Train derails over bridge in Shelby County, Indiana, denatured alcohol spilled into the river.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DVGKcDSGOU

Cleanup Continues of Derailed Coal Train

(Ashdown, AR) -- More details are emerging this morning about a multi-car train derailment in Arkansas.

It happened Tuesday afternoon along Highway 71 in Ashdown in Little River County, Arkansas. 

Little River County first responder Tim Stinnett was traveling on U.S.Highway 71 when he witnessed cars from a Kansas City Southern train derail.
"I saw coal cars flying and a big cloud of black coal smoke," Stinnett recalls.

Around 4:00 Tuesday afternoon, 33 cars loaded with tons of coal left the tracks just south of Ashdown.  It was a close call for a motorist approaching the rail road crossing at Little River County Road 23.

"There was a lady in a car at the crossing and she saw the train beginning to shake and she backed away in a hurry and fortunately she got away from it," says Don Hale, with Little River Emergency Management office.

One man received minor injuries after being hit in the face with flying coal. "And the guy blue pickup was black and he was covered in coal dust," Hale says.

Wednesday, workers were busy trying to clean the mess left behind and get rail traffic back and running through Little River County.  Kansas City Southern officials will not say what caused the derailment, but Little River authorities are just glad this train was only crying coal.

"It was something like you see off the movie I have never witness one before and I really don't want to witness another," Stinnett says.

Last year, Kansas City Southern had another train derail less than five miles from this site. No one was injured in that incident.

http://ozarksfirst.com/fulltext?nxd_id=483687

Track to reopen following freight train derailment

Published: July 7, 2011 3:01 AM
By The Associated Press  

Quick ReadFreight trains collide; crew members leap to safety before impact

(AP) -- Two crew members leaped to safety from a moving locomotive moments before it slammed into the rear of another freight train in suburban Syracuse.

One track of the train line from Albany to Buffalo reopened Wednesday afternoon after the accident in DeWitt, and the other is expected to reopen Thursday morning. The CSX tracks carry Amtrak passenger trains as well as freight.

http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/track-to-reopen-following-...

http://www.ktiv.com/story/15053789/train

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Shakuntala-derails-n...

LUCKNOW, India -- Rescuers searched through the wreckage of a packed express train for people trapped inside after it derailed in northern India on Sunday, killing at least 21 and injuring more than 100 others, officials said.

The Kalka Mail train was on its way to Kalka, in the foothills of the Himalayas, from Howrah, a station near Kolkata in eastern India, when 12 coaches and the engine jumped the tracks near the town of Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh state, senior railway official A.K. Jain said.

The cause of the derailment was not immediately clear but it appeared that the driver applied the emergency brakes, Jain said.

At least 21 people were killed and rescue workers pulled at least 100 injured passengers out of the wreckage, said Brij Lal, a state police official...

The 2nd train Derailment in Bloomington in less than a week.

Ind. Railroad coal train derails near Bloomington

No one's been hurt in the second Indiana train derailment in five days.

Nearly 30 cars of an Indiana Railroad train derailed Sunday afternoon near Bloomington.

Chief Deputy Mike Pershing of the Monroe County Sheriff's Department told WRTV-TV that the train's engineer told him that heat probably played a role in the derailment because extreme heat makes the steel tracks expand and contract. Temperatures in the area were in the upper 80s at the time.

The derailment left coal dumped across the tracks.

Sixteen cars of a CSX freight train derailed Wednesday at a trestle over the Big Blue River about 20 miles southeast of Indianapolis. No one was injured in that incident.

