Earth Changes and the Pole Shift
Train derailments
JUST IN - Massive fire erupts after train carrying ethanol derails in Tepetitlán, Mexico, November 1, 2025 VIDEO: https://t.me/ZetaTalk_Followers/78651 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. |
Wayne wilson
15 Freight Train Cars Derail in Maryland, One Person Injured (May 28)
An overturned garbage truck could be seen at the scene and the driver was the injured person, according to the Baltimore County Police and Fire Department. The truck driver was removed from the truck and taken to a hospital. The driver is in serious but stable conditions, authorities said.
The train and truck collided, but officials have not yet provided details on the collision or whether the collision caused the derailment.
Two CSX train employees were not injured, officials said.
"There was an explosion and there was smoke," she said. Officials do not yet know the cause of the explosion. It was not immediately known what the train was hauling. Feher said fire units and hazmat officials were on the scene, although officials said there were no hazardous materials involved.
Aerial footage showed a thick cloud of black smoke billowing from the scene and 15 train cars that had come off of the rails. Two cars were burning.
The 20-block area around the derailed train has been evacuated, officials said. Nearby Pulaski Highway has been closed in both directions.
Witnesses in the area told ABC News' Baltimore affiliate WMAR-TV that businesses near the scene shook and "mushroom cloud" could be seen.
May 28, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
New York
No. 1 train derails in Morningside Heights, stranding hundreds in sweltering subway cars
There were no injuries in the rush hour incident. The cause is not known.
Passengers are helped from the derailed 1 train in Morningside Heights on Wednesday after being stuck for more than an hour. Service on the line was suspended in both directions between 96th St. and 137th St.
Hundreds of straphangers were stranded aboard sweltering subway cars during rush hour Wednesday after the No. 1 train derailed in Morningside Heights.
Two wheels on the lead subway car jumped their track about 5:50 p.m., disabling the southbound train a few blocks south of the above-ground W. 125th St. station.
“We heard a loud bang, like a bomb,” said Jessica Martinez, 24, a nanny from Washington Heights. “The train just stopped. I was so anxious I was light-headed. I avoid trains at all costs.”
There were no injuries, the MTA said. But there were plenty of disgruntled commuters. Passengers on the stopped train were stuck for more than a hour and service on the line was suspended in both directions between 96th St. and 137th St.
“It just stopped and the power went off,” said Aricia Glenn, 42, a Manhattan social worker.
“Everything shut down. It was really hot. It was smelly.”
MTA officials dispatched a “rescue train” to help the approximately 400 stranded straphangers, who walked through their train and then through the rescue train to reach the station platform.
Officials said the cause of the derailment was unknown.
No. 2 and No. 3 trains were running local service between Chambers and 96th streets after the incident Wednesday, and the MTA was advising upper-Manhattan-bound customers to take the A or C trains from 59th St. to 168th St.
Officials gave no timetable on the restoration of normal service, citing extensive damage to protection boards and the third rail.
There have been five derailments since April 2011, according to an MTA report.
The incident Wednesday followed more serious derailments in Maryland Tuesday and in Connecticut earlier this month.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/1-train-derails-stranding-passe...
May 30, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://fox13now.com/2013/05/29/train-derails-in-ogden/
Train derails in Ogden
Posted on: 4:54 pm, May 29, 2013, by FOX 13 News
OGDEN – At least five Union Pacific rail cars derailed Wednesday around 8:30 a.m. in Ogden.
The trains derailed at the intersection of Pacific and Patterson avenues in the Union Pacific rail yard.
A few of the rail cars of the train fell on their sides, and neighbors told Fox 13 it sounded like a bomb went off.
Trey Tilman said he and others in the area rushed to see what the commotion was about.
“We just heard some loud noises, and then we just came out, seen this thing was flipped over and whole bunch of people just came running around,” he said. “I don’t know, I just saw a whole bunch of dust when we came out. We thought it was something like crashed or hit it.”
The rail cars were carrying new automobiles from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Salt Lake City.
No one was injured, and the derailment did not block the intersection. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
May 30, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/05/29/train-derails-in-lagos/
Train derails in Lagos
Published on May 29, 2013
Yusuf Mohammed
A train towing another train derailed Wednesday at Agege, Lagos, southwest Nigeria.
The incident, which happened at a point where the rail line is damaged, did not result in any casualty as the trains were not conveying passengers.
They were heading toward Ijoko in Ogun State in the morning when the incident happened.
