Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
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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Coach of empty Mahabodhi Express derails
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Gaya, Sept 2 (PTI) A coach of Mahabodhi Express derailed today at the yard of Gaya railway station, officials said.
The accident took place while the train was being taken to the main line ahead of its departure for New Delhi, Gaya railway station general manager Sandeep Kumar said.
There was
Sep 3, 2011
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New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) As many as 40 train accidents, including four collisions and 31 derailments, have taken place from January to July 2011, the Rajya Sabha was informed Friday.
Minister of State in Railways Bharatsinh Solanki said five derailments took place in northeastern states.
According to inquiry reports, three of these were caused due to sabotage by miscreants, one derailment happened because of failure of loco pilot, and another was caused due to failure of engineering maintenance staff.
Besides, three manned level crossing incidents and two cases of fire in train also took place in the railways, he said.
http://www.inewsone.com/2011/09/02/40-train-accidents-till-july-201...
Sep 3, 2011
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Train Derails in Crawford County, Illinois
A train carrying coal derails in Crawford County, Illinois.
It happened sometime last night between Robinson and Oblong south of Illinois Route 33.
Details are few, but we can tell you this is a line owned by the Indiana Rail Road Company.
We have put a call in to a company spokesman and he's not returned our call.
When we arrived on scene, several bulldozers and trucks were busy getting the coal from the site of the derailment.
The accident seriously damaged that stretch of tracks.
So far, there have been no reports of injuries.
http://mywabashvalley.com/fulltext?nxd_id=206617
Sep 5, 2011
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UP train derails near Emmett
Union Pacific crews plan to work overnight and into Tuesday at the scene of a train derailment west of Topeka, said Mark Davis, spokesman for UP’s northern region.
A southbound train left the tracks at 3:50 a.m. in Pottawatomie County near Emmett.
“They will be working through the night and maybe the next couple of days,” Davis said. “They will work around the clock.”
There were 56 cars full of coal that derailed on a bridge. The bridge sustained some damage, and crews are still evaluating the area. The crews haven’t made a determination of when the track will reopen.
“They really won’t have a good idea until they get things picked up,” Davis said.
No injuries were reported from the conductor and engineer who were on the train at the time of the derailment.
The cause of the derailment remains under investigation, Davis said.
http://cjonline.com/news/2011-09-05/train-derails-near-emmett#.TmZO...
Sep 6, 2011
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Passenger train derails in Hedmark
September 5, 2011
A passenger train heading from the historic mining town of Røros to Hamar derailed Monday morning, not far from the scene of a fatal train accident on the same line in Hedmark County 11 years ago. This time, though, passengers escaped death, and injuries were believed to be relatively minor.
Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported that emergency crews had to chop down trees to get to the scene of the accident, which occurred just before 7am between Koppang and Rena in the valley of Østerdalen.
Fractures, neck and back injuries
There were 31 people on board the three-car train, including passengers and crew. Rescue workers said seven were injured and suffering from fractures, neck and back pain. An air ambulance was sent to the scene near Opphus and the injured were being taken to hospital in Elverum. Operations leader Wenche Gusjås told NRK that none of the injuries were life-threatening.
The location of the accident meant it took time for police to reach the site, but “all available resources” were being put into the rescue efforts, according to a press release from the police.
Railway NSB was also awaiting more details of the derailment and said it was too early to establish its cause. Gusjås, however, told NRK that heavy rain in the area had washed away the ground under the rails. “The train is lying on its side,” she told NRK.
Dag Svinsås of state railroad Jernbaneverket, which is responsible for railroad infrastructure while NSB is responsible for operations, said crews had been inspecting various stretches of tracks because of the heavy rain. “At the exact site of this derailing, we have not had visitations,” he told news website Adressa.no.
‘Confusing and chaotic’
One passenger, Jannika Grimbe, said on NRK’s national radio news broadcast that she was dozing in her seat when she was abruptly awakened by a lurch and felt the train leave the track. “Then everything was very confusing and chaotic on board the train for awhile,” she said. “Folks were yelling and several were in pain.”
She said the train was leaning to the left and several seats were jarred off their mountings. “People walked back and forth but also called home to say they were okay,” she said. “I tried to help as many as I could.”
The accident forced closure of the train line, known as Rørosbanen, which also has been disrupted earlier this summer by heavy rain and flooding. A collision on the same line farther south at Åsta in January 2000 killed 19 persons and injured many others.
http://www.newsinenglish.no/2011/09/05/passenger-train-derails-in-h...
Sep 6, 2011
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Three injured as train derails in MP
PTI | 10:09 PM,Sep 05,2011
Jabalpur, Sep 5(PTI)Three persons were injured when two bogies of the Bhopal-Bilaspur passenger train derailed today near Salaiya station between Damoh and Katni section of the Western Railway. The incident occurred around 08.15 am when two bogies, third and fourth from the engine derailed causing injuries to three persons, railway sources said. A relief train was soon dispatched from Jabalpur to help the stranded passengers, they said. Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Jabalpur, A K Gupta has formed a three-member committee to probe the incident. The injured were provided a relief of Rs 500 each by the railway authorities. The train resumed its onward journey by noon, the sources added.
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/three-injured-as-train-d...
Sep 6, 2011
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Coal train derails NW of Topeka
EMMETT, Kansas -- A Union Pacific train derailed in northeast Kansas early Monday morning.
According to a spokesman for Union Pacific, 56 cars went off the tracks around 3:50 a.m. just east of Emmett, which is northwest of Topeka.
There are no injuries.
