Spain Experiences its Worst Train Accident in 40 Years

An increase in train derailments was one of the first symptoms of the approach of Planet X to become noticeable, being expressed even before Planet X entered the inner solar system in 2003.

Planet X was described as affecting the Earth from afar, like tugging on the edge of a spider web where the effects are felt elsewhere on the web; in this way there has been an increase in earthquakes and unpredictable weather going back years, even before Planet X entered the solar system, due to the increased swirling of the Earth’s core.

It is therefore logical that an increase in train derailments would accompany any increase in seismic activity – train tracks need to be straight and even the slightest shift to the side of a section of track would cause a train to derail.

The area most affected by train derailments is the stretch zone.  Stretch zone quakes are silent, and people are generally unaware anything is happening, although signs such as booms and trumpet sounds can occur.

This zone stretches from Western Europe across the Eurasian Plate, and also includes the South-East United States, the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Red Sea and the African Rift.

In other parts of the world, shifting ground is more associated with earthquakes that people are aware of, such as the Pacific which is compressing, so authorities inspect railway tracks after any seismic activity, reducing the likelihood of accidents.

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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on June 6, 2016 at 7:39am

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/520916/Belgium-train-cr... 

High speed horror as three killed and 40 injured in ‘violent’ train crash

 Published 6th June 2016

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HORROR: The death toll is likely to increase

AT LEAST three people have been killed and more than 40 have been injured following a “violent” train crash.

A passenger train crashed into the back of a goods train in the Belgian town of Hermalle-sous-Huy late on Sunday.

Two of the six carriages were derailed in the collision – with people trapped in the worst hit of the wreckage having to wait three hours to be rescued.

At least nine people have been severely wounded in the crash, with many still waiting to be rescued according to officials.

Announcing the death toll, local Mayor Francis Dejon said: “These are numbers that are likely to evolve.”

Railway officials are investigating claims that the incident was caused by a lightning strike on the line earlier that day.

SOS: Emergency services and reinforcements from the nearest city of Liege are at the site

Frederic Sacre, a spokesman for Belgian railway manager Infrabel, said: “Two trains were on the same track.

“The passenger train crashed into the back of the goods train.”

He added that the crash caused a violent shock – injuring dozens of passengers.

One survivor said the first two carriages were “destroyed” by the 55mph collision.

The shaken witness, described the “scenes of chaos”.

He added: “I do not know if there are dead but there are wounded”.

Emergency services and reinforcements from the nearby city of Liege are at the site of the crash.

A Foreign Office spokesperson said it is investigating the incident – but could not confirm or deny if any Brits were hurt in the incident.

Comment by KM on June 3, 2016 at 10:42pm

https://www.rt.com/usa/345365-oil-train-derailment-oregon/

Oil train derails near Mosier, Oregon, smoke visible for miles

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A multi-carriage train carrying oil has derailed in the Columbia River gorge, just outside the town of Mosier, some 68 miles east of Portland. Smoke and flames are visible from miles away.

The train was operated by Union Pacific, according to The Oregonian.

“I can confirm it's ours,” Union Pacific spokesman Justin Jacobs told the newspaper.

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Multiple cars have derailed near the Rock Creek overpass, just west of town, KOIN-TV reported.

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Oregon State Police and the Hood River County Sheriff’s office are assisting with the scene, according to KOIN. Mosier Elementary School is evacuating all students to the Wahtonka campus.


View image on TwitterA fire broke out after the derailment, the Oregon Department of Forestry confirmed to KOIN. ODF is dispatching fire crews to help, as the blaze is near state land.

The accident has also shut down a stretch of Interstate 84 between Mosier and The Dalles. Westbound traffic is stopping at mile marker 87, and eastbound traffic can't go past mile post 64.

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Mosier is a city of some 400 residents in Wasco County, Oregon, on the left bank of the Columbia River.
Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on June 1, 2016 at 12:09am

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-rough-ride-10...

Rough ride: 100 Western Railway services cancelled after coach derails

Slow line services from Bandra to Churchgate were suspended for almost four hours, leaving commuters stranded.

western railways, indian railways, train derails, mumbai train derails, Lower Parel Yard , mumbai news, indian express mumbaiThe coach derailed while an empty rake of 19 compartments was being taken from Lower Parel workshop to Lower Parel Yard at 2.10 am on Monday.

Western Railway commuters had a tough time during peak hours on Tuesday morning as train services were hit due to the derailment of an empty coach on Monday night.

