio
1 year, 11 months ago

50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio

Associated Press  

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — A freight train derailment in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line left a mangled and charred mass of boxcars and flames Saturday as authorities launched a federal investigation and monitored air quality from the various hazardous chemicals in the train. “The fire has since reduced in intensity, but remains active and the two main tracks are …

California train slammed into empty railcars but unclear why
2 years, 3 months ago

California train slammed into empty railcars but unclear why

Associated Press  

— The collision that killed two Union Pacific employees earlier this month in Southern California happened when the train slammed into 92 empty railcars that had been stored on a side track for nine months, investigators said Thursday. Both members of the Union Pacific crew were ejected when their train hit the parked cars around 2:40 a.m. that morning, and …

2 workers killed in Union Pacific train crash near Salton Sea
2 years, 4 months ago

2 workers killed in Union Pacific train crash near Salton Sea

LA Times  

Two Union Pacific crew members were killed early Thursday when their train crashed into freight cars parked on a railway siding. Two Union Pacific operators were killed early Thursday when their train crashed into parked freight cars near the Salton Sea, officials said. As the train pulled onto the siding — an alternate railway typically used for trains to pull …

NTSB investigators look into fatal Missouri Amtrak accident
2 years, 6 months ago

NTSB investigators look into fatal Missouri Amtrak accident

The Independent  

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US: Passenger train with 243 on board crashes into dump truck in Missouri; 3 killed
2 years, 6 months ago

US: Passenger train with 243 on board crashes into dump truck in Missouri; 3 killed

India TV News  

Highlights A passenger train struck a dump truck in a remote area of Missouri in United States. Missouri train crash: At least 3 people were killed after a passenger train travelling from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a dump truck in a remote area of Missouri. The Scouts administered first aid to several injured passengers, including the driver of the …

Amtrak train derails in Missouri
2 years, 6 months ago

Amtrak train derails in Missouri

NPR  

Amtrak train derails in Missouri At least three people were killed and others injured when an Amtrak train struck a dump truck in rural Missouri. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: We're following a developing story tonight in a rural part of Missouri, where an Amtrak train has derailed. NPR's Frank Morris joins us from a nearby high school the passengers were evacuated …

Train derails in India's West Bengal state; at least 5 dead
2 years, 11 months ago

Train derails in India's West Bengal state; at least 5 dead

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least five people died …

Britain: Two Trains Collide Inside Tunnel at Salisbury; Driver Among Several Injured, No Casualty
3 years, 2 months ago

Britain: Two Trains Collide Inside Tunnel at Salisbury; Driver Among Several Injured, No Casualty

News 18  

Two trains collided at Fisherton Tunnel in the southwestern English city of Salisbury on Sunday, injuring a number of people, police said, declaring the crash a major incident. “A number of people have been injured, but thankfully no one has died,” British transport police said. While most of the people are “walking wounded”, a small number of injured people, including …

7 passengers on derailed train sue Amtrak, BNSF Railway
3 years, 3 months ago

7 passengers on derailed train sue Amtrak, BNSF Railway

Associated Press  

— An Illinois law firm filed lawsuits Monday against Amtrak and BNSF Railway on behalf of seven passengers who were on an Amtrak train when it derailed in north-central Montana late last month, killing three and injuring dozens of others. The lawsuits were filed in federal court in Illinois on behalf of a Massachusetts couple, a Pennsylvania couple, an Indiana …

Amtrak train that derailed was going just under speed limit
3 years, 3 months ago

Amtrak train that derailed was going just under speed limit

Associated Press  

— An Amtrak train that derailed in rural Montana over the weekend was going just under the speed limit at about 75 mph when it went off the track along a gradual curve, killing three people and possibly ejecting passengers, U.S. investigators said Monday. The train derailed before a switch in the line, where one set of tracks turned into …

Investigators probe deadly Amtrak derailment in Montana
3 years, 3 months ago

Investigators probe deadly Amtrak derailment in Montana

Associated Press  

— A team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board was at the site of an Amtrak derailment in north-central Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized Sunday, officials said. “I started looking at that, wondering what it was and then I saw the train had tipped over and derailed,” said Fossen, who called 911 and started …

Amtrak train derailment in Montana leaves at least three dead, several injured
3 years, 3 months ago

Amtrak train derailment in Montana leaves at least three dead, several injured

Firstpost  

The westbound Empire Builder train derailed about 4 pm near Joplin, a town of about 200, Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said Joplin: At least three people were killed Saturday afternoon when an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed in north-central Montana, toppling several cars onto their sides, authorities said. The westbound Empire Builder train derailed about 4 …

Three Dead And Multiple Injured After Amtrak Train Derails In Montana
3 years, 3 months ago

Three Dead And Multiple Injured After Amtrak Train Derails In Montana

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JOPLIN, Mont. — At least three people were killed Saturday afternoon when an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed in north-central Montana, toppling several cars onto their sides, authorities said. The westbound Empire Builder train derailed about 4 p.m. near Joplin, a town of about 200, Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said in a statement. …

51 Dead in Taiwan’s Deadliest Train Accident
3 years, 9 months ago

51 Dead in Taiwan’s Deadliest Train Accident

The Diplomat  

A train hit a truck that slid onto the track in Hualien county, leaving over 50 dead and more than 100 injured. A train barreled into an unmanned truck that had rolled onto the track Friday in Taiwan, leaving at least 51 people dead and dozens injured in the island’s deadliest rail disaster. The train, which was carrying more than …

51 dead after train derails in eastern Taiwan
3 years, 9 months ago

51 dead after train derails in eastern Taiwan

India TV News  

At least 51 people were killed when a train collided with a truck and derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday, officials said, noting that the death toll may rise as recovery efforts continue. The Taiwan Railways Administration said late on Friday that the derailment in Hualien County involved a maintenance truck sliding from a slope near a construction site above …

As Taiwan Train Crash Kills 51, Here's List of Worst Rail Disasters of the Last Decade
3 years, 9 months ago

As Taiwan Train Crash Kills 51, Here's List of Worst Rail Disasters of the Last Decade

News 18  

With over 51 dead after a packed train derailed inside a tunnel in Taiwan, we look back on some of the worst rail disasters of the last 10 years: Pakistan pilgrims At least 74 people died and more than 40 were injured on October 31, 2019 when a fire broke out on an overcrowded passenger train in the Punjab carrying …

Train crashes in eastern Taiwan, killing 34, injuring dozens
3 years, 9 months ago

Train crashes in eastern Taiwan, killing 34, injuring dozens

India TV News  

A train partially derailed along Taiwan’s east coast, killing at least 34 people and injuring dozens, police said. With much of the train still trapped in the tunnel, escaping passengers were forced to scale doors, windows, and roofs to reach safety. A train partially derailed along Taiwan’s east coast Friday, injuring an unknown number of passengers and causing potential fatalities. …

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