Kalka Mail tragedy: Death toll rises to 68, rescue operations on

The death toll in Sunday's derailment of Delhi-bound Kalka Mail here rose to 68 today with rescuers pulling out 30 more bodies, including that of two Swedish nationals, from the mangled compartments of the ill-fated train. Two-fifty-nine people were injured in the incident and they have admitted to various hospitals in this district in Uttar Pradesh and in Kanpur even as rescuers pulled out more people from the train. "Sixty-eight bodies have been recovered so far. 259 people are undergoing treatment at a hospital here," Fatehpur Superintendent of Police Ram Bharose said. The deceased include 14 women. Sandeep Mathur, chief public relations officer of north central railway, said in Allahabad that two Swedish nationals were among the dead. While one Swedish national has been identified as Wick from the statement of his injured compatriot Oscar, who was also travelling with him, the identity of the other is yet to be ascertained. The derailment took place at 12.20 pm yesterday when the packed train from Howrah reached near Malwa station, nearly 120 kms from Lucknow. The train was moving at a speed of 108 km/hour. Rescue operations continued through the night to extricate the trapped passengers and bodies from the badly damaged AC and other compartments. A special train that left Kanpur carrying 167 passengers of the ill-fated train reached New Delhi this morning. Over 24 hours after the incident, railway authorities are yet to ascertain the exact cause of the worst-ever accident this year. At the accident site, railway board chairman Vinay Mittal said by tomorrow morning, the Howrah-Delhi route should be cleared off. He said an inquiry by the chief commissioner of railway safety (Lucknow) Prashant Kumar has been ordered into the incident. Mittal said there was no fault in the track and the cabinman had told him that when the train was close to pole number 927/23, its engine started shaking and emitting smoke, after which the mishap took place. Railway officials said that the work of clearing the tracks at Malwa, the accident site, was in full swing. Out of the 63 bodies, only 21 have been identified, Bharose said. According to preliminary investigations, the signals were functioning normally and the fish plates on the tracks were intact, Mittal said. While some of the bogies had toppled, others were turned into a mangled heap of metal. Gas cutters and other equipment were used to slice through the metal in the AC and other coaches to rescue the trapped passengers.

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_35-killed-over-200-injured-as-...

An interesting article which shows me someone is connecting the dots.  Sadly we can add 2 more to the tally.

Chronology of train accidents in the year 2011 in the country.

Also see picture gallery related to this news:

January 1st, 2011:- Amritsar-Sealdah Akaltakth Express rammed into two trucks in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district when its driver failed to notice the red signal at a level crossing at Babura railway crossing, killing a man (a truck driver) and leaving two people (another truck driver and a helper) injured. No passengers were injured in the collision.

January 3rd, 2011:- Four wagons of a goods train got derailed in the Dadri area of Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh. The goods train was going towards Aligarh from Delhi when the mishap occurred. No one was injured in the accident but the running of trains on the busy section was disrupted. Train traffic on the Ghaziabad-Aligarh section on the Delhi-Howrah trunk route was disrupted following the derailment.

April 18th, 2011:- Three coaches of the Mumbai - Delhi Rajdhani Express caught fire near Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh. The train, carrying nearly 900 passengers caught fire while running between Bikramgarh Alot and Phuria stations in Kota division. The coaches were removed from the train and the fire was put out quickly. No passenger was harmed.

May 16th, 2011:- Just after midnight may 15, a turck on the rail cum road bridge of Rajahmundry fell onto the railway lines. An incoming high speed goods train powered by a WAG 9 smashed into the truck destroying it and the railway tracks there. Due to it, several trains between Vijayawada Junction and Visakhapatnam Junction were delayed for more than 05:30 hours. Trains were held up at Nidadavole, Samalkot and Kaikaluru

http://english.samaylive.com/nation-news/676490166/chronology-of-in...

There are rumours floating around that the Wakefield, Quebec steam train may not roll again this year–or ever, but the owner of the locomotive is remaining tight lipped about its future until he and the owners of the track, the Compagnie de chemin de fer de l’Outaouais (CCFO) know how much damage the rails took in the wicked weekend storm at the end of June.

“As far as we know, we have to get an evaluation to see how much damage there is,” said Andre Groulx, owner of the H.C.W. Steam Train when asked if it could be off the rails for good.

“I think we will have to wait and see. It all depends on the cost of repairing the track, which we don’t own.”

The June 24-25 storm that saw torrential rain pummel the Hills for nearly 24 hours, took out several sections of the railway’s foundation in Chelsea and Gatineau and owners really have no idea how much other damage was caused along the rail bed. Groulx said he has been told that engineers should have a clear sense of the extent in the next few days, but even he thinks it will take longer.

When asked if he would sell the train if a serious buyer came along, he said, “buy a train to go where?” suggesting that track repairs may prove too costly for the 18-year family business to continue.

The loss of the train for the year could be a thorn for some small business in the village and Groulx understands how its absence could affect the local economy.

“The sad thing about this is that it has a consequence for the whole village, the hotels, the restaurants,” he said.

“It’s a real bummer for everybody.”

CCFO President Louise Boudrias is optimistic about the tourist train’s future in the Gatineau Hills and hopes it could be back on the track in August, but she also needs to know how damaged the route is.

