More of the blame game

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A Merseyrail train like the one that was derailed

Police are hunting vandals who are being blamed for de-railing a Liverpool region train.

British Transport Police detectives believe ballast from the track bed was deliberately moved in order to cause the Merseyrail train to come off the track at Rock Ferry station.

The incident happened in the early hours of the morning on Monday 28th November) as the 00.11 Ellesmere Port to Rock Ferry service pulled out of the station.

There were no passengers on the train at the time of the derailment.

BTP say that early investigative work suggests vandals placed ballast into the workings of the tracks to cause an obstruction.

Det Chief Insp Malcolm McKinnon said: "This was an extremely dangerous and foolish act.

"Fortunately no one was injured in this incident, but there was a real risk of injury to people using the railway or to the offenders themselves as this is a line with third rail electrification.

"We need to trace those responsible and I am calling on the public to help."

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CSX train derails in Hyattsville

A CSX train derailed in Prince George's County on Tuesday after hitting a "safety derailer." (Mark Brady) A CSX freight train derailed around 2:42 p.m. in the 2900 block of 52nd Avenue in an industrial park in Hyattsville, according to Prince George’s authorities.

There were no reported injuries, officials said.

Fire department spokesman Mark Brady said the locomotive “hit a derailer on a side track, which triggered an intentional derailment and resulting in “a small diesel fuel spill.” Such derailers are installed as safety devices. The train was headed for a main track at the time, Brady said. It was unclear if the train was being operated remotely.

Brady said fire department hazardous material crews assisted CSX with the clean-up. Bob Sullivan, a CSX spokesman, said the fuel spill had “all been contained.”

The incident did not cause any evacuations or disruptions to commuter rail and vehicle traffic, officials said.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-freight-train...

Freight train derailment blocks Metra's Heritage line Photo: Freight train derailment blocks Metra's Heritage line Freight train derails Photo: Freight train derails

A freight train derailed on a viaduct at 47th Street and Archer Avenue this morning, delaying Metra trains on the Heritage Corridor line and blocking traffic in the area.

WGN-TV video showed about a half dozen derailed freight cars, with one car leaning over the overpass. The leaning car bore the markings of the intermodal transportation company J.B. Hunt.

The cars are carrying office supplies, a Chicago Fire Department spokesman said. He added that the intersection would be closed at least until 9 a.m. A crane will have to upright the derailed cars, he said.

Amy McBeth, a spokeswoman for BNSF Railway Co., said the train was departing the company's Corwith Yard to the north when a stacked car derailed on the Archer Avenue bridge.

The cause of the derailment, which occurred about 6:40 a.m., is under investigation, she said. There were no reported injuries, she said.

The fire department and Chicago Police department were both at the scene.

Joliet-to-Chicago train No. 914 on the Heritage Corridor line, scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 6:50 a.m.,was stopped, blocked by the derailment, according to a service advisory posted on Metra’s website. Metra said the train is running 37 minutes late.

Train #914 is the first of three trains that departs Joliet each morning for Chicago along the Heritage Corridor.

The CTA rerouted its No. 62 Archer buses both directions via 47th, Lawndale, 51st, Kedzie, and 47th, due to street blockage.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20111202/NEWS01/111209935/0

U.P. train derails
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A Union Pacific train derailed Friday morning near downtown Omaha.

The derailment occurred about 9 a.m. at U.P.'s rail yard in north Omaha, near 11th and Grace.

U.P. officials said Friday that nobody was injured.

A cause for the accident had not been determined by late Friday morning.

The derailment did not disrupt vehicle traffic in the area.

The derailment involved two locomotives and four rail cars. One of the rail cars was empty and the other three were hopper cars, which carry grain.

Because the derailment took place in the rail yard, it occurred at slow speed and there was only minimal track damage.

U.P. said heavy equipment was on the way to get the locomotives back on the rails

Derailment in Watawala
Sunday, 04 December 2011 22:03

A goods train transporting gasoline from Nawalapitiya to Kotagala derailed between Watawala and Galabodya causing damage to the railway line and a tank carrying 5200 litres of diesel.

The train service on the main line was crippled and the up trains from Colombo were terminated at Nawalapitiya and the down trains from Badulla at Hatton. A senior official of the Nawalapitiya Control Room said they informed the officials of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation in Kotagala to remove the diesel in the damaged gasoline tank that developed a leak. 

http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/15241-derailment-in-watawala.html

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Coal train derails in Spartanburg
Posted: Dec 04, 2011

Coal is spilled all over a Spartanburg street after a train derailment.
SPARTANBURG, SC

Several cars of a train that was hauling coal derailed in Spartanburg on Sunday morning.