The train was coming from Wyoming and was hauling as many as 130 coal cars. Each coal car can carry up to 100 tons.
Crews have been working to clean up the mess and fix the tracks. It is unclear when the rail line will be open again.
http://www.ksn.com/news/local/story/Coal-train-derails-NW-of-Topeka...
Sep 6, 2011
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Goods train derails in Kochi
The engine of a goods train with 10 bogies jumped tracks at the Kalamassery station here on Wednesday morning affecting traffic along the Ernakulam-Shornur route.
The incident took place around 5.30 a.m. while shunting of the goods train was progressing at the railway yard near Kalamassery.
Railway sources said that the engine slipped off the track and hit the overhead cable electric post causing it to bend. Traffic was disrupted for more than four hours.
According to railway officials, normal traffic would be restored by afternoon.
Traffic has been diverted through the down line leading towards Thiruvananthapuram.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2431684.ece
Sep 7, 2011
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The ZetaTalk Newsletter
Issue 255, Sunday August 21, 2011
Train Derailments
Sep 7, 2011
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Amtrak passenger trains between Denver and Chicago won’t be available until later this month.
Track was damaged by floods near Omaha as well as a derailment on the other end of the state near Benkleman.
Amtrak stops in Nebraska in McCook, Holdrege, Hastings, Lincoln and Omaha.
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company owns the track, and is making repairs to “massive flood damage near Omaha that had led to a detour route, resulting in lengthy Amtrak delays across Nebraska and Iowa,” Amtrack officials said Sept. 1.
Amtrak also suspended the Denver-Chicago California Zephyr on Aug. 26, after the boom of a construction crane hung above the tracks near a grain elevator and caused two Amtrak train locomotives to derail near Benkelman.
After that wreck, daily passenger service from San Francisco-Denver was also suspended for a week, but resumed during the Labor Day weekend. Eastbound from Emeryville, Calif. resumed on Sept. 3, and westbound from Denver resumed Sept. 4.
Direct train service from Denver-Chicago continues to be suspended between Fort Morgan, Colo., and Burlington, Iowa, Amtrak officials said.
http://www.northplattebulletin.com/index.asp?show=news&action=r...
Sep 7, 2011
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Six wagons of a goods train derails at Sabarmati
AHMEDABAD: Vehicular traffic movement was disrupted early in the morning on Wednesday after six wagons of a goods train carrying coal derailed at the Sabarmati Yard.
The incident took place at 4.10 am on Wednesday. However, vehicular traffic was disrupted till 5.30 am. Officials said that the six wagon were detached from the train to allow movement of the traffic.
Senior officials rushed to the spot. After a long operation, all the six wagons were brought back on the track. Officials said that an inquiry has been ordered to find out the cause of the accident.
Officials said that since the incident was away from the main track, the movement of passenger trains were not affected. The officials said that had the incident taken place about 200 meters before, it would have affected the movement of trains between Ahmedabad station and Sabarmati. The officials used heavy duty jacks to raise the wagons and put them back on the track.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Six-wagons-of-a-g...
Sep 8, 2011
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25 injured as train derails in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 25 people were injured as a passenger train from Lahore to Rawalpindi derailed Saturday morning, reported local Urdu TV channel Duniya.
The incident took place at about 5:40 a.m. local time when the passenger train derailed at Sara-e-Alamgir, a village in Gujrat district in eastern Punjab province.
Gujrat is located some half way between Lahore, provincial capital of Punjab, and Rawalpindi, a neighboring city of Islamabad, capital of Pakistan.
About five to eight compartments of the train derailed, said local media reports.
Some of the injured people have been admitted to hospitals in Rawalpindi and Gujrat, and the rescue work is under way.
The reason for the derailment is not known yet, said the reports.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-09/10/c_131131253.htm
Sep 10, 2011
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Freight train derails in West Bengal
Alipurduar (West Bengal), Around 12 bogies of a freight train, carrying coal, derailed in West Bengal's Alipurduar town on Tuesday.
No casualties have, however, been reported into the incident. The wreckage occurred at around 2 in the morning, when the freight train, plying from Goalpara district in Assam to Punjab, derailed in West Bengal.
The freight train, loaded with coal, brought a lot of curious onlookers at the site of the accident.
"At around 2, we heard a loud sound near the railway tracks. We came out of our house and saw that the train got derailed. Heaps of coal fell on the railway tracks. No casualties were reported as nobody was around," said Monitosh Saha, an eyewitness.
The rescue operations were employed in clearing coal from the railway tracks to help resume traffic. Electronic devices such as gas cutters were used to remove the derailed bogies from the tracks. (ANI)
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/240517
Sep 13, 2011
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Train Derailment, Ethanol Spill Forces Shelter-In-Place
Updated: Tuesday, 13 Sep 2011, 9:02 PM CDT
HITCHCOCK, Texas - A train derailment has caused an ethanol leak, prompting officials to issue a shelter-in-place in Galveston County.
The accident was reported around 8 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 6 at Freddiesville in Hitchcock, according to the Hitchcock Police Department.
Ethanol is commonly found in alcoholic beverages (spirits) and can be used as a fuel.
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/110913-train-derailment-...
Sep 14, 2011
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CHITHERI: Nine persons were killed and 100 others injured when a speeding passenger train rammed into a stationary train here, leading to derailment of five coaches.
The Chennai Beach-Vellore Cantonment Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU) train rammed into the Arakkonam-Katpadi passenger from behind as it was waiting for a signal at Chitheri station, about 90 kms from Chennai, around 9.40pm on Tuesday night, police and railway officials said.
