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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Derailment closes Hwy 537
Updated 37 minutes ago
Greater Sudbury Police issued this press release this evening:
At 2215hrs on the 05th of October 2011 a train derailment occurred on Highway 537 at the railway tracks between Wahnapitae and Wanup in the City of Greater Sudbury. The road is closed with no current estimated time that it will re-open.
There are no injuries and there are no dangerous goods.
The cause of the derailment is not currently known
http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3324197
Oct 6, 2011
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Derailment in Bhairab suspends train service for 12hrs
Train communication on the Bhairab-Mymensingh-Chittagong route remained suspended for 12 hours till Thursday morning following a train derailment near Bhairab Railway Station in Kishoreganj.
Abdul Motaleb, station master of Bhairab Railway Station, said nine bogies of a Chittagong-bound cargo train veered off the tracks near the station around 6:00am Wednesday.
However, all the trains on the route were continuing operations through alternative routes, reports our Kishoreganj correspondent.
A salvage train from Akhaura went to the spot and started a rescue operation in the evening.
Train service on the routes came to a complete halt around 7:00pm Wednesday after four out of nine bogies accidentally fell on the main line during the rescue operation.
Train communication on the route resumed after the salvage train managed to clear the line around 7:00am Thursday, the station master said.
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=32789
Oct 6, 2011
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-authorities-e...
Illinois town evacuated following fiery train derailment
7:32 a.m. CDT, October 7, 2011
The entire town of Tiskilwa was evacuated early this morning after a freight train derailed and several tanker cars containing ethanol exploded, according to fire officials and area residents.
There were no reports of injuries in or around Tiskilwa, a town of about 800 people south of Princeton and about 115 miles west of Chicago.
"It's a mess," said Mike McComber, owner of the Indian Valley Inn, a restaurant bar where many town residents were taking refuge. "A quarter- to a half-mile of cars derailed. Many of them are on fire.
"Everytime one of them explodes, it sounds like a bomb is going off. Three have gone off so far."
At least six cars of the 112-car train caught fire, according to Capt. Steve Haywood of the Ottawa Fire Department. Aerial shots showed the tanker cars heaped together and burning. The fire had not been brought under control by 7:25 a.m., he said, and firefighters will probably let the fire burn out.
The derailment occurred at about 2 a.m. at the eastern edge of town, where there is a subdivision, McComber said. Responding crews could see the fire from Interstate 80, about 9 miles away. Other area residents reported the glow could be seen from 12 miles.
The cars were carrying ethanol, or denatured alcohol, and possibly other materials and chemicals, McComber said. Ethanol is used in producing gasoline and for other industrial purposes.
Evacuees were being taken to Princeton High School. Kirk Haring, superintendent for Princeton High School District 500, said the Bureau County Red Cross was using the school as a shelter. Students had the day off anyway for a teacher institute day, he said.
Mike Hellberg, the county's Red Cross disaster chairman, said evacuees have started trickling into the school while he and others try to provide cots and meals.
Fire officials said the shipper was Decatur-based ADM Corn Processing. David Weintraub, a spokesman for ADM, said he couldn’t confirm the cars contained ADM products and referred questions to the train operator. He said ADM would cooperate with investigators and the rail company.
The train is operated by Iowa Interstate Railroad, according to Jeff Johnson, the company's director of safety and security said.
Hazardous materials teams from Ottawa, Utica, Marseilles, Peru, Mendota, Oglesby and Naplate were dispatched to the fire, Haywood said.
Oct 7, 2011
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One of the trains had left Sissach and the other Basel. Twenty people were aboard the two trains, but there were no other serious injuries. The engine was badly damaged and two cars derailed in the accident.
http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/07/train-delays-changes-friday-...
Oct 7, 2011
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Goods train derails in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: Rail traffic was disrupted on the busy Lucknow-Dehradun route after a goods train derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district on Saturday, police said. No casualty was reported.
As many as 15 wagons of the train derailed near Chauhra town, some 350 km from here, subsequently damaging several metres of railway tracks.