“It’s really too early to be able to say,” she told the Low Down.

“We are still hoping for August.”

Until an assessment is done on the tracks, the train’s future is up in the air.

http://www.lowdownonline.com/wakefield-quebec-steam-train-off-rails...

Commuter train derails in Manhattan; no injuries

NEW YORK — Metro-North Railroad says a six-car commuter train carrying hundreds of passengers derailed in Manhattan shortly after leaving Grand Central Station, causing wide-spread delays during the evening rush hour. No injuries were reported.

A railroad spokesman says Monday's 6 p.m. train on the Hudson Line due to arrive in Croton-Harmon at 6:53 p.m. had just left the station when one wheel on the second car went off the track. He says passengers were being transferred to another train.

Five to 10 minute delays were being reported. No word on the cause of the derailment.

—Copyright 2011 Associated Press

http://online.wsj.com/article/AP9aa26782c1aa4f5ea8ca429b260892a5.html

NYC SUBWAY TRAIN DERAILS DURING RUSH HOUR, NO CASUALTIES.............I can't seem to post the video but here's the link

http://video.foxnews.com/v/1048142057001/nyc-subway-train-derails-a...

The movement of trains on the Allahabad-Faizabad rail route remained affected for several hours after a goods train derailed here today.

According to the Railways, the movement of several long distance trains was disrupted for some hours after three wagons of the goods train derailed.

No one was injured in the incident. Efforts were being made to clear the tracks and restore normal traffic, the sources added.

http://netindian.in/news/2011/07/14/00014286/goods-train-derails-ut...

Train derailment closes Monona County road

Read more: http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/article_93188956-76f6-5c...

http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/article_93188956-76f6-5c...

Goods train derails in Uttar Pradesh

By IANS,

Lucknow : Rail traffic was disrupted on the Lucknow-Varanasi route Wednesday after 10 wagons of a goods train derailed in Uttar Pradesh, an official said. No casualty was reported.

The accident happened between Fursatganj and Jais station in Rae Bareli district, 80 km from here, Divisional Railway Manager (Lucknow Division) J.S. Sondhi told IANS.

"It will take over 10 hours to resume services," he said. "Several trains will be diverted through Faizabad and Sultanpur."

The goods train, carrying coal, was coming to Lucknow from Jharkhand

http://twocircles.net/2011jul20/goods_train_derails_uttar_pradesh.html

Red Line, Metra hit by heat, derailment

 

(Crain's) — Heat has hampered the Red Line and a Metra collision with a car that left two people dead will create delays for commuter using both services.

The Chicago Transit Authority said excessive heat has created a problem in the Red Line rail and repairs will force trains to operate on single track between the Cermak-Chinatown and the Sox-35th stops. The repairs are expected to be complete by Thursday evening.

The CTA will offer a bus shuttle between its Roosevelt and 47th Street stations that will stop at each Red Line station.

Metra officials said a commuter train heading into Chicago has derailed in suburban Oak Forest killing two people. The incident, which happened around 4 p.m., involved a car, a Metra spokeswoman said. She said there were injuries to train passengers, but they don't appear life threatening. It wasn't immediately clear whether those killed were in the car involved.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's office wouldn't provide any additional information about the fatalities.

The train was carrying 89 passengers who have been evacuated to cooling buses. The temperature in the suburb about 25 miles southwest of Chicago was more than 100 degrees on Thursday.

The train left Joliet at 3:25 p.m. and was due into downtown Chicago at 4:33 p.m. Reile says the front car of the train derailed slightly and traffic was stopped in both directions.

Oak Forest fire and police officials declined to comment.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20110721/NEWS10/110729947/re...

China High Speed train rear ended by another train and derails off the bridge. 32 dead and 100 others injured.

http://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/china-high-speed-train-crash

 

(KMOV.com) -- Investigators were called to the scene of a train derailment in the Metro-East Sunday afternoon.

The train derailed in the small town of Fults, Illinois in Monroe county, about 30 miles south of St. Louis.

Officials said, the train was hauling coal from Wyoming to southern Illinois.  A total of 14 cars came off the tracks and overturned, spilling loads of coal.

Fortunately, nobody was injured, but crews will be busy throughout the night trying to get the train cars upright and the spilled coal cleaned up.

The clean up effort is expected to take several hours.  There is no word on what caused the train to to derail.