Officials said that the train was near a crossing on Forest Street, when five of the cars came off the tracks. The five cars fell onto their side, dumping the contents onto the nearby street.

No one was injured in the derailment.

Forest Street was expected to remain closed while crews cleaned up the mess.

There was no immediate word on what caused the train to leave the tracks.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16045210

Train derails at Westbury causing rail delays

An out-of-service passenger train has derailed in Wiltshire, causing delays to rail services.

A Network Rail spokeswoman said the train's wheels came off the tracks at about 02:00 GMT at Westbury while it was travelling at about 5mph.

Services between Salisbury and Bristol, and Bristol and London have been affected.

A spokesman from First Great Western said the disruption was expected to last until 16:00 GMT.

Nobody was on the train except for the driver, who was uninjured.

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Elmira Officials Frustrated Over Train Rail Car Derailment

http://www.bristol247.com/2011/12/06/derailment-causes-rail-misery-...

Derailment causes rail misery for commuters

Dec 6, 2011

An out-of-service passenger train has derailed in Wiltshire, causing delays to rail services between Bristol and London.

A Network Rail spokeswoman said the train’s wheels came off the tracks at about 2am at Westbury while it was travelling at about 5mph. Nobody was on the train except for the driver, who was uninjured.

Services between Salisbury and Bristol, and Bristol and London have been affected.

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Train derails in East Dubuque

Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 10:39 pm | Updated: 10:44 pm, Tue Dec 6, 2011.

EAST DUBUQUE, Ill. - No one was injured tonight when a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train derailed in East Dubuque.

According to Fire Chief Joe Heim, 18 to 20 cars carrying frozen meat, drywall and lumber completely derailed near Barge Terminal Road, south of U.S. 20, at about 8 p.m. Heim said the derailment did not block any intersections.

Some hazmat cars were in the procession, but Heim said they did not derail.

Heim said a cause for the derailment has not been determined. He said representatives from Burlington Northern Santa Fe were already on scene and were waiting for crews to arrive to start investigation and clean-up.

One worker dead, three others hurt in Tokyo subway accident

http://www.wktv.com/news/local/Adirondack-Scenic-Railroad-train-der...

"Polar Express" train derails, hundreds bussed back to Union Station

Story Updated: Dec 8, 2011
The Adirondack Scenic Railroad's "Polar Express" train derailed Thursday night in Utica, leaving nearly 370 passengers stranded.

The train was traveling from Utica towards Holland Patent. It derailed just after stopping at Union Station, but still within city limits.

Sgt. Steve Hauck of the Utica Police Department says the train derailed in the area of Harbor Point Road, North Genesee Street and Lee Street.

Passengers were on the train for about ten minutes after departing Union Station. They were reportedly singing Christmas carols and having a good time when train officials came back and told them that the train had gone off the track and they needed to evacuate.

Officials say the train derailed about three feet off the track.

Passengers were moved to train cars that were still safe, then disembarked the train near Marcy, where they gathered. Centro buses were used to transport people from Marcy back to Union Station.

At least three train cars slid off the tracks. All of the cars were still upright. Utica Fire Officials have confirmed only one minor injury.

One of the passengers on one of the derailed cars, John St. Pierre, spoke exclusively with NEWSChannel 2. Pierre said, "We were not scared. Yes, I knew what was happening. We were going really slow at the time. The car just vibrated alot and there was a loud grinding noise."

Pierre added, "The elves, train volunteers, and the Utica Fire personal have all been great and very helpful throughout this whole event. We are now on the part of the train that did not derail and we are now moving again."

Officials at the Adirondack Scenic Railroad say refunds and ticket options are being discussed to reimburse the passengers involved.

An investigation is expected to begin Friday morning.

Train car derails in Phoenix, spilling 600 gallons of diesel fuel

• THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 

PHOENIX — Fire officials say a single car on a freight train derailed in Phoenix and spilled about 600 gallons of diesel fuel.

The Arizona Republic reports (http://bit.ly/vofEbX ) that a hazardous material crew was sent to the accident site of Jackson and 20th streets about 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Phoenix Fire Capt. Jorge Enriquez says the fuel has been contained and no one was injured.