"The cause behind the derailment is yet to be ascertained. The operation to restore the rail route is under way," government railway police inspector Satish Kumar said.
The train was coming from Moradabad and heading towards Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
http://zeenews.india.com/news/goa/goods-train-derails-in-uttar-prad...
Oct 8, 2011
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Goods train derails
PTI | 03:10 PM,Oct 08,2011
Bijnore (UP), Oct 8 (PTI) The engine and 14 wagons of a goods train derailed due to a crack in the track at Mehmoodpur in the district today. The train travelling from Muradabad to Sahranpur derailed at around 6 AM, railway officials said, adding nearly 500 metres of track was damaged in the incident. Rail traffic has been disrupted in the area.
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/goods-train-derails/8507...
Oct 8, 2011
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http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Train_Derails_in_Caldwell_131432...
It was a close call and a quite a scare for many residents in Caldwell Sunday night after a train carrying hazardous material derails. Many residents living near the State highway 36 overpass were asked to temporarily evacuate as a precautionary measure.
It's something you don't see every day.
“It's just one of them things,” said Caldwell resident L.R. Ellis
L.R. Ellis was inside his home Sunday night, which is located next door to the State Highway 36 railroad overpass, when a BNSF train carrying hazardous material derailed.
A derailed shipping container hanging on by a thread is the scene just outside his window.
"It rumbles going through there, and then it made that racket and I figured someone just hit something you know,” added Ellis.
Eleven shipping containers derailed, one of those was carrying Sulfuric acid. As a precautionary measure, Caldwell police say some residents were forced to temporarily evacuate their homes.
"We did talk to the engineer and found out what we had and so we verified it was not an immediate threat by the fire department,” said Sergeant Phil Knight of the Caldwell Police Department.
One conductor and two engineers were reportedly on board the train, however, police on scene say no one was injured.
"I'm just glad everything turned out the way it did with the situation we had at hand," said Knight.
Officials say State Highway 36 will be closed down until Midday Monday. Meanwhile BNSF Officials are still trying to determine what caused the derailment. We will continue following this story and will have updates as soon as they become available.
Oct 10, 2011
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CSX suffers Tennessee derailment
Continue reading on Examiner.com CSX suffers Tennessee derailment - National Railroad | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/railroad-in-national/csx-suffers-tennessee-...
CSX posted a release regarding the early Monday derailment of approximately 16 rail cars in a train near Cornersville, Tenn.
CSX expects the incident to delay some customer shipments.
Re-railing and track repair equipment and materials, along with personnel, have been dispatched from Nashville, Memphis and Nicholasville, Ky., to assist in the cleanup according to the release.
Customers with shipments on the Birmingham, Ala.-Nashville line should expect delays of 36-48 hours.
The northbound train, consisting of 58 rail cars, derailed about 16 of those rail cars around 4:50 a.m. EST. There were no injuries, and an investigation into the cause of the derailment is under way. Future updates, including an estimated time of the line re-opening, are planned as more information is known
http://www.examiner.com/railroad-in-national/csx-suffers-tennessee-...
Oct 10, 2011
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Train Derails In Rexburg
Company Never Notified Police
REXBURG, Idaho -- A train carrying propane derailed last Friday night in Rexburg, but the local fire and police departments didn't find out until well after the fact.The cars slipped off the tracks, two of them were full of propane and two had just been emptied of gasoline. Luckily, nothing caught on fire or exploded, but the interesting part is Eastern Idaho Railroad didn't notify any local authorities the night it happened.The Madison Fire Department heard about the train coming off the tracks through word of mouth."The Eastern Idaho Railroad did not notify us of the derailment and they didn't consider it to be of any significant danger," said Fire Chief Corey Child.Child said when his crew investigated the accident, they quickly called in HAZ-MAT."Upon us looking at it, we found that two rail cars had splits in their outer tank," said Child.Four rail cars actually came off the tracks, two full of propane, like you would use in a grill."The potential there in the cars that were involved was obviously the propane that we were worried about," said Child.The Madison Fire Department called in the Federal Railroad Administration to check out the wreckage and a fleet from Pacific West came in from Salt Lake City, UT, to offload the propane Tuesday afternoon after it sat there all weekend.Reporter Jessica Crandall spoke with Garrett Bolyard, a representative for the railroad. When asked why his company didn't notify authorities at the time of the derailment, this is what he said."We didn't feel it was that bad and there was no contamination or leaking cars. But, we are working with authorities now," said Bolyard.The propane had to be siphoned out from the tanks Tuesday before they can be lifted up by a crane and placed back onto the tracks.Bolyard said he's glad the company is working with local agencies now and hindsight is always 20/20.Rexburg Police Captain Randy Lewis said, "somebody really dropped the ball on this one."Offloading the propane is a 24-hour process. Child said Pacific West will probably be done Wedsnesday afternoon.