 

http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Train-derails-in-Metro-East-makes-bi...

FULTS, Ill. — Officials are trying to pinpoint what caused 14 coal-loaded rail cars to derail near the southwestern Illinois town of Fults.

Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis says no injuries resulted from the accident about 12:45 p.m. Sunday that damaged two stretches of track and a bridge. Davis says workers looked to have the track repaired later Monday.

Davis could not immediately say how much coal spilled during the derailment involving the train that had three locomotives and 136 rail cars.

The train was headed from Wyoming to Joppa, Ill.

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/cf9dab4b260345e484831d4a47666...

Train derailment causes week-long delays

Published: 25 Jul 11 08:29 CET |

 

A train derailed just south of Tanum in Bohuslän in western Sweden on Sunday, causing disruption to services which is expected to continue until at least Friday.

Nobody was injured in the accident as the northbound train left the tracks, but there has been substantial damage along a stretch of about 100 metres.

Clearing the area of the train and other debris is expected to take until at least Friday, causing disruption to services in the region, according to a statement from the National Transport Administration (Trafikverket).

"Salvage work is complicated and it might take all week, according to the latest forecast," said Lennart Helsing at the agency.

"The train is standing so badly that it is blocking the oncoming tracks. There is therefore a complete stoppage in train services," Helsing said.

The cause of the derailment remains unclear with the train travelling at low speed and left blocking the tracks in the southbound direction.

"We don't yet know if the fault was with the train or the track," Helsing said.

Trains will be replaced by buses until traffic is resumed.

http://www.thelocal.se/35138/20110725/

Two freight wagons derail

Two wagons on a south-bound freight train derailed near Oaro, south of Kaikoura, about 8.15am today.

KiwiRail spokeswoman Cathie Bell said a bearing collapsed in one of the wagons, causing the boogie to fall on the track.

That pulled off another wagon as well.

Both wagons remained upright, but a crane was needed to lift them to repair the damaged boogie. She expected the tracks to be cleared later today.

The train was travelling at a reduced speed because repairs had recently been carried out in the area.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/5335259/Two-freight...

Train derails in Waterford

July 27, 2011

http://www.newsandsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/550353/Train-...

More than 250 homes evacuated as train derails in Antelope Valley

At least 21 cars of a 68-car Union Pacific train heading south to Colton derails near Littlerock, southeast of Palmdale. Concerns about hazardous materials prompt the evacuations. No injuries are reported.

More than 250 homes in the Antelope Valley were evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a large Union Pacific freight train derailed.

No injuries were reported.

Union Pacific officials said the 68-car train was heading south to Colton when it derailed near Littlerock, southeast of Palmdale, about 1:25 p.m. At least 21 cars derailed. Officials remained on the scene investigating the cause of the accident late Wednesday.

Train derailment near Little Rock has restricted traffic south of Edwards AFB

Posted 7/27/2011  

by Edwards AFB Public Affairs

7/27/2011 - LITTLE ROCK, Calif. -- At approximately 1:25 p.m. a Union Pacific freight train derailed near 92nd St. East and East Avenue T near Little Rock, Calif.

Approximately 62 cars have derailed and 14 of those are reported to be tankers carrying hazardous materials of some type.

Edwards Air Force Base Public Affairs contacted L.A. County Fire HAZMAT who is on the scene, and they report all tankers have been inspected and there are NO HAZARDOUS MATERIAL LEAKS at this time.

As a precaution, L.A. County Fire has cordoned this area:

90th St. East (West Marker)
Avenue S (North Marker)
115th St. East (East Marker)
Railroad tracks (South Marker)

Those wishing to reach 138 Highway will need to turn before Avenue S to continue driving. Access to 138 Highway is restricted from 90th St. East to 115th St. East both north and south of Avenue S.

LA County Fire HAZMAT expects the cordon to be significantly reduced within the hour.

http://www.edwards.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123265700

The Kanpur-Shikohabad passenger train derailed near Sarai Bhupat station in Etawah on North-Central Railway in the early hours of today, railway sources said here.

No one was injured in the accident, which occurred around 0130 hours, they said.

This is the third incident of derailment in the last fortnight on the busy Howrah-Delhi route.

The accident has affected the running of more than a dozen trains, including the Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express and Shatabdi Express.

Relief trains have reached the spot to remove the derailed engine and two coaches of the train. Several trains, including four Rajdhani Express trains, Prayagraj, Gorakhdham and Kanpur-New Delhi Shatabdi Express have been detained at different stations on the way.