Slow line services from Bandra to Churchgate were suspended for almost four hours, leaving commuters stranded. The coach derailed near Lower Parel station while an empty rake of 19 coaches was being taken from Lower Parel Workshop to Lower Parel Yard on the down local line at 2.10 am on Monday.

“Suburban train traffic on Western Railway’s slow corridor were fully restored by the later hours of the day. While up slow line was cleared by 10.27 am, the down slow line was cleared for traffic at 11.10 am. Due to this disruption, about 100 suburban services were cancelled and some services delayed. More than 20 special suburban services were operated for the convenience of commuters,” a Western Railway official said. 

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on May 18, 2016 at 6:56am

http://www.wowt.com/content/news/Train-cars-derail-near-Missouri-Ri...

Train cars derail near Missouri River crossing

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -- A Union Pacific train derailed near downtown Omaha Tuesday evening. Union Pacific officials said the train was headed from North Platte to Chicago when five cars derailed just before it was going to cross the Missouri River.

Two of the railroad cars were hauling vehicles, one car fell completely off the tracks. There was no fuel or chemical spill. Officials said that no injuries were reported from the crew or the public.

The accident shut down the main line and officials are not yet sure when it will reopen.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on May 16, 2016 at 5:16am

http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2016/05/15/timnath-train-derai...

Train derails in Timnath; first major incident since 2007

Several cars on a train went off the tracks in a Timnath residential area Sunday morning. Nobody was injured, and the cars were hauling sand.

The first significant Larimer County train derailment since 2007 could have been worse. Way worse.

Nine cars hauling sand used in hydraulic fracturing activities derailed Sunday morning in a residential area east of Fort Collins, drawing residents armed with cameras and capturing the attention of passersby young and old.

The derailment was first reported about 11:50 a.m. near Bethke Elementary School in Timnath. Crews from Poudre Fire Authority responded to the scene and located the mangled cars crunched on top of one another just a few hundred feet from homes, some under construction, in the Timnath Ranch subdivision.

PFA's hazardous materials crews and medical personnel from Poudre Valley Hospital EMS responded as a precaution. Trains that haul crude oil often move through the area, and it took some time for responders to confirm none of the approximately 100 cars on the Great Western Railway train were hauling materials that posed a chemical or explosive threat.

The overturned cars were loaded with silica sand, commonly used in fracking activities, said Madeline Noblett, PFA spokeswoman.

Aside from the disfigured cars and twisted rails, the derailment did not damage any other property. Nobody was injured.

“This went as best as a train derailment could go," Noblett said at the scene.

Larimer County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Timnath police initially ushered bystanders away from the scene. Within 30 minutes responders slung caution tape around the train cars, and residents flocked to the line, snapping photos in awe of the force that heaved the train cars atop one another and carved deep into the ground.

One neighbor reported hearing a series of loud bangs that lasted about five seconds — she quipped at the time that it sounded as if the train had fallen over.

It had.

Construction crews are in the process of building a road that will connect two neighborhoods across the tracks. The road will go right through where the derailment happened — the cars that derailed were in the middle of the train.

The cause of the derailment remains under investigation, said Ron Margulis, spokesman with Great Western Railway. It was not immediately clear Sunday night how long it would take to right the train cars and repair the tracks in the area.

Derailments, especially those involving multiple cars, are rare in Larimer County.

Most recently, in November one hopper car of a three-car train jumped the tracks near the intersection of Riverside and Lemay avenues. That incident didn’t cause any traffic issues, but crews had to use a crane to lift the car back onto the tracks.

Prior to that, the last time a train ran off the tracks in Larimer County was Dec. 16, 2007, when a locomotive and 11 cars operated by Great Westerncrashed near Johnstown, just inside of county jurisdiction, according to records maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on May 3, 2016 at 5:57am

http://www.financialexpress.com/article/india-news/faizabad-delhi-i...

Indian Railways: Faizabad Express derails near Hapur

Seven coaches of Indian Railways Faizabad - Delhi Express got derailed near Hapur in Uttar Pradesh this evening resulting in injury to some passengers.

By: PTI | Published: May 2, 2016 11:34 AM

Seven coaches of Indian Railways Faizabad – Delhi Express got derailed near Hapur in Uttar Pradesh this evening resulting in injury to some passengers.

“Seven coaches including four AC coaches, two sleeper coaches were derailed at 9.05 pm. No death has been reported so far but some passengers have suffered injuries,” said the Northern Railway Spokesperson Neeraj Sharma.

He said a relief train and medical van have been rushed to the spot.