http://www.localnews8.com/news/29457594/detail.html
Oct 12, 2011
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Train derailment closes two Colton schools
Two Colton schools were closed Tuesday because of a train collision and derailment that also is expected to shut a stretch of the 10 Freeway for a second time as one of the trains is set back on its tracks.
Wilson Elementary School and Colton High School will be closed, said Tom De Bellis, spokesman for the Colton Fire Department.
The collision between a Union Pacific train and a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train occurred about 2:30 a.m. on tracks under the 10 south of Valley Boulevard and west of La Cadena Drive, De Bellis said.
Six cars of the Union Pacific train derailed, De Bellis said. Two of the cars were carrying ferrous chloride, a hazardous chemical used in the treatment of wastewater.
Authorities closed the freeway in both directions for three hours as a hazardous materials team searched for leaks. When none was found, the freeway was reopened, he said.
However, as a precaution, the freeway was to be shut down again later Tuesday morning as crews right the derailed cars, De Bellis said.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/train-derailment-clos...
Oct 18, 2011
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http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Train-derailment-closes-KY-116...
Train derailment closes KY 116 in Fulton County
Web Editor - Jay Marchmon
Story Created: Oct 20, 2011 at 9:30 AM CDT
Story Updated: Oct 20, 2011 at 12:30 PM CDT
FULTON, Ky. - A train derailment closed KY 116//West State Line Rd. in Fulton County for a few hours Thursday morning.
KY 116//West State Line Rd. was reported closed in Fulton for a short time earlier this morning. Rail cars came off the track and scraped the support structure of an overpass at KY 116 between Stephen Beale St. and Sunset Ave.
KY 116 and other roads in the area reported open with normal traffic flow by 9:30 a.m. A Kentucky Transportation Cabinet inspector will check the overpass as a precautionary measure.
Official reports indicate no hazardous materials were involved, and no injuries were reported by the railroad.
Oct 21, 2011
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http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=33111
Dhaka-Ctg rail link snapped
Rail communication on Dhaka-Chittagong and Chittagong-Sylhet routes suspended as a container train derailed near Moinamoti rail station in the district town Friday morning.
Railway sources said a compartment of the Chittagong-bound container train from Dhaka veered off the track at around 7:00 am, disrupting train communication on the routes.
On information, two relief trains from Laksam and Akhaura rushed to the spot and started the salvage operation
Oct 21, 2011
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http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/chemical-scare-as-tra...
Chemical scare as train carrying sulphuric acid derails at Cloncurry
QR National is investigating a major chemical incident after a train carrying sulphuric acid derailed at Cloncurry.
Six of 15 bullet wagons loaded with the dangerous chemical derailed at the Cloncurry station about 5.15pm on Friday.
One is leaning over and will be emptied.
A QR National spokesman said there had been no chemical leak and the cause of the derailment was still being investigated.
“There is no major issues … this was a low level derailment … we are working with firies,” the spokesman said
A Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said fire crews would begin decanting the chemical from the wagons once QR National investigations were complete.
“When that process begins we may have to look at putting in evacuation zones around the stations in case of a leak, to consider all scenarios,” the spokeswoman said.