Meanwhile, efforts are on to clear the tracks to allow important trains to pass through the down track.

The Railways have ordered a probe into the derailment.

Over 80 passengers were killed when 13 coaches of the Kalka Mail derailed at Malawan station near Fatehpur on July 10. Later, a couple of wagons of a goods train had derailed near Kanpur last week.

http://netindian.in/news/2011/07/27/00014510/passenger-train-derail...

The disruption was expected to continue until this morning while Network Rail engineers examined the scene.

The train was travelling to a depot in Edinburgh when the derailment happened at around 6pm.

There were no reports of any injuries and i

t is believed there were only two railway workers on board at the time.

An emergency timetable was put in place and passengers were warned to expect delays of up to 90 minutes on routes such as Edinburgh to Glasgow and Dunfermline.

Passengers for the 11:40pm Edinburgh to London Euston sleeper service were told they would need to catch a special bus service to Carstairs, where they would be able to join the train.

A spokeswoman for ScotRail said last night: "We are currently preparing a temporary timetable and will update our website this evening with details.

"We are also trying to source replacement buses."

She continued: "An empty train on its way to the depot has derailed at Princess Street Gardens. No passengers were on board the train."

One passenger wrote on micro-messaging website Twitter: "Scotrail have their flagship Glasgow line running. Rest of us are left to make our own way home."

http://news.scotsman.com/transport-news/Commuters-plans-are-deraile...

Passenger train derails near Glencoe

By RANDY RICHMOND AND JOHN MINER, The London Free Press

Last Updated: July 29, 2011 8:52pm

GLENCOE - Inside the train a jolt, then the scream of metal ripping, wooden ties splintering, steel slashing gravel and a hundred voices rising in panic.

Outside the train, a pickup truck crumpled and thrown into a ditch.

The collision of a truck and Via passenger train west of Glencoe on Friday morning sent the 22-year-old truck driver, John Jobson of Southwest Middlesex, to hospital, where he was fighting for his life.

The crash also injured at least six people and shook up many more of the 99 passengers and seven crew on board.

“People were screaming and holding on for their lives,” passenger Naanan Williams said. “I was scared and clo

Quetta-bound train derails in bomb attack

QUETTA: A Quetta-bound passenger train was attacked with a remote controlled bomb near Dera Allah Yar on Friday, about 400 kilometres from Quetta. The bomb explosion derailed the locomotive and four carriages. However, no one was hurt in the attack, a senior district police officer said. The outlawed Baloch Republic Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack. “Such attacks will continue in future,” the spokesperson of BRA told reporters over the telephone. According to district police officer Javed Gharshen, a passenger train, Bolan Mail, was on its way to Quetta from Karachi when it came under attack near Marri Farm Tentaged village area in Dera Allah Yar, district headquarters of Jaffarabad. The explosion destroyed 30 feet of railway tracks and derailed the locomotive and three bogies of the train. “It was a remote controlled blast aimed at the Bolan Mail,” said Gharshin. According to railway officer Nazir Ahmed, around 30 to 35 feet railway track was completely destroyed and 345 feet of railway track was damaged in the explosion. He said that the rail service between Quetta and the rest of the country was suspended soon after the blast. “Repair work to the damaged track has begun and the rail service will likely be restored by late Friday night. The passengers were transported to Dera Murad Jamali after the incident,” he added. No case was registered till the filing of this report. staff report

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\07\30\story_30-7-2011_pg7_6

Derailed train causes chaos

July 29 2011 at 12:02pm

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http://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/derailed-train-causes-chaos-1.1108474

Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 30 Jul.'11 / 19:52

 

http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=23812

EUNICE CITY, La. — Ever since a string of train cars derailed in 2000, dumping hazardous materials and chemicals into the bayous and Eunice City Lake, lots of folks have been turned off of fishing.

Although lake fish are safe to eat, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says fears about contamination have prompted them to use $1 million in money left over from federal court proceedings against Union Pacific Railroad to drain the lake and remove all the fish. It will then be restocked with bass, bluegill, red-ear sunfish and sac-a-lait.

Thirty-three cars of an eastbound Union Pacific train derailed northwest of Eunice on a bridge crossing a tributary to Bayou Des Cannes. Fifteen cars contained hazardous materials and chemicals and two rail cars exploded.