Of the nine killed, bodies of seven have been recovered and efforts were on to retrieve the other two buried under the mangled bogies, IG North Zone Shailendra Babu said.
He said nearly 100 people including the driver of the MEMU train were injured and of them 83 were admitted to nearby Arakkonam Government hospital. Later, 25 injured were
shifted to Chennai for treatment, he said, adding "all of them are out of danger".
Southern Railway general manager Deepak Krishnan said the MEMU driver had apparently ignored the signal and speed restrictions.
The Arakonam-Katpadi passenger was waiting for the signal. Being an automatic signalling territory, trains move one after another in this section, he said.
"Normally the previous signal would be danger (red). But apparently the MEMU train driver has not adhered to the signal," he said.
Officials said the last bogie of the stationary passenger train bore the brunt under the impact of the collision.
This is the third major accident in two months. On July 10, 70 people were killed when the Howrah-Kalka Mail derailed near Kanpur and three weeks later some coaches of Guwahati -Bangalore Express derailed in West Bengal's Malda district and were hit by another train leaving three dead.
The impact of the collision could be gauged from the heap of mangled metal and derailed bogies which the rescue workers are trying to clear.
Personnel of Tamil Nadu Commando police, special police and National Disaster Response Force besides Naval personnel from the nearby INS Rajali base have been deployed for rescue and relief works, which were initially hampered by heavy rains and poor light.
Passengers' bags and other belongings and metal parts of the train were seen strewn around the site which become slushy because of heavy overnight rains.
The accident disrupted running of several trains to Coimbatore and Bangalore in the Chennai-Katpadi section and both the up and down track were expected to be restored by around 6 PM today, they said.
Tamil Nadu health minister Dr V S Vijay visited the accident spot last night along with district officials and reviewed the relief measures
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Train-accident-in-Tamil-Na...
Sep 14, 2011
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VARANASI:
Two coaches of Mumbai-bound Mahanagari Express derailed at Cantonment railway station on Wednesday. Though, no person was injured in the incident, it brought the railway authorities on their toes. It also caused departure of the train by at least two hours.
As per additional station superintendent, Cantt, Javed, the derailment occurred when the train was being brought to the washing yard of the station before leaving for Mumbai. The two empty coaches of the train derailed from the track which delayed its departure, he added.
The security staff, including RPF and GRP, also rushed to the spot after the derailment. Later, the maintenance and technical staff deployed at the station were also called.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Two-coaches-of-Mah...
Sep 14, 2011
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San Jose: VTA train in minor derailment in downtown
In what officials describe as an "unusual incident," wheels on a Valley Transportation Authority light rail train went off the tracks early this morning in downtown San Jose.
None of the six passengers riding on the southbound train were injured, according to VTA spokeswoman Brandi Childress.
The train was heading south on the Alum Rock/Santa Teresa line went it went off the tracks just north of the Children's Discovery Museum platform at about 2 a.m., Childress said. Because it was the last passenger train of the night, there were no impacts to service.
VTA officials sent a relay train to pick up the stranded six passengers and take them to their stations.
VTA workers needed about 21/2 hours to get the train back on track and towed to the yard.
Today crews are checking the rails where the train went off the tracks and making minor repairs. Crews are also checking out the train to try and determine why the derailment occurred.
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_18902097?source=rss
Sep 15, 2011
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Train derails near Adams
2:10 PM, Sep. 15, 2011 |
Several cars derailed in Guthrie, Ky. overnight near the Robertson County line.
A train derailed early Thursday morning near Robertson County in the city of Guthrie, Ky., shutting down train traffic in the area.
Approximately 10-20 cars derailed from a 64-car train at approximately 5:30 a.m. near Adams, according to Tim Pulley of the Todd County Emergency Management.
Pulley said several of the train cars were folded up “accordion style.”
“I’ve seen cars off the tracks before, but this is the first time I have ever seen this accordion effect,” Pulley said.
The train was traveling southbound hauling freight at the time of the derailment. The train was not hauling hazardous materials and no one was injured in the incident, Pulley said.
The track was severely damaged in the derailment. All train traffic is halted through the area, according to Pulley.
The cause of the derailment is unknown at this time.
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110915/ROBERTSON01/309210008/Tr...
Sep 15, 2011
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Commuter chaos as train derails
There are major delays in both directions on the Illawarra, South Coast and Eastern Suburbs lines this morning.
The network is in chaos after a private freight train derailed near Tempe.
Commuters should expect delays of at least 40 minutes, with the possibility of reduced service frequency and longer journey times.
A RailCorp spokesman said it appears the train derailed at around 3.45 am between Tempe and Arncliffe.
‘‘Evidence suggests a wagon derailed and caused damage to the track and point switches,’’ the spokesman said.
‘‘The train appears to have managed to re-rail itself when it came to a stop at Tempe.’’
RailCorp staff and civil engineers are on site inspecting the damage and working to repair the track
http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/commuter...
Sep 16, 2011
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Train derails in Telford
A load of rubber pellets needed some help to bounce back after the railroad car in which they were being carried derailed Thursday afternoon in Telford.
The train derailed a little before reaching Washington Avenue at East Broad Street, Telford Borough Police Sgt. James Minninger said.
“The train crew tried to pull the car forward and re-right the car and get it back on track,” Minninger said.
They only got as far as Washington Avenue before getting stuck.
“It did not want to go forward or back,” Minninger said. “Here it sat.”