Phoenix Fire Capt. Jorge Enriquez says the fuel has been contained and no one was injured.

He says that a gas tank was punctured in the derailment, spilling the fuel.

It is unknown how the car derailed, and the investigation is ongoing.

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http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Locomotive+derails+underground/...

Locomotive derails underground

New Dual Diesel-electric engine; Transport Safety Board to investigate cause of Central Station incident

By ANDY RIGA, The Gazette December 10, 2011

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Put in service three weeks ago, the first of 20 new Bombardier locomotives purchased for Montreal's commuter-train network derailed at Central Station on Friday.

Put in service three weeks ago, the first of 20 new Bombardier locomotives purchased for Montreal's commuter-train network derailed at Central Station on Friday.
Photograph by: Pierre Obendrauf, Gazette files

Put in service three weeks ago, the first of 20 new Bombardier locomotives purchased for Montreal's commuter-train network derailed at Central Station on Friday.

No one was injured but the incident raises new questions about the safety of plans to use the locomotives, which carry diesel fuel, in the train tunnel under Mount Royal.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada, a federal agency that investigates rail accidents, has sent an investigator to look into the Central Station incident, said spokesperson Chris Krepski.

On Friday, the 1,400 commuters on the Mont St. Hilaire train that derailed just before 8 a.m. felt the train suddenly stop but passengers were able to disembark normally, said Martine Rouette, a spokesperson for the Agence métropolitaine de transport.

The locomotive went off the tracks. It was pulling nine double-decker Bombardier train cars, one of which also went off the rails, Rouette said.

The AMT, Montreal's commuter train authority, and Canadian National, which owns the tracks, are investigating.

She said the cause of the incident is unclear.

The locomotive in question is an ALP-45 DP, which Bombardier bills as a "North American first." It is dual-powered, meaning it can switch mid-trip between diesel and electric power.

Only two agencies have ordered them - the AMT and New Jersey Transit. Two locomotives have been delivered to the AMT, only one of which is in service, said Bombardier spokesperson Marc Laforge. New Jersey received some but none are in service; they are still being tested.

Laforge said he did not know of other cases where the locomotives derailed.

The AMT ordered 20 of the locomotives in 2009. The cost: $236 million. With extra charges, including tariffs (they are built in Germany), the price tag will be $308 million.

Opened in 1918, the Mount Royal tunnel, owned by CN, runs between Town of Mount Royal and Montreal's Central Station. For most of its history, only electric trains have travelled through the tunnel.

The AMT is to begin running the new locomotives, carrying significant amounts of diesel, through the tunnel in 2013, when it launches a new Mascouche train. It is to run on diesel until it reaches the tunnel. At that point, it will switch to electric but will still be carrying diesel fuel.

Avrom Shtern, a transit activist who first raised concerns about diesel trains in the tunnel in 2009, said the derailment raises alarm bells.

"Even if it's not related to the locomotive, just imagine what would have happened if it was in the tunnel and another train was passing on the other track," he said. He said the risk of fire is too high, noting the tunnel does not feature any escape routes.

The Projet Montréal party and the Montreal firefighters' union have said they are concerned about potential accidents. The Parti Québécois has demanded escape exits be built.

AMT president Joël Gauthier insists the tunnel can safely accommodate the locomotives, which carry up to 6,800 litres of diesel. He says escape exits are not needed.

A recent study recommended $14 million in safety improvements to the tunnel. They include $5 million for evacuation sidewalks, $3 million for v

Freight train derails in Montchanin
4 cars jump tracks; several roads closed

Train derailment forces detours in Montchanin: A train derailment is forcing traffic detours in the Montchanin area. Montchanin Road (Del. 100) was closed about two hours but has been reopened, DelDOT says.

Four cars of a freight train jumped the tracks Friday afternoon, snarling traffic at Del. 100 and Rockland Road in Montchanin but causing no injuries.

Montchanin Road (Del. 100) was closed for about two hours after the accident, which happened at about 2:30 p.m. just behind the old Montchanin train station. Rockland and Kirk roads remained blocked near the tracks.

Railroad and emergency officials weren't sure what caused the derailment.

One tank car had about 27,000 gallons of butane in it, but no leaks were detected, and many other cars were empty. At least one empty car had some damage, according to Al Sauer, vice president of East Penn Railroad, of Kennett Square, Pa., which operates several short lines in Pennsylvania and Delaware.