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e641c7bdfeb5404683a7e5ac3fa01...

One person was killed and several were injured when the Bengaluru-bound Guwahati-Bangalore Express and the Azimgunj Fast Passenger collided between Jamirghata and Gourghata stations in Malda district of West Bengal around 7:10 pm on Sunday evening.

According to Railway Authorities, six coaches, including the engine, of the Bangalore-bound train derailed and moved to the parallel tracks, where they were hit by the passenger train coming from the opposite direction.

The derailed coaches of the Bengaluru-bound train, which left Guwahati at 6:30 am on Sunday, included two parcel bogies and a general compartment. The two parcel bogies fell into a ditch after the impact.

“A major disaster has been averted. One bogie of the Azimgunj passenger climbed over another another bogie. So far one person has died. The number of deaths can increase,” Sabina Yeasmin, Minister of State for Labour, who is overseeing rescue operations, told The Indian Express over the phone.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/1-killed-as-train-derails--hits-a...

22 rail cars full of coal derail in western Iowa

Railroads crews are cleaning up after 22 cars of a coal train derailed in western Iowa.

Mark Davis, spokesman for Omaha, Neb.-based Union Pacific, says the 136-car train was headed from Wyoming to Illinois when a section derailed about 6:40 a.m. Sunday. No injuries were reported.

Davis says crews will work into Monday to clear debris and repair about 800 feet of damaged track that stretches over two rail lines. One of the lines is expected to reopen early Monday.

The cause of the derailment is under investigatio

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ia-coaltrainderails,0,407...

Kolkata: At least one person was killed and 50 were injured when 11 bogies of Guwahati-Bengaluru Express and a passenger train derailed after a collision this evening at Jamirghata in West Bengal's Malda district.

Malda GRP sources said one passenger was killed and 50 were injured.

Railway spokesperson Anil Kumar Saxena said the body of an elderly woman was found near the derailed engine of the Guwahati-Bengaluru Express.

The accident occurred between Gour Malda and Jamirghata stations in Malda division of Eastern Railway at 19:05 hours.

Two bogies and the engine of the Guwahati-Bengaluru Express, which was on its way to the southern city, derailed first and were hit by the Azimganj-Malda Town Passenger leading to further derailment of bogies of both the trains, Railway sources said.

While six coaches - three sleeper class, two parcel and one luggage - and the engine of Guwahati-Bengaluru Express derailed, three general bogies and the engine of the passenger train also derailed, they said.

The passenger train was coming from the opposite direction on the second line when the driver applied emergency brakes after seeing the derailed coaches but could not stop it from brushing the coaches.

The accident has affected train services on Malda route with seven trains cancelled.

Helplines have been set up at Howrah (033-26411416), Malda (03512-283444) and Rampurhat (03461-255131) rail stations for the public.

Senior Eastern Railways officials are supervising rescue operation at the scene.

Local villagers immediately came to the accident spot and ferried the injured to clinics and hospitals.

Saptarshi Deb, a passenger on the Express train, said that he came out of the emergency exit after the accident.

Deb said that he heard screams of trapped passengers and saw some passengers with head injuries.

http://zeenews.india.com/news/west-bengal/guwahati-bangalore-expres...

 

Derailment injures 6 miners in Triadelphia

By AP  | July 31, 2011

 

TRIADELPHIA, W.Va. (AP) — Six coal miners have been injured in a train derailment in West Virginia.

Wheeling-Ohio County Emergency Management Agency director Lou Vargo says the accident occurred Saturday evening at the Tunnel Ridge Mine in Triadelphia. The miners were transported by ambulance to Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling. Nursing supervisor Debbie Azallion tells The Intelligencer that one miner had a broken leg, but all were expected to be OK.

Vargo says he doesn't know why the train jumped its tracks.

Some underground coal mining has been going on at Tunnel Ridge since last March. The mine is owned by Alliance Resource Partners of Tulsa, Okla..

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/37137--derailment-injures-6...

 

KOLKATA, India -- Officials say a train accident in eastern India has caused one fatality and at least several injured.

Barun Bharadwaj, a senior railway official, said the accident occurred late Sunday near Malda, 185 miles (300 kilometers) northeast of Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal.

He said that three coaches and the engine of the Gauhati-Bangalore express derailed and were thrown into the path of the oncoming Azimganj express.

