Train derailments
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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Examples (click on pictures for link): |
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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 21, 2012 at 4:36am
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Train derails southeast of the city
A train derailed southeast of the city early Friday near the hamlet of Hay Lakes. Courtesy: C. Downey.
Updated: Fri Jan. 20 2012 13:32:50
A train derailed southeast of the city early Friday near the hamlet of Hay Lakes.
No one was injured after the northbound train derailed around 8 a.m.
A spokesperson for CN Rail says 20 cars in total went off the tracks, which were carrying a variety of items that included plastic pellets, and general merchandise.
Some of the cars were empty as well.
Crews are still on the scene. It's not known what caused the derailment.
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http://www.huliq.com/10304/metra-train-derailment-leaves-chicago-mo...
Metra train derailment leaves Chicago morning commuters stranded in the cold
On the coldest day yet so far this winter, a train derailment on Chicago’s commuter rail line known as Metra left dozens of commuters stranded in the cold.
The incident took place Friday morning as the city of Chicago prepared for an onslaught of snow and cold that is likely to leave the city buried beneath as much as 8 inches of snow before it’s gone. The incident took place on the rail line’s Union Pacific North line. It caused canceled trains and delayed things by as much as an hour for frustrated and freezing commuters.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the train had been set to go into service for the morning commute when the front two wheels of the engine went off the tracks. This completely snarled things along the busy rail line. The delays caused because of the derailment and Metra’s frantic attempts to get the line cleared created a chain reaction that had commuters still frustrated, running late and stranded by as late as 11 a.m.
The temperatures along the rail lines this morning were running as low as five degrees below zero in some places. In some areas, the wind chills were down to as much as 10 degrees below zero. At many Metra stations, there is little in the way of shelter for commuters, who must stand beside the railroad tracks to await their trains.
So far there has been no word from Metra when they think normal times and conditions will be restored. Now that it is past the lunch hour, snow has started to fall across the Chicago metropolitan area, in some areas very heavy. Weather forecasters are predicting that this could be one of the biggest snow storms of the season so far. The storm is part of the same storm that dumped inches of snow in Seattle and across Colorado days ago. The heaviest snows are predicted to hit the area just in time for the evening rush, which means drivers and rail commuters could be in for a rough evening.
A winter weather warning has been issued for the Chicago area that started at 9 a.m, this morning and extends until Saturday morning. The snow fall is expected to be heavy and constant throughout the day on Friday and overnight. Some areas may get only a couple of inches, but residents near the Wisconsin-Illinois border may get up to eight inches total before the storm continues to move east.
Chicago had an abnormally mild winter throughout November and December. It was the first non-white Christmas in the past several years for the area. Now, within the space of two weeks, two large snow storms have hit the area and earlier this week the Chicago area was hit by sleet, freezing rain and then snow. This has been coupled with extremely cold temperatures with wind chills reaching well below zero.
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http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/local/train-derails-in-decatur
Train derails in Decatur
Updated: Thursday, 19 Jan 2012, 1:31 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 19 Jan 2012, 1:31 PM ESTDECATUR, Ind. (WANE) – A train derailment has closed a Decatur street Thursday afternoon.
According to Decatur police, the train derailed near the Bunge soy bean processing plant.
Bunge officials said around noon the engine was going over a switch and the switch broke and caused the front wheels of the engine to go off the tracks. Crews were able to push the engine back onto the tracks.
Second Street is expected to be closed for two to three more hours while repairs are made.
A switch is the mechanism used to switch trains from one track to another.
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http://ibnlive.in.com/news/goods-derails-near-mancheswar/222294-60-...
Goods derails near Mancheswar
January 19, 2012
BHUBANESWAR: Train services were affected after a goods train derailed near Mancheswar railway station on Wednesday. Since the wagons of the goods train fell� both on up and down lines, the movement of passenger trains was affected.
�East Coast Railway sources said the cement-laden goods train was heading towards the unloading point through the loop line when it went off the tracks at about 8.45 am.
The derailed wagons fell on both the lines due to its positioning.
�This caused disruption in traffic and some long-distance trains had to be controlled. Falaknuma Express and Yeshwantpur-Howrah Duronto Express were controlled at different points whereas Rajdhani Express left Bhubaneswar on time.
�The ECoR cleared one line by 11 am while the second line was cleared by 2 pm.