Repair crews were called in about 1:30 p.m., about an hour after the derailment, he said.
The crews worked through the afternoon before getting the train back on track about 5:30 p.m.
Neighbor Randy Pforter, who arrived home in time to see the last couple hours of the work, said the train rocked and appeared to almost fall at one point during efforts to get it back on track.
“A heavy rail car like that, you’re using wooden blocks instead of getting a crane in here of some type,” Pforter said as he watched the work continue. “It’s ridiculous. It’s absolutely ridiculous.
The derailed train included an engine marked East Penn Railways 3153 and a freight car.
The freight car was carrying rubber pellets for manufacturing, Minninger said. The pellets were not a hazardous substance and there was no danger of leaks, he said.
http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2011/09/15/souderton_indepen...
Sep 16, 2011
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An interesting article...
Officials: Train derailment frequency ‘troublesome’
GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas—The frequency at which cargo trains roll off tracks and overturn along a stretch of highway from Hitchcock to Santa Fe has one official concerned.
The latest derailment involving BNSF Railway track happened about 8 p.m. Tuesday and prompted the brief, precautionary evacuation of 14 residents from Freddiesville. No injuries were reported.
Firefighters and law enforcement officers ordered the roughly two-hour evacuation as a precaution until the railway could ascertain the nature of an Ethanol leak, Hitchcock Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bill Scott said.
Tuesday’s derailment marked the second one this year on the BNSF track between Santa Fe and Hitchcock and the fourth since 2009.
”We’re all concerned about it,” said Santa Fe Mayor Ralph Stenzel. “With so many derailments in such a short amount of time, it’s troublesome. There must be something wrong. If it’s not the speed, it must be with the tracks.”
Stenzel said the crashes started happening after trains began moving 55 mph instead of 45 mph. (NONSENSE)
The track passes in front of a school and through other small communities.
“Up until a few years ago we haven’t had any derailments,” said Stanzel, worried that someone’s eventually going to get hurt.
The company that maintains the rails says the latest crash is under investigation. BNSF also says crews inspect the rails routinely.
Meanwhile, area leaders say they will keep asking questions until they figure out what’s causing the trouble on the tracks.
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Officials-Train-derailment-frequency...
Sep 16, 2011
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Updated: September 18, 2011 2:27 PM EST
Crews work to repair tracks after train derailment in Erie (Updated: 2:25 p.m.)
CSX crews were working today to repair train tracks after Saturday's derailment in downtown Erie.
No word was available yet on what caused seven of the eastbound freight train's cars to leave the tracks just south of 14th Street near State Street. Local and corporate CSX officials couldn't be reached for comment on what happened Saturday or today's repairs.
No one was injured in the derailment, which happened Saturday at about 1:20 p.m.
Crews today were clearing debris and putting down new tracks this afternoon between State and Peach streets.
Trains were moving today on the northernmost set of tracks in that area while crews worked on a center set that had been damaged.
Several derailed cars remained near trees on the north side of the tracks.
One of the cars that left the tracks was a tanker carrying propane but it wasn't believed to be leaking and no evacuation was ordered.
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110918/NEWS02/30...
Sep 19, 2011
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Derailed train causes road closure in Northeast Austin
A derailed Capital Metro train near the intersection of Daffan Lane and Johnny Morris Road in Northeast Austin will have westbound Daffan Lane closed for another couple hours, authorities said.
Capital Metro spokesman Adam Shaivitz said the derailment was, “Not something I would describe as major.”
“It’s not a situation with cars on their sides, just off the track,” Shaivitz said.
The “nine or 10” empty rail cars that derailed around 6:30 p.m. Friday were moving Westbound in an area Shaivitz said trains do not usually exceed 10 mph.
Shaivitz said Capital Metro has brought in a re-railing crew and it’s possible the whole situation would not be cleaned up until the early morning hours. Any rail cars in blocking traffic would likely be cleared within a couple hours, he said.
He was not able to say why the train derailed, but said crews will inspect the tracks to determine
whether they could have caused the derailment.
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/blot...
Sep 19, 2011
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Derailment may imperil residents
Authorities close road near Ruston
12:14 AM, Sep. 19, 2011 |
The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office evacuated an area in the vicinity of U.S. 80 near Sims Road in Lincoln Parish because of the derailment of a Kansas City Southern train.
Officials said Sunday night residents were being asked to leave as a precaution until law enforcement can determine what's in the derailed cars.
U.S. 80 near Sims Road is closed.
Officials said the derailment was first reported about 7 p.m.
State Police said around 8:30 p.m. they had no reports of injuries.
The derailment is between Choudrant and Ruston.
In November 2007 many residents in the area were evacuated and several roads closed when 11 railcars of a westbound Kansas City Southern train left the track just west of a trestle near Sims Road in Lincoln Parish.
Among the derailed cars were five tankers carrying butadiene, a highly flammable, butane-like substance.
Additional information relating to Sunday's derailment was not available.
http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20110919/NEWS01/109190311
Sep 19, 2011
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KCS derailment clean-up continues; 13 homes remain evacuated
2:28 PM, Sep. 19, 2011
State Police, Lincoln Parish authorities and Kansas City Southern crews continued the clean-up Monday afternoon from Sunday’s KCS train derailment as homes within one mile of the scene remained evacuated.
State Police spokesman Trooper Mark Dennis said approximately 13 homes remain evacuated Monday afternoon as the clean-up continued.
U.S. 80 will remain closed between Owens Road and Crocker Road until the scene has been cleaned up.