Earlier this month at least 68 people were killed when a packed passenger train derailed in north India.

India's railroad network is one of the largest in the world and carries about 14 million passengers each day. Accidents are common, with most blamed on poor maintenance and human error.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/india/2011/08/02/311964/Train-dera...

A woman was hospitalized and Blue Line service near O’Hare Airport was disrupted for more than five hours after a train car derailed near the airport station Tuesday afternoon.

 

The Blue Line train was leaving the O’Hare station when it derailed at 4:47 p.m. while going through an interlocking switch, CTA spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski said.

 

Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford said the derailment happened in a tunnel about 1,000 feet from the station.

 

One woman suffered a minor shoulder injury and was taken to an area hospital for treatment, Langford said. No other injuries were reported.

 

Passengers were safely escorted off the train and back to the O’Hare station platform, Hosinski said.

 

The CTA offered a shuttle bus between the Rosemont and O’Hare stations after the incident, Hosinski said. By 7:30 p.m., Blue Line trains were running on a single track between the Rosemont and O’Hare stations.

 

Normal service was restored about 10:15 p.m., she said.

http://www.suntimes.com/6848062-417/cta-blue-line-trains-operating-...

Train Derails Near Belle Chasse School

Read more: http://www.wdsu.com/news/28746589/detail.html#ixzz1U13l3p8a

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August 3, 2011

Train carrying ethanol derails leading to evacuations

By Brian Ojanpa Free Press Staff Writer

EAGLE LAKE — Four Canadian Pacific eastbound rail cars carrying ethanol went off their tracks in Eagle Lake about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of 320 nearby residents.

“There was no leaking. We did that as a precautionary measure,” Eagle Lake Mayor Tim Auringer said.

Canadian Pacific spokesman Mike Lovecchio said the derailment along Highway 14 on the northeast edge of town involved no injuries and the cause has yet to be determined.

The Salvation Army and the Red Cross set up an emergency shelter center at the Eagle Lake American Legion, but Auringer said Wednesday night that most of those evacuated had found lodging in Mankato motels or with friends and relatives.

He said about 60 housing units — townhomes and single-family residences — were affected and Canadian Pacific personnel would be draining the cars of ethanol overnight.

He said residents would be allowed back into their homes sometime today.

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Train derails near Mineola, 24 cars off the track

Posted: Thursday, August 4, 2011 5:01 pm | Updated: 5:04 pm, Thu Aug 4, 2011.

Seventeen cars of an East bound Union Pacific freight train derailed just East of Mineola Thursday afternoon at the same location 24 cars derailed just less than a month ago.

There were no reported injuries and traffic was expected to be disrupted for approximately 24 hours.

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CSX train derails in Oldham County

 

 

 Derailment crews are working on the clean up of nine derailed freight cars – one of which is an upright tanker of hydrogen peroxide – behind Northland Corp., according to CSX officials.

 There were no injuries, and the derailment produced no leaks or hazards to the surrounding area, CSX spokeswoman Carla Groleau said.

Four of the nine cars are lying on their side, and the other five are upright, Groleau said.

“Derailing doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re knocked over. They’re just knocked off track,” Groleau said.

The mixed-freight train was carrying scrap , rocks and the one tanker with hydrogen peroxide. Many of the cars were empty, Groleau said.

The derailment, called in to Oldham County dispatch shortly after midnight Friday morning, was in a wooded area behind Northland Corp., away from roads and out of si

Train traveling from Kingfisher derails in Texas; heat could be factor

MINEOLA, Texas — A freight train derailment in rural East Texas has left 18 grain-hauling cars off the tracks as Union Pacific officials review whether heat was a factor.

 

MINEOLA, Texas (AP) — A freight train derailment in rural East Texas has left 18 grain-hauling cars off the tracks as Union Pacific officials review whether heat was a factor.

UP spokeswoman Raquel (ruh-KEL') Espinoza says crews are working to clear the tracks, several miles east of Mineola (min-ee-OH'-luh), but it would likely be Saturday before the line reopens.

She says nobody was hurt Thursday afternoon in the derailment of a train made up of four locomotives and 99 cars, traveling from Kingfisher, Okla., to Westwego, La.

Espinoza says the cause of the derailment is sought, but heat will be considered. The National Weather Service says the temperature in the area reached 109 degrees.

Some hopper cars overturned, spilling grain. Espinoza didn't immediately have a damage estimate.