The train was moving at about 10 mph when the incident occurred, Sauer said.

Officials planned to decouple the cars from the 20-car train, removing the unaffected cars with a locomotive sent to the scene from Pennsylvania. Then, they planned to work to get the derailed cars back on track -- possibly with a crane.

"They may have to fix a little section of track, too," said Talleyville Fire Company Chief Tom Looney.

No environmental hazard was expected, according to Jamie Bethard of the state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

"It may be a little noisy around here for a while, though," he said. "It's not all going to happen tonight, either."

http://globegazette.com/news/local/train-cars-derail-at-charles-cit...

Train cars derail at Charles City

Grain erupted from one car derailed at Charles City. Other cars held scrap metal.

CHARLES CITY — Thirteen cars of a Canadian Pacific train derailed just before 1 p.m. Saturday at Charles City.

Cars were carrying soybeans and scrap metal. There were no injuries.

They came off the track at a length of southbound rail, just off the Avenue of the Saints near Highway 14, according to Ed Greenberg, a spokesman for the railroad.

Cause of the derailment is under investigation, he said.

“It would be premature to speculate on a cause as we begin an extensive investigation into what happened,” Greenberg said.

He added the railroad’s concern is to conduct “an appropriate response” that includes not only cleaning up the derailed cars and spillage, but to make sure there was no adverse environmental impact.

He said each derailment case is different and he could not guess at how long that process would take.

“It just all depends on the incident,” he said.

The train was bound for Marquette, Iowa.

“We have rerouting options” for rail traffic, he said, so that is not a concern, he said.

13 train cars derail in Iowa; no injuries reported

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Goods train derails in AP

PTI | 11:12 PM,Dec 21,2011

Vijayawada (AP), Dec 21 (PTI) A goods train derailed near Gannavaram on Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam route early this morning in what officials suspect to be an act of sabotage. The train carrying fertilisers was on its way from Visakhapatnam to Palavedu when its engine jumped the tracks at around 2.25 am, South Central Railway (SCR) officials said. The derailed engine was removed and the tracks were restored by 6.30 am, the officials said. An inspection of the mishap site revealed that some fishplates had been removed and iron plates kept on the tracks, they said. Due to the derailment, Howrah-Yaswantapur Duranto Express, Bhuvaneswar-Mumbai Konark Express and Howrah- Secunderabad Falaknuma Express were delayed by more than two hours. PTI COR RSY

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Local train derails in Mumbai, services hit

MUMBAI: A Kalyan-bound local train derailed near the Masjid station here this morning, disrupting rail traffic on the suburban section of Central Railway.

The train, which had started from the CST station, was approaching the Masjid station, when the sixth bogie (from the engine) derailed, railway sources said.

Efforts are on to restore the traffic, they added. The incident occurred in the morning rush hour, inconveniencing thousands of commuters. No casualty was reported, sources said.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-27/flood-warning-for-katherine-r...

Two injured after train derails in cyclone flooding

Updated December 27, 2011 13:30:13

Photo: Police say both men on the train have sustained injuries.

Two men have been injured after they were trapped in a freight train that was swept off a bridge near Katherine, south of Darwin.

The train derailed near the Edith Falls River Crossing in floodwaters caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Grant.

Heavy rain from the system, which is now a tropical low, has brought heavy rain and isolated flooding to the Northern Territory, cutting sections of the Stuart Highway.

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Police say the train's driver and co-driver have been rescued by emergency workers and are being taken to the Katherine District Hospital to be assessed.

Earlier, a CareFlight helicopter attempted to rescue the men, but had to return to Darwin because it was unable to land in the wet conditions.

The Member for Katherine, Willem Westra Van Holthe, says the Edith River Bridge has collapsed and carriages are floating downstream.

"It's what I'd describe as a scene of devastation here," he said.

"Apart from the enormous amount of water flowing across the road, there's sheets of bitumen that have been lifted off and carried away and also it appears as though the train tried to get across this morning while the river has flooded.

"The train bridge appears to have collapsed."

Photo: Train derailed: A carriage and container caught in floodwaters. In the foreground is a damaged section of the Stuart Highway. (Willem Westra Van Holte) 

Pair swept away

NT police have also rescued two people who were swept from their car in the flooding.

A man and a woman were swept off the roof of their car on the Edith River Bridge after it aquaplaned and stalled about 2am.