“We are probably looking at three days to get that done because it is a complicated process.”
Oct 24, 2011
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Alleged Train Derailment and Collision at Oglebay Park
Posted Sunday, October 23, 2011 ; 11:45 PM
The incident reportedly happened around 8:45 on Sunday night.
WHEELING -- Multiple reports of an alleged train collision at Oglebay Park’s Good Zoo came into the newsroom on Sunday night.
The collision apparently involved two trains, and witnesses report hearing them collide.
Oglebay Park is not releasing a comment or confirming the incident.
There is very little information being released about the alleged accident, and the Ohio County Sheriff’s Department, as well as the Wheeling Police and Fire Departments were not aware of the incident.
Continue to stick with 7 News for any updates on this developing story.
http://www.wtrf.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=110795
Oct 24, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.ktvu.com/news/29576278/detail.html
Derailed N-Judah train causes Muni delays in SF
Posted: 8:20 pm PDT October 24, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO -- Muni riders in San Francisco were facing delays Monday evening as they tried to head home or get around the city.Muni said an N-Judah train derailed at Church and Duboce at around 6 p.m. service is disrupted on the N and J lines. Buses have being put into service to provide transportation around the disruption.No one was injured in the derailment. Muni said riders can expect service to be out for the remainder of Monday night, but it should be restored by morning.
Oct 25, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Freight Train Derails In Jefferson
Union Pacific: No Hazardous Material Released
POSTED: 9:57 pm CDT October 24, 2011
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Oct 25, 2011
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Train Derailment Near Powhatan Dumps Coal
October 28, 2011
POWHATAN POINT - A bad section of rail caused several train cars loaded with coal to derail Wednesday night at the southern end of Powhatan Point.
Coal littered the Ohio River bank on Thursday after some of the derailed cars tipped and lost their loads.
A worker at the site who declined to give his name said the derailment happened about 7 p.m. Wednesday. Crews expected to have the section of track repaired late Thursday with plans to have rail traffic running again today.
The coal that was spilled was set to be removed and cleaned up.
Workers from Norfolk Southern Railroad, which transports coal for Murray Energy, were called to the scene shortly after the derailment. They were able to remove the cars from the track and worked during the night Wednesday and all day Thursday to repair the track.
http://www.news-register.net/page/content.detail/id/561111/Train-De...
Oct 28, 2011
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http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/10/29/272581_tasmania-new...
Train off track adds to concern
October 29, 2011 12.01am
TASMANIA'S troubled rail network suffered another derailment last night.
TasRail said nine wagons derailed from the back end of a freight train that was travelling on the North-South line about 5.30pm.
The train was heading north when it was derailed near Campania.
TasRail said there was little damage to the freight consignment because all wagons derailed in an upright position. No one was injured in the incident.
The rest of the train was undamaged and was expected to continue its journey to Burnie last night with the remaining 15 wagons intact.
Six derailments have occurred since July last year.
TasRail said last night's derailment was the first for this financial year.
In 2006 10 wagons from a 35-wagon Burnie-Hobart train left the rails between Campania and Colebrook.
TasRail has notified customers about last night's incident and advised that there will be a delay to freight operations on the North-South Line.
TasRail crews will work throughout the weekend to recover the derailed wagons and to repair the track.
The line between Colebrook and Tea Tree is expected to remain closed until tomorrow evening.
The derailment was reported to the Rail Safety Regular, and will be subject to investigation.
Oct 29, 2011
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Amtrak train derails in Palmer near Steaming Tenders Restaurant
PALMER- Police said an Amtrak train has derailed near Depot Street not far from the Steaming Tender Restaurant .
Police would not say what caused the derailment.
In an unrelated incident overnight, a train got stuck in Palmer with 48 people aboard, according to an Associated Press report.
Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham says the train from Chicago to Boston got stuck in Palmer about 10 p.m. Saturday. A rockslide caused by the snowstorm that slammed the Northeast was blocking the tracks.