Mineola is 75 miles east of Dallas.

Train derails near Sabin

SABIN, Minn. – Nine rail cars were off their tracks Saturday afternoon after a BNSF Railway train derailed about 10 miles south of Moorhead in rural Clay County.

SABIN, Minn. – Nine rail cars were off their tracks Saturday afternoon after a BNSF Railway train derailed about 10 miles south of Moorhead in rural Clay County.

The accident occurred around 1:30 p.m., less than a mile north of Hoff Lutheran Church, said Deputy Mike Trygg of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

Trygg said the nine cars that came off the track had not been hauling cargo, and no injuries were reported. He said there was no hazardous waste spilled.

Amy McBeth, a spokeswoman for BNSF, said the cause of the accident was not yet known but was being investigated. She said crews expected to have the track cleared and the line repaired by early this afternoon.

On average, 10 cars per day travel that stretch of track, McBeth said. The train that derailed had 33 cars loaded and 31 without a load and was heading to Minot, N.D., coming north from Minneapolis, she said. It was hauling a variety of types of freight, she said.

A long string of rail cars that had been connected to those that derailed still sat on the track north of the site of the accident about two hours after the incident, which blocked access across 100th Avenue South where it crosses the track.

McBeth said she wasn’t sure how long it would be before those cars would be released to continue north.

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Now heatwave 'causes' train to derail amid fears 100F-plus temperatures warped tracks as thousands of heat records were set last month

 

Last updated at 11:50 PM on 8th August 2011

A freight train derailed in drought-hit Texas could have come off the line due to warped tracks caused by the state's relentless heatwave after it experienced its hottest July on record.

Thousands of heat records were set during July across the country with Oklahoma racking up the country's highest monthly average temperature ever.

That's the highest average temperature, for any month, for any state, at 89.1 degrees, topping an average of 88.1 set in July 1954, associate Oklahoma state climatologist Gary McManus said.

Mr McManus said: 'We've been beating temperature records left and right, from the 1930s Dust Bowl drought and the 1950s drought.'

He also revealed that nationwide, in the past 30 days, 3,709 high temperature records have been set or tied.

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Swiss train derails, eight hurt

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NJ Transit officials are hoping for a smoother commute Wednesday morning following a train derailment that sent commuters scrambling for alternative routes into and out of New York on Tuesday.

Two cars on a 10-car train derailed around 8 a.m. shortly after leaving Penn Station. The trains were using the north tube, which carries trains out of New York.

An estimated 300 people – none of whom were in the derailed cars – were moved to another train, and there were no injuries, said Penny Bassett Hackett, spokeswoman for the transit agency.

The north tube was shut down and all NJ Transit and Amtrak trains – which share a pair of tunnels in and out of the city – were restricted to the south tube.

The derailed cars remained inside the north tube after the evening commute. NJ Transit planned to use a crane to retrieve them overnight. Bassett Hackett said the agency did not want to remove the car during the commute and create more delays. Normal service is expected to resume in time for today’s morning rush, she said.

NJ Transit canceled several trains on both the Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line on Tuesday to minimize the use of the single track, but delays of up to 90 minutes tested the patience of customers, many of whom had to hustle to catch the PATH to Hoboken.

Passengers used social media to vent about the delays. After getting an NJ Transit notification about the delays, one Twitter user wrote, “YEAH! @NJT_Advisory is delayed this evening too. Woo hoo! Consistency is a good thing. But not in

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2nd train in week derails in NYC; disrupts commute

NEW YORK — A train has derailed in New York City and disrupted the evening commute for the second time in a week. No injuries were reported.

The Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit say an Amtrak train slipped off the rails at the Sunnyside train storage yard in Queens Thursday. Both railways were reporting track changes and delays up to 30 minutes at Penn Station because of the derailment.

An Amtrak spokesman could not be reached for comment.

Two cars of a New Jersey Transit train derailed Tuesday as it was leaving Penn Station and heading into the tunnel under the Hudson River.

Authorities were forced to shut down the tunnel, disrupting train traffic throughout the Northeast. The train was finally cleared and the track repaired around noon on Wednesday.

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A train derailed here on Thursday in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), killing at least 3 people, an official from the railway company said.

The official, who declined to be named, was quoted by local media as saying that some were also injured in the incident.

The official did not comment on the cause of the accident.

Meanwhile, there were still reports which said the casualties of the accident stood at about 100.

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