No timeframe has been given of when clean-up will be finished.
http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20110919/NEWS01/110919015
Sep 20, 2011
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Train Derails in Germany, Nearly 50 Injured
Published September 20, 2011
BERLIN – Nearly 50 people were injured when a regional train derailed after hitting a car in eastern Germany on Tuesday, police said.
The train crashed into the car that was hit by another vehicle and pushed onto the tracks in Lauterbach, between Leipzig and Chemnitz, said federal police spokesman Torsten Henkel.
The driver of the car managed to get out before the accident, but the train couldn't stop in time, Henkel said.
He said three of the train cars derailed and one tipped over on its side, injuring nine people seriously. Another 40 people received minor injuries.
Rescue crews were on the scene and helicopters flew the most seriously injured to local hospitals for treatment.
German railway operator Deutsche Bahn says train traffic has been rerouted
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/20/train-derails-in-germany-ne...
Sep 20, 2011
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There's been a couple of these incidents where trains barrel in to cars due to lights or barriers not working. We're going to see alot more of this because people just don't pay attention. They expect lights to flash and bells to ring and barriers to come down. Pay attention.....and look both ways before crossing......like your momma taught you. :)
Near-miss at Ufton rail crash site to be investigated
September 20, 2011
An investigation into a near miss at the Uften Nervet level crossing - the same crossing where a derailment in 2004 caused the deaths of seven people - happened earlier this month has been launched.
The barriers stopping traffic from driving over the line while trains are approaching failed to come down as the 11.13am train from London Paddington to Bedwyn crossed at 12.12pm on Sunday, September 4.
A car approaching the crossing, which is between Theale and Aldermaston, had slam on its brakes to avoid a collision with the train.
Now the Rail Accident Investigation Branch is investigating the incident to see what went wrong and how to make sure a serious accident does not happen.
An RAID spokesman said: "The RAIB's preliminary investigation found that the level crossing was being controlled locally at the time of the incident. The person controlling the crossing had not received any instruction to lower the barriers before the train arrived."
The near miss happened after that stretch of the line had been closed overnight for engineering works. One of the lines had been reopened and was being used for trains in both directions.
The spokesman added: "The RAIB investigation will include an examination of the arrangements for re-opening the railway to normal train services - particularly the workload on signallers and the arrangements for operating trains in both directions on the same line.
"It will also examine staff competence and fitness."
The incident happened on the same stretch of track where a collision with a car caused the derailment of a train from Paddington to Plymouth in 2004 which killed seven people and left 37 others with serious injuries.
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2100025_nearmiss_at_ufton_rail_c...
Sep 21, 2011
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Five bogies derail, disrupt rail traffic
PTI | 01:09 AM,Sep 25,2011
Sitapur (UP), Sep 24 (PTI) Five bogies of a freight train derailed on the Sitapur-Shahjahanpur route disrupting rail traffic for several hours, officials said today.The incident happened last night when five wagons of the train carrying rice from Punjab to Shahjahanpur derailed at the jail road crossing disrupting movement of trains.Some 12 trains were diverted due to derailment, the officials said.
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/five-bogies-derail-disru...
Sep 25, 2011
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Train derails in Monaca
Crews were called out Saturday to clean up coal spilled in a train derailment at Colona Transfer in Monaca.
Ten cars derailed around 1:30 p.m., and several of the cars spilled loads of coal. Colona Transfer Manager John Bartoletti said each car holds 117 tons of coal. By around 8 p.m. about half of the spilled coal had been cleaned up, he said. No one was injured.
The derailment was on private property and did not affect traffic along Route 51.
http://www.timesonline.com/news/local_news/train-derailment/article...
Sep 25, 2011
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I noticed that in the last couple of days, I haven't posted any major derailments. I've also noticed all day today, that the train down the block from my home hasn't made a peep. I'm always caught at the tracks before and after I pick up my daughter from school. No trains running at all today, very odd. I wonder if there's been a transportation lull in other areas the last few days?
Sep 27, 2011
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Pacoima train derailment causes Metrolink delays
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (KABC) -- The Metrolink from Newhall to downtown Burbank has been replaced by a bus on Tuesday due to a freight train derailment.
Officials say the train jumped the track in Pacoima Monday night. The Antelope Valley Line will operate through to Los Angeles; minor delays are expected.
The train did not tip over. Crews are working to put the train back on the track.
No injuries or damages have been reported
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&am...
Sep 27, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
NOTE TO SELF: Trains are not running in Ridge Spring, SC...............Why?
I live in a railroad town. Nearly every hour the railroad can be heard from my home but not for the last couple of days. What will that mean for goods that travel the rail?
Sep 27, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Shanghai Subway Accident Injures Hundreds
SHANGHAI — Hundreds of people were injured Tuesday when a subway train slammed into the rear of another train in a sprawling transit line that had opened just last year in Shanghai. The accident cast new scrutiny on the blighted safety record of China’s rapidly modernizing mass transit rail systems.
An injured rider was evacuated from the subway.
The state-run news media reported that 262 people were injured during the afternoon accident in the Shanghai Metro system. Xinhua, the official news agency, said that equipment failure was believed to be responsible and that the accident was under investigation.
There were no deaths reported, but images from the crash site posted on blogs and social networking sites showed some people bloodied and badly injured.
The accident came just two months after a deadly crash involving two trains on China’s high-speed rail network for which officials have blamed bad weather and a signal failure. The July 23 crash in the eastern city of Wenzhou killed 40 people and injured nearly 200 others.