Northern Railway General Manager A K Puthia along with senior officials have rushed to the spot, he added.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on May 3, 2016 at 5:53am

http://www.stripes.com/news/us/train-derails-in-washington-dc-leaks...

Train derails in Washington, DC; leaks hazardous chemical

Associated Press
Published: May 1, 2016

WASHINGTON — Officials warned Washington D.C. area residents to brace for a potentially slow commute Monday after a CSX freight train derailed near a Metro stop, sending 15 cars off the tracks and spilling hazardous material.

The train derailed about 6:40 a.m. Sunday near the Rhode Island Avenue Metro station and one of the cars leaked sodium hydroxide, which is used to produce various household products including paper, soap and detergents, CSX said.

No injuries were reported and no evacuations were ordered.

Mayor Muriel Bowser said no trains will be running on the tracks Monday and CSX couldn't say how long the cleanup might take.

"We understand that this a significant inconvenience to commuters and to this community so we're working as quickly as we possibly can with safety as the first priority," CSX spokeswoman Melanie Cost said.

Sodium hydroxide, also known as corrosive lye, is a chemical that can irritate and burn the skin and eyes. D.C. Fire and EMS Deputy Chief John Donnelly said officials believe about half of the 15,500 gallon tanker leaked into the rail bed and ground before it was plugged, but no problems have been reported.

"At this point all of the air monitoring has been good," Donnelly said.

The Federal Railroad Administration issued a statement later Sunday that 15 cars had derailed, nine of them empty and one a general freight car carrying scrap steel. Spokesman Matthew Lehner said five were tank cars, including the one loaded with sodium hydroxide.

Officials found that another derailed car had been leaking non-hazardous calcium chloride, CSX said. That leak has also been plugged, the company said.

A third car was slowly leaking ethanol from the base of a valve, CSX said. Officials worked to re-seal the valve, and the spilled the ethanol has been contained.

It was not immediately clear what caused the derailment of the train, which was heading to Hamlet, North Carolina, from Cumberland, Maryland.

Crews were inspecting the tracks, which are used by CSX, the MARC commuter rail system and Amtrak. The Metro tracks are above and adjacent to the derailment site.

MARC officials said commuters should expect major services disruptions on the Brunswick Line Monday. MARC said trains likely won't operate past Silver Spring and urged residents to find an alternative way to get to work.

The Red Line's Rhode Island Station was also closed and Metro was reporting delays along that line. Metro officials said they hoped to have Red Line service fully restored Sunday evening.

Photos tweeted by D.C. Fire and Emergency showed cars in a zigzag line across the tracks.

Chris Nellum said he lives nearby and his window looks directly over the tracks.

"I thought it was like a semi-truck coming toward the building and when I looked out the window, I saw cars piling up," said Nellum, who had just moved in the night before. "So I'm not even used to hearing trains. It was jarring."

Nellum said his girlfriend tried to leave the area and was told to stay put, but she eventually found a way out.

"She's an environmentalist so she is very concerned about whatever is leaking," he said.

The CSX train had three locomotives and 175 cars, including 94 that were loaded with mixed freight, and 81 that were empty.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on April 27, 2016 at 3:55am

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Sampark-Kranti-Exp...

Sampark Kranti Express derails again

B B Goswami | TNN | Apr 27, 2016, 06.36 AM IST

Silchar: Within four days, the New Delhi-Silchar Poorvattar Sampark Kranti Express was derailed again in the Lumding-Silchar hill section of the Northeast Frontier Railway.

The train, comprising 21 coaches, had left Silchar at 6.30pm on Monday for New Delhi. Rail service in the hill section was disrupted as a pair of wheels of the luggage cum parcel van of 15601 Poorvattar Sampark Kranti Express was derailed at about 1.50am on Tuesday. This happened between Mahur and Phiding stations, about 83 km from Lumding, amid inclement weather conditions. There was no report of any injury to passengers.

On Saturday, two wheels of the front engine of 15602 UP Poorvattar Sampark Kranti Express derailed between Ditokcherra and Bandarkhal station in the Lumding-Silchar hill section. There were no injuries in the incident either.

A senior NFR official said running of normal train services in the Lumding-Silchar hill section resumed from 1.20pm on Tuesday after the derailed luggage cum parcel van was re-railed at 8am on Tuesday. The 15601 Poorvattar Sampark Kranti Express, which was stranded at New Haflong, left for Lumding on its onward journey. However, train services in the Lumding-Silchar hill section are being controlled, following the derailment.