Graham says the passengers had electricity and heat the whole time and got free food and drinks. Buses arrived about 11 a.m. Sunday to take them to destinations between Palmer and Boston. The Lakeshore Limited train had left Chicago on Friday.
The storm has forced Amtrak to suspend train service on several routes in the Northeast.
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/amtrak_train_derails...
Oct 30, 2011
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Metrolink's San Bernardino lines delayed as freight train derails
Metrolink trains in San Bernardino County were delayed Wednesday afternoon because of a freight train that derailed in Fontana, officials said.
Three Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad trains derailed but did not pose a hazard, said Tracey Martinez, spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
Metrolink said in a Twitter message that the entire San Bernardino line was affected by the derailment and that passengers were being bused from the Rancho Cucamonga station.
"All trains will detrain and board from Rancho Cucamonga," Metrolink said.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/metrolink-san-bernard...
Nov 3, 2011
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http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Trains-Collide-in-Bartlett-133...
Freight Train Derails in Elgin
Milwaukee West Line Metra trains have been canceled until further notice
Fire crews extinguished on and off flames and began cleanup after a northbound Canadian National freight train derailed after 5 a.m. Thursday.
A freight train derailed early Thursday just west of Bartlett, causing severe Metra delays.
A northbound Canadian National freight train derailed after 5 a.m. at the railroad connection shared with Milwaukee West Metra trains between Elgin and downtown, transit officials said.
No injuries were reported.
The train derailed on the border of Elgin and Bartlett at Lambert Lane and Spaulding Road, fire officials said. Helicopter footage from Sky 5 showed more than 18 cars overturned and hazmat crews on the scene and firefighters from surrounding communities battling an on-and-off blaze.
As of 7:40 a.m., the fire was struck and cleanup slowly began.
According to early reports, some cars were carrying hazardous materials, but all materials were contained in the cars, according to Bartlett fire officials, and were not spilled. Nearby residents were not evacuated.
Milwaukee District West Line Metra trains west of Bartlett were stalled and held at the Big Ti
Nov 3, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Second train derails
Updated November 04, 2011 11:31:04
Tasmania's state-owned rail operator has apologised to customers for another derailment.
The north-south line is again out of action after yesterday's derailment on a straight section near Campbell Town in the Northern Midlands.
Twenty wagons from the back of the train came off the tracks just after 4pm.
The incident follows a derailment last Friday at Campania which closed the north-south line for about two days.
TasRail's chief executive, Damien White, regrets the effect on customers.
"So it's just there to remind us how poor the track condition still is."
"You know we've been doing a hell of a lot of work in the last 12 to 18 months but it does just remind us there's still a long way to go."
Services will not resume until late tomorrow or early Sunday.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-04/20111103-second-train-derails...
Nov 4, 2011
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ALGIERS, Nov 8 (KUNA) -- A freight train derailed Tuesday in Guelma, 510 km to eastern Algiers, a police source said.
No casualties were reported, but 560 tons of phosphate and seven carriages were damaged in the train accident, the sourced added.
The train carried 1,709 tons of phosphate, it said, adding that the accident had caused railway traffic chaos as nearly 35 rail meters were affected. (end) ft.mt KUNA 090022 Nov 11NNNN
http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?i...
Nov 9, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/11/08/1897023/derailment-near-bi...
Derailment near Big Pasco spills methanol
A half-mile-long runaway freight train with 46 freight cars uncoupled and rolled backward a couple of miles early Monday, ramming into an oncoming freight train near Big Pasco.
The 3:40 a.m. accident derailed two locomotives hooked in tandem on the second train that was pulling 31 freight cars and caused a tanker car to spill about 10,000 gallons of methanol.
No one was hurt in the crash, which derailed or overturned 10 cars, said Gus Melonas, BNSF Co. spokesman. The crash was on BNSF property, just north of Port of Pasco property.
Three railroad workers in the cab of the locomotive that took the brunt of the collision from the runaway cars managed to scramble away unharmed because other railroad employees radioed ahead to the cab crew to flee to safety.