They were able to cling to a tree about 50 metres downstream and were rescued a short time later.

A flood warning is in effect for some low-lying parts of Katherine.

There are road closures at the Edith River Bridge Crossing and the Cullen River Crossing in the Pine Creek and Douglas Daly region.

NT Police spokesman Tony Deutrom says officers in the area have been monitoring the situation.

"From Pine Creek south we've got police on-site and have been in and out through the night," he said.

"In Katherine up to Edith Bridge, had emergency services out during the night as well.

"The Katherine emergency operations centre's been activated overnight."

Tropical Cyclone Grant moved

Two coaches of Army freight train derail in Gujarat

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_two-coaches-of-army-freight-tr...

Published: Monday, Dec 26, 2011

Two coaches of an army freight train were derailed on Saturday between Karjoda and Palanpur railway stations of Gujarat, affecting traffic on the Palanpur-Ahmadabad route, railway officials said.

Trains including Haridwar-Ahmedabad, Jammu Tavi-Ahmedabad and Ajmer-Bangalore were delayed by two to three hours, they said, adding there were no injuries in the incident.

According to officials, the incident took place when two coaches adjacent to the engine of the train derailed blocking the railway tracks.

There has been no major damage, Railway Protection Force (RPF) inspector, Abu Road station, B P Saini said, denying possibility of sabotage.

The Army personnel traveling with the train refused to divulge the destination and contents of the goods the train was carrying citing security reasons.

A technical team that was rushed from Abu Road attributed the derailment to repair work on the main railway line.

The wagons were put on the track after over four hours of work and the train resumed its journey.

Hazipur GM's special train bogie derails near Phusro station

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One compartment of the Eastern Central railway G M special train derailed near Phusro railway station on Thursday night. However, no one was injured in the incident.

Derailment of a G M Special train and blockade of a track by passengers upset over delay in running a local trains and Saktipunj both the up and down express lead to disruption of train services between Gomoh -Barkakana and Dhanbad -Barkakana in Dhanbad division on Thursday.

According to reports, the last compartment of the G.M special train derailed as the train just left Amlo block halt at 7:30pm. The derailment occurred when the train was changing tracks a few meters away from the Phusro station. All senior officials of Dhanbad railway division, rushed to the spot almost immediately after the incident.

As the derailment was not of serious nature, the special trains left for its destination about two hours leaving the derailed compartment behind .The tracks were also cleared within two hours. When contacted, DRM Sudhir Kumar told The Pioneer that there seemed to be no foul play but reason for the derailment was yet to be ascertained. He said the tracks were found to be proper condition.

An inquiry committee has been constituted to ascertain the reason behind the accident, the railway sources said. On Thursday evening Eastern Central railway General Manager Barun Bharthuyar along with DRM, Dhanbad Sudhir Kumar and other top officials of DRM office were coming back Dhanbad from Daltanoganj after official inspection. When special train reached near Phusro station its last compartment got derailed. Long distance trains including UP and DN Howrah -Jabalpur Saktipunj, were held up at Gomia and Chanderpura stations .The Gomoh bound UP and DN passengers were detained at Bokaro Thermal and Bhandaridih stations.

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21 hurt after train derails

December 23 2011 at 12:00pm

INLSA

The train that derailed near Isipingo after a car landed on the tracks.

A Durban motorist being chased by metro police crashed off a bridge and landed on the train tracks below, causing an oncoming train to derail.

The driver managed to escape from the car before the train ploughed into it.

Twenty-one people were injured, one of them seriously, in the incident near Isipingo yesterday afternoon.

Metro police spokesman Eugene Msomi said the police had wanted to pull over the car because the driver was acting suspiciously.

“The traffic officers tried to stop the car but the man drove past. The officers gave chase and called for back-up. We suspect that the car may be stolen or hijacked,” he said.

Metro police said the driver failed to negotiate a bend and crashed through a bridge and landed on the railway line.

A Metrorail train then hit the car and left the tracks.

The Passenger Rail Agency of SA said two coaches had derailed and serious damage had been caused to infrastructure.

ER24 paramedics spokesman Derrick Banks said the car was found wedged between one of the coaches and the wall of the bridge.

Paramedics found the injured passengers sitting on the railway line near the train. They were taken to local hospitals.