The Wenzhou accident unleashed harsh public criticism of the nation’s high-speed rail program amid concern that the government has not ensured its safety. Since then, the government has slowed the speed of trains and announced a thorough review of its safety program.
The accident Tuesday in Shanghai occurred around 2:50 p.m. on Metro line 10, which stretches from downtown Shanghai to Hongqiao, one of the city’s main airports. The line also travels north, south, east and west in the vast city of 23 million. The accident took place near Yuyuan Gardens, a famous Shanghai tourist spot.
State news media reported that the line’s signal system failed around 2:10 p.m. and that subway trains were being directed by telephone before the accident occurred.
It was not the first time that the line has had problems.
Two months ago, a signaling problem on the same line caused one train to take a wrong turn; some passengers even reported that the train began to run backward, posing the threat of a collision, according to a report in the state-run news media.
The Shanghai Metro insisted that the equipment supp
Sep 27, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Freight train derails, LA commuter line disrupted
LOS ANGELES -- Two freight cars have rolled off Union Pacific tracks in the San Fernando Valley, forcing some Los Angeles rail commuters onto buses between Newhall and Burbank.
Police Lt. Robert Davis tells City News Service the freight cars rolled off the tracks at about 10 p.m. in the Pacoima area. The cars didn't topple over.
Because Metrolink's Antelope Valley Line shares that track, buses are shuttling passengers between the Newhall and Burbank stations.
It's unclear when the track will be repaired.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/27/3941863/freight-train-derails-la-c...
Sep 27, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Train derails in east Edmonton
Last Updated: Sep 27, 2011 6:14 PM MT
Edmonton police were called to a train derailment Tuesday afternoon on 17th Street NE, north of Yellowhead Trail.
Five cars were derailed. A power line was knocked down, but no one was injured.
Police provided traffic control around the area
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2011/09/27/edmonton-tr...
Sep 28, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Place: KISHANGANJ | Agency: PTI
One person was killed as at least 19 oil tankers of a goods train caught fire while two others derailed at Chanmana village between Aluabari and Mangurjaan railway stations in Bihar's Kishanganj district today.
ADG (Railways) SK Bhardwaj said the goods train was on its way to Tatanagar in Jharkhand from Rangapara in Assam when the oil tankers derailed and caught fire at Chamanna on the New Jalpaiguri-Katihar section of Northeast Frontier Railway.
One of the burning oil tankers trailed from the track and fell on a villager working in the fields nearby, who was charred to death. The deceased has been identified as 26-year-old Moti ur Rehman.
Kishanganj District Magistrate Sandip Kumar Pudkalkatti said fire tenders were rushed in from neighbouring Islampur in West Bengal to fight the blaze.
He said 24 oil tankers were detached from the rear of the train and taken to Mangurjan station, while three others from the engine were taken to Aluabari.
While the exact reason of the derailment was yet to be known, Railway sources estimate the damage to be to the tune of Rs10 crore.
Official sources said fire tenders were also rushed in from Purnia and Kishanganj and engaged to control the fire.
Train services between New Jalpaiguri to Aluabari stations on the section have been affected, the sources added.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_19-oil-tankers-of-goods-train-...
Sep 28, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
TRAIN DELAYS........due to switch and signal failures.
China high speed subway crash also blamed on switch and signal failures
Amtrak, NJ Transit face delays in Newark
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Transit trains through Newark are facing major delays because of switch and signal problems.
The delays hit right around the start of Tuesday's evening rush hour.
Amtrak said its trains were being delayed 60 to 90 minutes through rush hour. The problem was repaired by 7 p.m., though there were residual delays.
New Jersey Transit says delays on the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coastline and Raritan Valley lines remained two hours behind schedule by 8:30 p.m. Some trains were canceled
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/latest-news-sports-business-and-...
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The crash occurred at about 2:51 p.m. following a signal system failure at a station on the Line 10 subway, Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co. said in a statement, adding that about 500 passengers were later evacuated from the trains.
The subway train stopped for about 15 minutes and then went on before stopping again for another ten minutes before crashing into the other, a young passenger on the train’s first carriage said.
The signal system failure at about 2:10 p.m. meant the trains had to be directed via phone by subway staff rather than by electric signals and thus were running at slower speeds, the subway operator’s statement said.
http://www.tempo.com.ph/2011/two-subway-trains-collide-in-shanghai-...
Sep 28, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Derailed freight train delays Tri-Rail
Because of a train derailment in Fort Lauderdale, Tri-Rail passengers can expect delays of up to two hours throughout Wednesday, officials said.
A CSX freight train derailed Tuesday night between the Fort Lauderdale and Fort Lauderdale Airport stations.
Work crews Wednesday were continuing to make repairs.
According to Tri-Rail officials, some afternoon and evening trains may have to be canceled.
Commuters are being urged to seek alternate means of transportation, if possible.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/derailed-freight-train-delays-tri...
Sep 28, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Ruhunu Kumari derailed at Kalutara
By Sunil Thantriarachchi- Kalurata
Hundreds of passengers were stranded last morning when the Colombo bound “Ruhunu Kumari” express train from Alutgama was derailed at Kalutara.
A power set engine of Indian make with passenger coaches had derailed as it was about to halt at the Kalutara South railway station.
A senior official of the Railway Control Room said subsequent trains were diverted through the Kalutara South station loop line but the train service on the Coast Line service was subject to a slight delay as a result of the derailment.
http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/news/57598.html
Sep 29, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
1 killed, 30 injured in Venezuela train collision
Posted on September 30, 2011, Friday
CARACAS: Two commuter trains collided in a tunnel near Venezuelan capital Caracas on Thursday, killing one and injuring about 30 others, officials said, Xinhua News reported.