Melonas said a faulty coupler is suspected of breaking loose on an 80-car train as it headed north toward the hump yard near Fourth Avenue north of downtown Pasco. It's not clear how fast the runaway cars were going.
It is about five miles between the hump yard and where the crash happened just west of East Road 40 at the far east end of Big Pasco. Melonas said exactly where the train separated is being investigated.
Chief Les Litzenberger with Franklin Fire District 3 said early reports indicated the train broke free about halfway between Big Pasco and the hump yard. That would be close to where the tracks cross Lewis Street.
Melonas said the two locomotives on the second train stayed upright, but the first three tanker cars behind them were knocked off the tracks and onto their sides, scattering their wheels and axles.
Liquid methanol began leaking from one of the 30,000-gallon cars, while the two others containing calcium chloride did not spill.
Seven other cars in the runaway train also left the tracks. Two contained corn syrup, two held ammonium nitrate in pellet form and two were carrying paper. One other car was empty, Melonas said.
About 75 people from a half-dozen fire dep
Nov 9, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/dc50/3-killed-9-injured-janata-derai...
3 killed, 9 injured in Janata derailment
Madras, Nov. 9: The driver and two firemen were killed and nine passengers sustained injuries when the engine, two parcel vans and a third class coach of the Madras-Bombay Janata Express derailed and capsized at 2.34 this morning at Kosgi railway station, about 26 miles from Raichur, on the Guntakal-Raichur Section of the Southern Railway.
Of the injured, four were Railway employees. A press note issued by the Southern Railway said that the injuries sustained by the passengers were all of a minor nature and that the passengers had left for their destinations after medical attention. The four railway employees who also sustained injuries, were given medical attention at the Railway hospital, Guntakal by the chief medical officer of the Southern Railway.
According to official information available here, the accident occurred while the train was being received at Kosgi station. It entered a sand hump, resulting in the derailment and capsizing of the engine and three adjacent bogies. The Press note said there was no interruption to through running as a result of the accident that the train left on its onward journey (to Bombay) at 8.30 am after a delay of six hours.
The divisional superintendent, Guntakal, rushed to the accident spot to organise relief operations, the Press note said. Mr P.K.M. Menon, chief medical officer of the Railway, also left for the scene of the accident by road. First aid to the injured passengers was rendered by local doctors at Kosgi. Medical assistance was also rushed from Adoni as well as Gooty. The Additional Commissioner of Railway Safety, Bangalore, will hold an enquiry into the cause of the accident at Kosgi station at 11 a.m. tomorrow.
Nov 9, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Q Train Collision Causes Straphanger Nightmare
Astoria straphangers faced a nightmarish early-morning commute on November 1afteraQtrainstruckthebumperatthe Ditmars Boulevard station, transit officials said.
The collision occurred at about 7:49 a.m., sending hundreds of straphangers scrambling for safety at the Astoria station.
Investigators are looking into the cause of the incident, said Charles Seaton, spokesperson for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Following the collision, transit workers draped red tape blocking the entrance to the Ditmars Boulevard station, Seaton said. Service was suspended on both the N and Q lines between Ditmars Boulevard and Queens Plaza following the collision.
Commuters stymied by the service interruption headed to nearby M60 Manhattan-bound buses, only to find the buses filled to capacity, law enforcement sources said. A mad rush ensued, with commuters trying to board the packed buses.
Transit workers tried to keep order, turning away most of the harried commuters – some of whom headed to the street, scrambling to hail cabs.
Shuttle buses were brought to the subway entrance at about 8 a.m. to accommodate stranded straphangers.
The two trains involved in the crash were determined fully functional at about 1 p.m. and service was restored by 1:10 p.m., Seaton said.
There were no reported injuries in the collision or the resulting chaos.
http://www.qgazette.com/news/2011-11-09/Features/Q_Train_Collision_...
Nov 10, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Train Derailment reported near West Quincy
WEST QUINCY, ILL. -- Crews are on the scene of a train derailment near West Quincy at this hour.