Friday, 23 December, 2011, 12:30

Rail line to Italy reopens after derailment

ECR chief's saloon derails near Phusro, none injured

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-23/ranchi/30550...

BOKARO: East Central Railway (ECR) general manager Varun Varthuar and 20 other officials had a narrow escape when the special train in which they were travelling to Dhanbad was derailed near the outer signalling cabin before Phusro station on Thursday night. No one was injured.

Varthuar and his team that included Dhanbad DRM Sudhir Kumar were inspecting the tracks at the Coal India Cord section from Daltonganj to Patratu railway station.

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A Kalyan-bound local train was derailed from its tracks as it rolled out of CST station at 8.42 am yesterday, wreaking havoc on railway schedules

A Kalyan-bound local train derailed from its tracks at 8.42 am yesterday, throwing train services awry and inconveniencing thousands of passengers. While some had to undertake hazardous treks on the tracks back to stations, others were stranded in halted trains, or at stations waiting for delayed trains. 


Back on track: The tracks were cleared at 7 pm, after nearly 50 workers
pushed the derailed coach towards the platform. New tracks were also
laid, all in a span of 11 hours from the incident. Pics /Bipin Kokate
The train started out from platform number 7 of CST, and deviated from the rails even as it was rolling out of the platform. Sources claim that the reason for the derailment could have been a problem in a coach. Owing to the snag, the train failed to navigate a steep curve, causing part of the coach to tilt at an angle of 45 degrees from the track.
"A detailed enquiry will be conducted. Prima facie, it seems there was some problem with the coach, and not with the track," said a senior Central Railway official on condition of anonymity.
Sources have revealed that the derailment occurred owing to a mismatch between the pace of the underlying frame of the train and its wheels, which displaced the coach completely. The train was moving at a speed of 15 km per hour, with only four commuters sitting inside the coach that was derailed.
Other officials claimed that the derailment might have resulted from lack of maintenance.
Commissioner of Railway Safety Chetan Bakshi paid a visit to the spot soon after the incident, and promised that he would conduct an inquiry. Due to the derailment, the train was dragged for a distance of nearly 50 metres along the track before it came to a halt.
Services disrupted
The derailment threw train schedules awry throughout the day. Some 120 services had to be cancelled, and trains moving towards CST and Kalyan ran late by an hour.
Sangita Holkar, an inconvenienced commuter said, "I somehow managed to catch a train from Thane. But the train was cancelled at Kurla. I waited for nearly half an hour to board another train. It took 45 minutes for the train to reach Dadar from Kurla."
Commuters who boarded CST-bound trains from Kalyan in the early morning hours took nearly three hours to reach their destination.
The mishap also disrupted the departure of the long-distance Mumbai-Kolhapur Koyna Express. The train, which was waiting to depart from a platform in the station at the time of the mishap, was eventually cancelled.
Prabhakar Rankhambe, who boarded the train with his family, said, "We came to Mumbai to attend a family function, and were supposed to leave for Kolhapur this morning. We heard repeated announcements that the train would depart soon, but were kept waiting. Only at 1:30 pm was it announced that the Koyna Express was cancelled."
Meanwhile, the fast trains moving towards CST had to be diverted at Byculla. Most trains ran 15-20 minutes late all day.
Though the accident did not claim any lives, Buddhiram (42), a commuter panicked and jumped out of the derailed train, sustaining some minor injuries. "He twisted his ankle and has been admitted to the Railway Hospital in Byculla," said Rahul Jain, divisional railway manager, Central Railway.
The tracks were finally cleared at around 7 pm, after nearly 50 workers pushed the derailed coach towards the platform. The other half of the train was kept waiting on pla

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Injured crew treated at NT derailment

Updated: 15:42, Tuesday December 27, 2011

Two train drivers, whose freight train was flushed off a bridge across a flooded Northern Territory river are recovering in Kathrine District Hospital.

The train was washed off the tracks by floodwaters between Katherine and Pine Creek this morning.

Northern Territory police say the injured drivers managed to walk out of the train and were assessed by officers at the site of the accident, and have since been taken to hospital.

The ABC has reported some of the carriages washed of the tracks and bridge carried chemicals, although they are not expected to pose a hazzard to people.

The torrential rain from ex-tropical Cyclone Grant is causing flooding in parts of the Northern Territory, stranding motorists on the main road out of Darwin and has caused the Cullen, Ferguson and Edith Rivers to swell to dangerous levels and flooding several roadways.