Poorvattar Sampark Kranti Express of April 26, scheduled to leave Guwahati at 6.15pm, has been rescheduled to leave at 10.15pm from Guwahati. The Guwahati-Silchar Kanchanjungha Express of April 26 will remain cancelled between Guwahati and Silchar. Silchar-Guwahati Kanchanjungha Express of April 27 will remain cancelled between Silchar and Guwahati. Guwahati-Silchar fast passenger of April 25, which was rescheduled to leave from Guwahati at 10.30am on April 26, was cancelled. Silchar-Guwahati fast passenger of April 26 will be short-terminated at Chandranathpur and will return to Silchar as a special train.

Apart from derailment, train services are being affected every now and then in the Lumding-Silchar Hill section over the past few weeks due to frequent landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in the region. The hill section was converted to broad gauge last year and the first BG passenger train was launched in the newly converted section on November 21.

NFR chief public relations officer Pranav Jyoti Sharma said weather condition continues to remain inclement in the affected areas and road communication to the Barak Valley also remains disrupted.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on April 21, 2016 at 5:53am

http://thecourier.com/local-news/2016/04/19/train-derails-in-fostoria/

Train derails in Fostoria

No one was injured Monday when a CSX freight train derailed in Fostoria. Eleven of the train’s more than 230 cars tumbled onto their sides at about 6:40 a.m. near the Columbus Avenue crossing. The derailed cars were empty. (Photo by Leyland Spencer)No one was injured Monday when a CSX freight train derailed in Fostoria. Eleven of the train’s more than 230 cars tumbled onto their sides at about 6:40 a.m. near the Columbus Avenue crossing. The derailed cars were empty. (Photo by Leyland Spencer

FOSTORIA — No one was injured Monday morning when a CSX freight train traveling through Fostoria derailed near the Iron Triangle.

Eleven of the train’s more than 230 cars came off the tracks and tumbled onto their sides at about 6:40 a.m. while preparing to maneuver around a curve at the Columbus Avenue railroad crossing. The derailed cars were empty, according to the Associated Press.

Dean Henry, public information officer for the Seneca County Emergency Management Agency, said no hazardous materials were released and no injuries were reported. Fostoria Fire Division and emergency medical personnel did respond to assist CSX in its cleanup efforts.

According to the Associated Press, the train of more than 230 cars and five locomotives left Walbridge and was en route to Cumberland, Maryland. The company said at least 75 cars on the train were carrying freight that included automotive parts, agricultural products and consumer goods.

The cause of the derailment is under investigation.

Matt Lehner, public affairs director with the Federal Railroad Administration, said an inspector for the organization was on scene Monday afternoon assessing the damage and reviewing the circumstances that led to the incident.

Columbus Avenue, between Crocker and Town streets, was closed for most of the day Monday while a contractor with CSX spent several hours putting derailed cars back on the track.

There was no word Monday night on when Columbus Avenue would reopen.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on April 15, 2016 at 4:05am

http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2016/04/14/trains-running-c...

Railroad company BNSF investigating cause of derailment

5:51 p.m. CDT April 14, 2016

The railroad company that was hauling 118 rail cars Wednesday when 11 of them derailed is in charge of investigating the incident.

"At this point, this is a BNSF investigation," Joe Faust, public affairs director for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company, said Thursday

The BNSF train was heading west out of Lafayette around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday when 11 cars jumped the tracks near Pecan Grove Road, between Cameron and Willow streets.

All the cars remained upright except a tank car containing phosphoric acid. Luckily, it didn't leak, but residents in 138 homes were forced to evacuate until 8:30 p.m.

The cause of the derailment has not been determined, but BNSF is conducting "a full investigation" that will probably take at least 30 days to conclude, Faust said.

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration investigates some train derailments, but not this one.

An FRA inspector visited the derailment site and remained on the scene until the rail cars were placed upright Wednesday night, an FRA spokesperson wrote in an email response to The Daily Advertiser's inquiry.

A derailment must meet certain criteria for the FRA to conduct an investigation.

Those criteria include a derailment resulting in a fatality or serious injury, derailment of a large number of cars resulting in extensive property damage, a derailment resulting in the "release of hazardous materials and incidents involving an evacuation, especially if it poses an imminent safety hazard to persons in the surrounding locale," or incidents that "arouse considerable public interest."

Faust wouldn't say what was in the other 10 derailed cars, only that it was "mixed freight." Some of the cars were empty, he said.

The track and ballast — rocks that support the rail —  were replaced, allowing trains to travel the route again, Faust said. A crossing near the derailment remained closed Thursday afternoon but was expected to re-open by mid-day Friday.

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