The call came in around 3:30 for two to three cars off the tracks.
The accident is believed to be here...just south of the rail yard in West Quincy.
At first report, one of the cars was close to a propane tank, but officials on the scene say that is no longer a worry.
From what we understand, two cars have jumped the tracks, and one MAY have tipped over.
The cars were carrying potash and wheat.
http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=684889#.TrvSTFZK_iQ
Nov 10, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/563511/breaking-news--...
Breaking News: Neighborhood evacuated after train derailment
By: Web Staff
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Crews remain on the scene of a train derailment that forced the evacuation of dozens of homes in Syracuse.
It happened around 1:30 p.m. Friday along the railroad tracks that run between Route 81 and Berwyn Avenue.
Police said two cars on a CSX train overturned, and one was carrying about 18,000 gallons of propane.
No injuries have been reported in the derailment, but officials are keeping a close eye on the propane tank.
Terry Williams of the Syracuse Fire Department said, "Right now the tank rolled off the wheels onto its roof. We have some monitoring equipment set up around it. Right now we don't have any leaks so we're just going to continue monitoring it, expand our evacuation zone and wait for the cleanup company to get here."
Route 81 has been shut down in both directions from the Route 481 interchange to the 690 interchange. Eastbound Colvin Street is also closed.
Officials expect those closures to last at least through the start of Friday night’s SU football game and potentially overnight or even through Saturday since cranes will need to be brought in to right the cars.
Nov 11, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.9wsyr.com/mostpopular/story/Propane-tanker-derails-I-81-...
Propane tanker derails; I-81 shut down, neighborhoods evacuated
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – Syracuse Police have evacuated homes on the city's South Side and shut down a portion of I-81 after two tankers at the end of a CSX train - including one carrying propane - rolled off a set of tracks.
Route 81 - both northbound and southbound - is shut down from the split with 481 at Rock Cut Road to the 690 split in East Syracuse.
According to Onondaga County 911 dispatchers, the tanks have not released any gas. However, as a precaution, Syracuse Police are evacuating Berwyn Avenue and Benedict Avenue neighborhoods.
50 to 60 displaced neighbors are being sent to the Westcott Community Center. They will not be allowed to return to their homes tonight.
Police are considering expanding the evacuation area to homes west of I-81.
Syracuse Police say the incident will likely present significant traffic problems since the stretch is the most traveled in the city.
Police say fans going to the SU football team's game against South Florida at 8 p.m. may encounter changes in the traffic pattern since the derailment occurred near the university.
NewsChannel 9 and 9WSYR.com will have more information as it becomes available.
Nov 11, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
Train derailment causes major delays in Perry County
8:13 p.m. EST, November 13, 2011
DUNCANNON, PERRY COUNTY—
A train derailment in Altoona, PA caused major delays in Duncannon Sunday. Norfolk Southern says a train left the tracks around 8:00 Saturday night causing major backlogs in Perry County and across the area.
Starting just after 4:00 Sunday morning, drivers were unable to get through Burley Road and another private road due to the stopped train.
Nov 14, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/11/14/undercarriage-fire-disrupts...
Undercarriage fire disrupts Port Klang-Batu Caves commuter service
Posted on November 14, 2011, Monday
KUALA LUMPUR: A minor fire which broke out at the undercarriage of the Port Klang-Batu Caves commuter train caused service on the route to to be disrupted for a short while yesterday.
The fire department was alerted when the fire detected at 7.32am and it took firemen just 20 minutes to extinguish the flames.
KTM Berhad corporate communications unit senior manager Mohd Fazil Ismail said passengers on the train were transferred to another for their safety and to facilitate extinguishing of the fire.
“There weren’t many passengers on board and this helped in making the transfer of the passengers a smooth process,” he told Bernama.
He said the affected train was towed to KTM’s depot and that all its commuter services returned to normal thereafter.
He added that investigations were underway to find out how the fire started. Four KTM Intercity services were also disrupted following a locomotive derailment at 7.10am yesterday at KM704.50 (Kulai-Layang-Layang).