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Cyclone Grant leaves Ghan train carrying 200 stranded

The scene of a freight train derailment that left one train driver injured and another trapped after Cyclone Grant caused flash flooding.

PASSENGERS travelling on the Ghan became stuck in Katherine after a freight train derailed in flooding chaos.

Great Southern Rail spokeswoman Jessica Playford confirmed the Ghan, which was travelling with almost 200 passengers, was scheduled to reach Darwin this evening, reported the ntnews.com.au.

Ms Playford said they hoped to get the passengers into Darwin by coach tonight.

"Depending on what happens with the track and the roads - hopefully the roads will be open later today,'' she said.

Eyewitnesses at the scene of the iron ore train derailment - just north of Edith Falls River crossing - say the track has been badly damaged.

There are also reports that some of the train's carriages were washed by the flood waters into the car bridge down stream, and damaged that.

Ms Playford said there were already coaches organised to take the passengers from Katherine to Darwin.

The Ghan is also scheduled to leave Darwin for Adelaide tomorrow morning.

Ms Playford estimates just under 200 are booked for that journey as well.

Earlier today a train driver who sustained back injuries in this morning's derailment was flown to Katherine.

His co-driver was also rescued from the crash scene.

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Derailment closes CPR line near Golden, B.C.

CALGARY — Railway operators are investigating after a train derailed west of Golden B.C. this morning.

CPR officials said Tuesday that about 25 cars from a westbound train carrying grain derailed 16 km west of Golden shortly before 10 a.m.

No injuries were reported and CPR said there are no environmental concerns associated with the incident.

“We have operations people on the scene assessing the situation,” said CPR spokesman Kevin Hrysak who said the cause of the derailment has yet to be determined.

CPR operators will have to complete their assessment before the company will be able to reopen the line, Hrysak said.

“Obviously safety is our top priority and we’re taking all necessary precautions,” Hrysak said.

The train had more than 100 cars in total and was bound for Vancouver.

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Engine derails, traffic disrupted on Lucknow-Moradabad line

PTI | 01:12 PM,Dec 30,2011 Hardoi (UP), Dec 30 (PTI) The engine of a goods train derailed at Balamau junction in the wee hours today, disrupting rail traffic on the Lucknow-Moradabad section for several hours. The incident occurred at around 2.30 AM when engine of the goods train derailed on up line at Balamau junction disrupting movement of several passenger and express trains, officials said. Efforts are being made to clear the track, they said.

Empty rail cars derail Monday

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Train derails in Steuben County

Posted at: 01/04/2012 10:52 PM | Updated at: 01/04/2012 10:58 PM

Steuben County officials say a train derailed while passing through the village of Painted Post around 6:30 p.m. today. 

Officials say six train cars carrying propane came off the tracks while the train was in transport through the Dresser Rand Operations property. But none of the cars tipped over, and air tests by firefighters and railroad officials showed no leaks or spills.

Local law enforcement did reroute traffic patterns in portions of the village until the train could be moved safely to another location. A railroad contractor was called in to get the cars back on the tracks.

Officials at the scene including police and fire departments from Painted Post, New York State Police, Steuben County Sheriff's Office, and the Steuben County's Office of Emergency Services.

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Goods train derails near Ambala, rail traffic affected

PTI | 01:01 PM,Jan 05,2012

Ambala, Jan 5 (PTI) Four wagons of a goods train today derailed near the Ambala Cantt railway station here affecting movement of trains, officials said. The goods train laden with coal was proceeding to Bathinda in Punjab when suddenly its wagons came off the track this morning. Among the trains which were held up for over an hour included New Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi Express. The traffic had been restored and the derailed coaches had been put back on the track, Divisional Railways Manager, Northern Railways, Ambala, P K Sanghi said.

UPDATED WITH PHOTOS: None injured in Painted Post train derailment

Workers repair the track at Dresser Rand in Painted Post where rail cars went off the track.

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Goods train derails, delays trains by hours

The derailment of a goods train near the Ambala Cantonment station led to disruption in train services. Some trains had to be diverted and the arrival at the Chandigarh Railway Station was delayed. The Kalka Shatabdi arrived four hours late.

Four wagons of a goods train carrying coal, proceeding towards Bathinda, were derailed in the morning. This led to train schedule disruption. The trains along the routes were stalled and the Kalka Shatabdi, which arrives from New Delhi in the morning, was diverted via Sirhind.