The accident occurred 7am local time when the two trains crashed in the tunnel located about 21 km from Charallave Norte station on the “Ezequiel Zamora” line, Transportation and Communication Minister Francisco Garces said.
The two trains connect Caracas with the city Valles de Tuy in the northern state of Miranda.
Garces said the driver of one of the trains died and about 30 people suffered minor injuries in the accident, which occurred during the peak morning rush hour when thousands of commuters were on their way to work in Caracas.
A third train was also involved in the accident but did not get entangled in the crash, Garces said, citing initial investigation results.
One of the trains traveling from Caracas to Charallave had suffered a sudden mechanical failure just at it entered the tunnel, causing it to overturn, he said.
Garces said that although the third train did not crash, some passengers were injured after the train conductor had to pull the emergency brake.
The railway service system was temporarily suspended while more than 50 buses were used to help transport thousands of stranded passengers to La Rinconada station, which connects with the subway of Caracas
http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/09/30/1-killed-30-injured-in-vene...
Sep 30, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Collision between two UP trains strands hundreds in Arlington
ARLINGTON -- A Union Pacific freight train rear-ended a stopped train along West Division Street late Saturday, causing three engines and several cars to derail and trapping about 600 visitors to a nearby charity event.
Arlington police said no one was injured in the derailment, at least the sixth in the city since 1998.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Arlington was hosting a charity event at Howell Family Farms, located behind the tracks at 4016 W. Division St. The crash blocked the lone exit, and organizers said they expected the cleanup to take several hours.
Craig Hubble, immediate past chairman of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Arlington, said a band member told him he felt the stage vibrate when the accident happened around 9 p.m.
"There was a lot of worry and concern," he said, adding that the venue is about 100 feet from the accident scene. Howell Family Farms is in a rural area between Arlington and Fort Worth's Handley neighborhood.
Hubble said visitors are making the most of the situation and staying in good spirits.
"Everything is OK," he said. "The band is playing. People are dancing."
Arlington Fire Department Battalion Chief Troy Brooks said a eastbound Union Pacific train was stopped on the tracks when a second UP train slammed into the rear of it.
Three locomotives derailed and three to five cargo containers were crushed.
Brooks said emergency officials were awaiting the arrival of heavy equipment to create a path out of Howell Family Farms. He said that could take several hours.
Arlington fire, police and emergency officials were at the scene Saturday night, as were Union Pacific representatives.
A series of derailments over the years on Union Pacific lines in Arlington have raised safety concerns.
In the most serious accident, in December 1998, an Amtrak passenger train carrying 198 people derailed, injuring 22 people.
The train was traveling 36 mph because of rough track conditions, but that was still too fast for the poor-quality track, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The agency faulted Union Pacific Railroad for inspection and maintenance of the track.
In March 2001, a Union Pacific railroad car loaded with new vehicles toppled off the track and onto its side at East Division Street and Great Southwest Parkway. The derailment happened in Union Pacific’s Arlington yard.
In December 2002, a derailment left a train car full of GMC Hummers dangling over Texas 360, blocking the highway for almost seven hours.
The accident occurred when an engine drove into the side of a freight train that had stopped to make deliveries. At the time, an official said, a worker incorrectly moved a switch engine to an occupied track. No one was injured, but debris falling from the railcar caused several car accidents.
In March 2004, a Union Pacific switching engine repeatedly rammed rail cars until they toppled over in front of an oncoming freight train. The accident occurred at a switching yard near Division Street and Stadium Drive.
The accident was blamed on a communication problem involving a remote-control system, where the operator could not see the cars he was hitting.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/10/01/3412137/train-derailment-
Oct 2, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Freight train derails near Nephi; no injuries
Published 05:20 p.m., Saturday, September 17, 2011
NEPHI, Utah (AP) — A freight train carrying a load of non-hazardous iron ore has derailed in central Utah on its way to California.
Officials say nobody was injured when the 30-car train went off the tracks about 8:15 a .m. Saturday about 10 miles west of Nephi.
Union Pacific spokesman Aaron Hunt tells the Deseret News (http://bit.ly/mSHopN ) the train had just picked up its load of ore when it derailed near the town of Parley. The train was going to Stockton, Calif.
Crews Saturday morning were working at the derailment site. Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the incident.
http://www.chron.com/news/article/Freight-train-derails-near-Nephi-...
Oct 2, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Whiteside County derailment under investigation
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2011 5:39 am
An investigation is under way in the cause of a Sunday morning train derailment in Whiteside County.
The derailment occurred shortly after 8 a.m. on County Line Road near Cooper Road in rural Deer Grove, Ill.
About 25 rail cars from a southbound Union Pacific train derailed.
There were no hazardous material spill or reported injuries.
County Line Road is closed at this hour between Arch and Cooper roads.
Assisting the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department at the scene were Walnut Fire and Ambulance, Lee County Sheriff’s Department and Illinois State Police.
http://qctimes.com/news/local/whiteside-county-derailment-under-inv...
Oct 3, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Delhi-Mumbai rail route blocked after derailment
New Delhi: Traffic on the New Delhi-Mumbai trunk rail route has come to a standstill for over 19 hours, Monday, as the tracks remained blocked owing to the derailment of a goods train near Kota in Rajasthan.
Nineteen wagons of a goods train - carrying fertilizers from Bhanwara to Muktsar - jumped the tracks between Shrimahiveerji and Hindon railway track disrupting traffic on the route. Railway officials are working on a war footing to restore the tracks.