No one was injured in the incident.
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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transport...
Lucky escape for Rajdhani near Gwalior as goods train derails
GWALIOR: The passengers of Bangalore-New Delhi Rajdhani Express had a narrow escape early today when a goods train derailed at Birla Nagar Station near here around 2.30 am.
The goods train, coming from Delhi side and carrying wheat, derailed and some waggons fell on the Down-track along which Rajdhani was to pass, railway sources said.
The engine of the train hit a pole on the Up-track, and fell on the other side.
However, as the information about derailment reached Gwalior, the railway staff there immediately contacted the driver of Rajdhani over wireless and asked him to stop the train at Sithouli station before Gwalior.
As the Rajdhani, which has no stop at Gwalior, was to pass without halting, there could have been a major mishap had the staff not acted swiftly, sources added.
The train traffic on both Up and Down lines remained disrupted for over two hours. Later the stranded trains including Rajdhani moved on along the Up-track.
The rail traffic on the Down-track was restored around 11 am. No casualty has been reported in the derailment.
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Freight train derails near Sandusky
SANDUSKY — A westbound Norfolk Southern freight train derailed west of Sandusky Wednesday afternoon, sending 12 of its 108 cars off the tracks along a stretch that runs parallel between Barrett Road and Sandusky Bay.
Railroad spokesman Dave Pidgeon said 11 of the derailed cars were empty; one upended car was carrying sand that spilled.
No hazardous materials were involved and no one was injured, he said. The incident occurred at 3:30 p.m.
The train, pulled by four locomotives, had left Conway, Pa., en route to Elkhart, Ind.
Both sets of tracks were closed because of the derailment, which affected freight and Amtrak passenger trains, he said.
The cause of the derailment was not immediately unknown.
http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2012/01/18/Freight-train-der...
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Wreckage of a Canadian Pacific Railway train
Wreckage of a Canadian Pacific Railway train is seen Jan. 18, 2002, about a mile west of Minot. The derailment sent a cloud of anhydrous ammonia over the city, killing one man, sending part of a rail car slamming into a house and forcing dozens of people to the hospital with breathing problems. Minothttp://www.inforum.com/event/image/id/309571/headline/Wreckage%20of...
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http://www.indianexpress.com/news/goods-train-derails-rail-services...
Goods train derails, rail services affected
Train services at Viramgam in the Ahmedabad division of Western Railway were disrupted on Sunday afternoon following derailment of four coaches of a goods train heading toward Pipava. The incident occurred at 1.50 pm causing a major block, forcing the railway authorities to divert nine trains via Mehsana.
Due to the incident and the consequent change of route, trains going via Viramgam on Sunday were delayed by around three hours in reaching their destinations, railway officials said. A team of senior officials from Ahmedabad rushed to the spot with a relief car, said the officials.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/other-states/article2805293.ece
Eleven wagons of goods train derail in Bihar
Eleven wagons of a goods train derailed between Jungle Gopali and Badalbaba villages in Bhagalpur district of Bihar, railway officials said on Monday.
The train, carrying coal for NTPC’s Kahalgaon thermal power plant, derailed around midnight, the sources said.
Railway track upto a distance of 300 meters and three bridges were damaged due to the derailment.
Railway officials are camping at the site.
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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2012-01/16/content_14455818.htm
DR Congo train derailment leaves 14 dead
Updated: 2012-01-16 16:40
KINSHASA - A cargo train belonging to the Congo National Railway Company (SNCC) derailed on Sunday in the central west of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), leaving 14 people dead and many others injured.
The accident occurred at the Bukaka railway station. The train was coming from Ilebo, 25 km away, to Kananga in Kasai-Occidental province.
According to survivors, the number of victims could increase because other bodies were still trapped in the four wagons that overturned killing the 14 people instantly.
The survivors said the cargo train was carrying passengers who wanted to move together with their goods which they were transporting to the market.
The exact number of these passengers remains unknown, before an official report on the incident.
Train accidents are frequent in DR Congo because of the poor state of the locomotives and the dilapidated state of the railway line, which was constructed during the colonial period and has never been repaired since the Central African country obtained independence in 1960.
The SNCC has most trains operating in DR Congo, with its network running through the central west, northeast, southeast and east.
The company operates in seven provinces including Kasai- Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Katanga, South Kivu, Maniema, North Kivu and Orientale.
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