The harried passengers were stranded for around an hour before the train was diverted to an alternate route. While the train was scheduled to arrive in Chandigarh at around 11.30 am it finally arrived at around 3.30 pm. Another train that was diverted from Sirhind was the Paschim Express.

The trains were already being delayed due the heavy fog that has been experienced over the past few days.

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Brahmaputra Mail derails near Jharkhand, two dead

Two people died in a train mishap at Sahebganj in Jharkhand early Wednesday morning.

Many are feared injured.

The accident occurred as four bogies of Brahmaputra Mail, coming from Dibrugarh in Assam to Delhi, derailed after colliding with a goods train.

Brahmputra Mail collides with goods-train | Bogie derails to kill four

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Coal cars derailed near hwy 16 None injured, no water spoiled: CN

Travellers  riding VIA’s passenger train had to be bussed from Smithers to Prince George just days before Christmas  when tracks were blocked from a derailment. 18 fully-loaded coal cars had jumped the tracks just east of Vanderhoof, CN reported.

No one was injured but several other freight trains were delayed and coal was spilled, however not into any bodies of water, a CN spokesperson confirmed.

Crews had the tracks cleared and carrying trains again by early the next morning.

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Illinois 9 closed near Gibson City after train derailment

January 12, 2012

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KINSHASA - A cargo train belonging to the Congo National Railway Company (SNCC) derailed on Sunday in the central west of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), leaving 14 people dead and many others injured.

The accident occurred at the Bukaka railway station. The train was coming from Ilebo, 25 km away, to Kananga in Kasai-Occidental province.

According to survivors, the number of victims could increase because other bodies were still trapped in the four wagons that overturned killing the 14 people instantly.

The survivors said the cargo train was carrying passengers who wanted to move together with their goods which they were transporting to the market.

The exact number of these passengers remains unknown, before an official report on the incident.

Train accidents are frequent in DR Congo because of the poor state of the locomotives and the dilapidated state of the railway line, which was constructed during the colonial period and has never been repaired since the Central African country obtained independence in 1960.

The SNCC has most trains operating in DR Congo, with its network running through the central west, northeast, southeast and east.

The company operates in seven provinces including Kasai- Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Katanga, South Kivu, Maniema, North Kivu and Orientale.

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Eleven wagons of goods train derail in Bihar

Eleven wagons of a goods train derailed between Jungle Gopali and Badalbaba villages in Bhagalpur district of Bihar, railway officials said on Monday.

The train, carrying coal for NTPC’s Kahalgaon thermal power plant, derailed around midnight, the sources said.

Railway track upto a distance of 300 meters and three bridges were damaged due to the derailment.

Railway officials are camping at the site.

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Goods train derails, rail services affected

Train services at Viramgam in the Ahmedabad division of Western Railway were disrupted on Sunday afternoon following derailment of four coaches of a goods train heading toward Pipava. The incident occurred at 1.50 pm causing a major block, forcing the railway authorities to divert nine trains via Mehsana.

Due to the incident and the consequent change of route, trains going via Viramgam on Sunday were delayed by around three hours in reaching their destinations, railway officials said. A team of senior officials from Ahmedabad rushed to the spot with a relief car, said the officials.

Wreckage of a Canadian Pacific Railway train

Wreckage of a Canadian Pacific Railway train is seen Jan. 18, 2002, about a mile west of Minot. The derailment sent a cloud of anhydrous ammonia over the city, killing one man, sending part of a rail car slamming into a house and forcing dozens of people to the hospital with breathing problems. Minot

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Freight train derails near Sandusky

SANDUSKY — A westbound Norfolk Southern freight train derailed west of Sandusky Wednesday afternoon, sending 12 of its 108 cars off the tracks along a stretch that runs parallel between Barrett Road and Sandusky Bay.

Railroad spokesman Dave Pidgeon said 11 of the derailed cars were empty; one upended car was carrying sand that spilled.

No hazardous materials were involved and no one was injured, he said. The incident occurred at 3:30 p.m.

The train, pulled by four locomotives, had left Conway, Pa., en route to Elkhart, Ind.

Both sets of tracks were closed because of the derailment, which affected freight and Amtrak passenger trains, he said.

The cause of the derailment was not immediately unknown.

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19 Jan, 2012, 04.15PM IST, PTI

Lucky escape for Rajdhani near Gwalior as goods train derails