There was no casualty or injury to anyone due to the accident.
Over two dozen express/superfast trains have been affected by the accident
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/delhi-mumbai-rail-route-blocke...
Oct 3, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Network Rail fined £80k over 'potentially catastrophic' rail crash
Network Rail has been fined £80,000 for safety failings over a train crash which injured the driver and six passengers.
The "potentially catastrophic" incident near Barrow on Soar station happened when a lorry delivering to a rail-side construction site hit a footbridge, which in turn collapsed onto the tracks.
Emergency crews work to free the driver
A Nottingham to Norwich train, travelling towards Leicester, came round a bend at 65mph, crashed into the debris and derailed.
Network Rail admitted three charges of breaching health and safety laws at Leicester Crown Court yesterday.
After viewing photographs of the incident, Judge Robert Brown said: "The shortcomings are so obvious and the dangers so apparent."
The accident happened in "pitch black" darkness, just after 6am on February 1, 2008.
The court heard the lorry driver had failed to fully lower a tipper trailer after delivering ballast to the site.
Barry Berlin, prosecuting for the Office of Rail Regulation, said: "The lorry emptied its load and went forwards with the back still tipped up.
"The lorry driver didn't realise he was going under a footbridge. He bears some responsibility because he hadn't fully brought down his trailer."
The two-carriage train derailed and travelled 170 metres towards a road bridge, which it "mercifully" did not hit, said Mr Berlin.
The train driver had applied the brakes, but was not able to avoid the debris.
It took emergency services more than two-and-a-half hours to release him from the vehicle. He suffered bruises and cuts to his knees and thigh as well as cracked ribs.
Mr Berlin said: "It was a terrifying experience for him. He feared he was going to die.
"There's no criticism of the train driver. He came round the bend and had no chance."
The driver had since suffered from post-traumatic stress symptons and flashbacks.
The six passengers on board were all in shock but escaped with minor injuries.
Mr Berlin said Network Rail failed to identify the hazards of the delivery and no-one was trained to do the risk assessment at the site, although a preliminary inspection had been carried out by employees.
Continued
http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Network-Rail-fined-pound-80k-...
Oct 4, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
HOUSTON — Authorities say 15 people were injured when a light rail train derailed after striking a dump truck that ran a red light in downtown Houston.
Houston Metro officials say the train operator, 13 passengers and the driver of the dump truck were transported to hospitals with minor injuries after the accident Tuesday morning.
Metro officials tell the Houston Chronicle the truck driver couldn't see the red light because of the reflection of the sun.
Houston police say a hazardous materials unit contained a fuel leak from the dump truck
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/17a06fd73ffd4291afa64f72abaf4...
Oct 4, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Lancaster Avenue near 39th Street in Kanawha City is blocked after a CSX train derailed, according to a dispatcher at the Kanawha County Metro 911 Center.
No injuries were reported. A train engine pulling 11 cars fully loaded with coal derailed at about 12:42 p.m., the dispatcher said. Coal has spilled out of some of the cars.
The dispatcher was unsure how many cars had tipped over. Details as to why the train had derailed are not yet available.
Charleston police officers and firefighters are currently on the scene. Officials with CSX are also at the site of the derailment.
Check back for additional information as we receive it.
http://www.dailymail.com/News/breakingnews/201110052406
Oct 5, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Emergency crews are on the scene of a train derailment in Kanawha City.
It happened just before 1 p.m. in the 4500 block of Chesterfield Avenue.
A CSX spokesperson tells WSAZ.com 15 freight cars carrying coal have left the tracks and some have overturned, adding that there were two locomotives and 102 freight cars in total on the track.
The spokesperson adds train was traveling from Clifton Force, Va. to Russell, Ky.
Dispatchers say the 39th Street crossing is closed because of possible damage to the crossing. The 50th Street crossing is also blocked.
Lancaster Avenue is also closed between 39th and 48th Streets, because a train car and a tree have been knocked into the roadway.
No one was hurt in the accident.
We have a crew on the scene. Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for the very latest information.
http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/131152353.html
Oct 6, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Derailment near Nash Road disrupting train traffic
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 ~ Updated 5:04 PM
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A train that derailed Wednesday near Nash Road is slated to cause disruptions in railway traffic.
Fifteen empty cars on a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train derailed around 3 p.m. at railroad mile marker 139, said Doug Stutterfield, a firefighter of the Delta Fire Department. The train was not a passenger train and no hazardous materials were spilled.
"When we got the call, we thought there might be injuries or hazardous materials spilled," Stutterfield said. "When we got here, we waited for a cloud of smoke, but it never happened."
Stutterfield said he did not know the cause of the derailment. The derailment is backing up railway traffic on that track, he said.
Crews are coming from St. Louis to clean up the cars around 9 p.m., Stutterfield said.
A Burlington Northern spokesman did not immediately return a phone call.
http://www.semissourian.com/story/1770668.html?response=no
Oct 6, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Goods train derails
Published: October 06, 2011Our Staff reporter
WARBURTON - Seven compartments of a goods train of Pakistan Railways derailed here on Lahore-Jarranwala Section between Warburton and Nankana Sahib Wednesday afternoon.
Reportedly, seven compartments of a goods train derailed from the track while the Railway engine pulled the de-tracked compartment for long distance. The track where the train derailed was found in broken condition. However, a special train from Lahore reached the accident spot and started repairing track and train.
http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/R...
Oct 6, 2011