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Tag result for article published on Mon December 18 2017 2:29 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
An Amtrak passenger train derailed Monday morning, spilling multiple cars off an Interstate 5 overpass in Pierce County, Washington Multiple fatalities onboard an Amtrak Cascade train #501 when it derailed near an overpass over Interstate 5, and some of the train cars crashed to the road below. No one was killed on the roadway of […]
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Tag result for article published on Wed August 02 2017 12:57 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
A CSX freight train carrying hazardous materials was involved in a derailment of some railcars about 5:00 a.m. Wednesday August 2, 2017 in Hyndman, Pennsylvania, about 100 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Some railcars and a garage, hit by some of the derailed cars, were involved with fire. The fire and presence of hazardous materials prompted […]
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Tag result for article published on Mon March 27 2017 10:24 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
Chicago police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:05 AM Monday to a report of an Amtrak train derailment at 1100 South Lumber St Chicago, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that three Amtrak cars derailed at 1400 South Lumber Street. Special Operations 2-1-9 reported that the train is about two blocks north of Roosevelt Rd […]
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Tag result for article published on Wed March 15 2017 8:49 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
No hazardous materials were found leaking from any cars, but all of the rail cars were tankers. One of the cars was carrying molten sulfur, but it was not clear if other hazardous material were also contained in the tanker rail cars. Ten tanker rail cars were derailed and some were jackknifed near perpendicular to […]
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Tag result for article published on Wed March 15 2017 4:37 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
Lake Forest police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:10 AM Wednesday to a report of a train derailment at Route 41 and Deerpath Rd Lake Forest, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a Union Pacific train derailed. The main fire, police and railroad activity was just north of Deerpath Road. See also … Derailed […]
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Tag result for article published on Sun March 12 2017 6:03 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
A freight train operating on the CSX line derailed last Tuesday about 4:30 p.m. with no injuries reported.Blue Island police and firefighters responded about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2017 after three freight cars left the track. The crashed rail cars did not involve any hazardous materials. Three covered hopper rail cars extended at least […]
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Tag result for article published on Sun November 20 2016 5:17 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
A train derailment in India has killed at least 95 people near the northern city of Kanpur, a police official said. CNN’s Ravi Agrawal reports. Rescuers responded after fourteen of 22 coach cars of the Indore-Patna Express derailed just after 3:00 AM local time on Sunday (21:30 GMT Saturday) near the city of Kanpur. The […]
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Tag result for article published on Mon March 14 2016 7:13 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
Amtrak says it’s investigating what caused its Southwest Chief train to derail just west of Dodge City, Kan., shortly after midnight Monday, an incident that sent around 20 people to hospitals. The train was carrying 128 passengers and a crew of 14, the rail company says. Dodge City firefighters, paramedics and police responded just after […]
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Tag result for article published on Tue March 08 2016 5:13 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
The Alameda County Fire Department, Fremont Fire Department, Cal Fire and the California Highway Patrol responded about 7:15 p.m. Monday to a crash involving the Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) train No. 10. The eastbound train derailed near Niles Canyon Road while traveling from San Jose to Stockton on the route through Fremont. Two cars derailed, […]
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Tag result for article published on Sat February 20 2016 11:46 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
Indianapolis police and firefighters responded about 4:30 p.m. Friday near the intersection of North College Avenue and East Maryland Street after several cars of a CSX freight train cars derailed near a construction site in downtown Indianapolis. The railroad cars were carrying wheat and petroleum lubricant. Indianapolis Fire Department reports no one was injured and […]
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Tag result for article published on Wed May 13 2015 7:05 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
NTSB Board Member Robert Sumwalt says the emergency brakes slowed the Amtrak train from 106 mph to 102 mph before the train derailed in Philadelphia. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released preliminary crash information at a press conference in Philadelphia just after 5:00 p.m. Wednesday describing a train that was traveling over 100 MPH […]
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Tag result for article published on Tue May 12 2015 9:13 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.
CNN’s Sara Sidner reports from the scene of an Amtrak passenger train derailment that has left at least five people dead and many more injured. A sixth person died overnight. An Amtrak train is reported derailed in Philadelphia with injuries reported. Officials have not confirmed injuries, but photos taken by former Pennsylvania congressman Patrick J. […]
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