KTM said in a statement that the first train service affected was the ‘Ekspress Sinaran Timur’ (No.14) which was delayed from its original schedule and would continue the journey up to the Tumpat station.
“The second service was Shuttle (No.92) which was cancelled and the third, Ekspress Rakyat (No.2) from JB Sentral to Kuala Lumpur was also cancelled,” the statement said.
The fourth service that was affected was the ‘Senandung Timur’ (No.27) where the service was halted up to Kluang and the passengers transferred by Bus to the JB Sentral station, the statement said.
“The affected KTM train services were expected to resume fully at 3pm,” the statement said.
According to the statement, no loss of life was reported following the derailment and repair works were being carried out.
Nov 14, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/jersey_city_blaze_derails_path_U...
Jersey City blaze derails PATH
By JENNIFER FERMINO
Last Updated: 3:54 AM, November 13, 2011
Posted: 1:54 AM, November 13, 2011
Path train service between New York and New Jersey skidded to a halt for several hours last night after a fire caused all power to track signals to be lost.
The damaging blaze was an electrical fire that broke out at about 8 p.m. in an equipment closet at the station at Journal Square in Jersey City, a Port Authority spokesperson said.
Although power to the tracks was not affected, power was lost to all of the signals that control train movements throughout the system.
PATH officials said service was restored by 1 a.m.
Nov 14, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/84d5aeb59ee945f18ad1f45a531a8...
32 train cars derail near Topeka
GRANTVILLE, Kan. — Workers are cleaning up after rail cars from two Union Pacific trains derailed near each other near Topeka.
Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis says no injuries were reported when 32 railroad cars derailed about midnight Monday near Topeka between the Kansas River and Kansas 24 highway.
Davis says 22 coal-hauling cars from an eastbound train left the rails, causing 10 cars from a westbound train to derail.
The cause of the derailment is under investigation
Nov 15, 2011
Starr DiGiacomo
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/transport/public_t...
Major train disruption between Manchester and Sheffield after derailment
Paul Britton
November 16, 2011
Commuters on trains across Greater Manchester are being hit by delays after a derailment in Derbyshire.
Trains between Sheffield and Manchester Airport are being hit by 20-minute delays after a freight train derailed in Edale. Replacement buses are being used.
The delays are hitting First TransPennine Express and East Midlands Trains services.
Northern Rail trains between Sheffield and Manchester Piccadilly are also being diverted due to a broken down train at Brinnington, near Stockport.
Elsewhere, Arriva Trains Wales services between Cardiff Central and Manchester Piccadilly are running with delays of more than 90 minutes due to poor weather conditions between Pontypool and Abergavenny
Nov 16, 2011
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Tanker train derails in Davis County
WOODS CROSS, Utah (ABC 4 News) - A train hauling tanker cars derailed in Davis County Wednesday afternoon.
The tanker cars partially derailed at 1100 West and 1750 South in Woods Cross.
South Davis Fire officials say the tanker cars were carrying cold ashphalt, and that there was no immediate hazard to the public.
Woods Cross Police later deemed the tracks safe and gave the investigation over to Union Pacific crews. Officials estimated that it will take 1-3 days to off load the product.
Stay tuned to ABC 4 News and ABC4.com for more on this story.
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top_stories/story/Tanker-train-der...
Nov 17, 2011
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Three tanker cars derail in Woods Cross
WOODS CROSS -- Officials are investigating why three tanker cars derailed at Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. on Wednesday afternoon.
South Davis Metro Fire Chief Jim Rampton said the train derailment happened on the company's property at about 1100 West and 1750 South, not on the main rail.
The tanker cars, which are full of asphalt, were tipped at a 45-degree angle.
He said it is unclear if the tankers tipped while being brought in or while being pushed out of the area.
"The asphalt has hardened, and in order to get the product out, they will need to steam the tankers, offload the product and then get the tankers back on the track," Rampton said.
He said there is no public safety issue at this time.
His crews were called to the scene for a short time as a precaution.
Nov 17, 2011