An eyewitness who identified himself as Ola Sunday, said the point where the accident occurred had been bad for long but the authorities of the Nigeria Railway Corporation did not fix it.
Another eyewitness said she heard a loud explosion and later discovered that the sound came from the derailed trains.
May 30, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130604/NEWS01/3060400...
Cleanup ongoing after train carrying road salt derails in Wheatland
A train carrying road salt derailed about 9:15 p.m. Monday in the area of 1647 Wheatland Center Road, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. / Tina Yee/Staff Photographer
For more than 110 years, Genesee & Wyoming trains have hauled away the rock salt dug from the earth under Livingston County.
Monday night, one of their salt trains left the tracks.
No one was injured in the derailment, which occurred about 9:15 pm Monday just east of the crossing at Wheatland Center Road in Wheatland.
But 20 hopper cars filled with salt from the American Rock Salt mine in Groveland left the rails. Both the rail line and the road remained closed Tuesday as crews began cleanup.
“We don’t know the cause yet. There should be no impact to the public, and no environmental impact,” said Michael Williams, a spokesman for Genesee & Wyoming Inc., which has offices in the Rochester area but is headquartered in Connecticut.
Cleanup of the salt was proceeding well, Williams said late Tuesday afternoon.
Just 5 to 10 tons of salt had spilled from five of the derailed cars, according to state Department of Environmental Conservation officials at the scene Tuesday.
One hopper can hold 80 to 100 tons of salt.
Oatka Creek is 300 to 400 yards north of the derailment site, far enough away that the salt “does not present a significant environmental concern,” DEC spokeswoman Kristen Davidson said.
She said the hopper cars would have to be emptied before the cars can be removed, with the salt probably loaded into trucks and hauled away.
The 69-car salt train was operated by Rochester & Southern Railroad, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming. Genesee & Wyoming has grown from a short line carrying product from the now-closed salt mine in Retsof into a with 111 railroads on three continents.
Williams said the company had informed customers that the rail line in Wheatland would be blocked by cleanup and repair for about 72 hours.
Monroe County sheriff’s spokesman Cpl. John Helfer said Tuesday afternoon that deputies expected Wheatland Center Road to be closed until at least late Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.
Federal Railroad Administration records show this to be the sixth derailment of a Rochester & Southern train since 2001, with at least two of them involving cars carrying rock salt.
Jun 5, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://journalstar.com/ap/otherstate/high-wind-derails-bnsf-cars/ar...
High wind derails 47 BNSF cars
FRIONA, Texas — A rail line in the Texas Panhandle has reopened after storms packing winds strong enough to form a tornado overturned more than 40 BNSF Railway cars.
BNSF spokesman Joe Faust said Tuesday nobody was hurt in the derailment between Friona and Summerfield.
Faust said 47 cars, some empty, derailed before dawn Monday. He said 42 cars ended up on their sides. No cargo spilled from the 71-car train traveling from Clovis, N.M., to Amarillo. BNSF reopened the line at about midnight Monday.
Jun 19, 2013
Beva
Collapsing Bridge in Calgary Derails Train, Threatens to Submerge Rail Cars in Bow River - June 27
A train has derailed on a Calgary rail bridge that is collapsing, threatening to send five rail cars carrying a diesel-like substance into the Bow River, acting Fire Chief Ken Uzeloc said Thursday.
Emergency management director Bruce Burrell says the cars are not leaking, but the bridge is failing and slowly sagging into the river.
"The bridge is continuing to drop as we speak, so that distance between the failure point and where the bridge decking is, is starting to open up more," he said.
"It appears that the bridge is failing."
The train derailed after a section of the bridge dropped two feet (60 centimeters) Thursday morning. Emergency management director Bruce Burrell the bridge is not in the water but is slowly sagging into the river.
Each car could have 80,000 pounds (36,000 kilograms) of flammable product, said Uzeloc, adding that he could not specify the liquid. A sixth car on the bridge is an empty oil tanker, he said.
Canadian Pacific spokesman Ed Greenberg said the bridge gave way after most of the eastbound train had crossed.
"The (derailed cars) are all upright," he said. "There are no leaks reported and no injuries reported as a result of the incident."
The bridge, southeast of downtown Calgary, typically sits about 25 feet (7.6 meters) above water level, though water levels remain high after last week's flood.
Emergency crews are working to string a cable through the railcars to secure it to bulldozers on land to prevent the cars from being carried down the river in case the bridge gives way.
Uzeloc said crews then hope to pull another train along a parallel bridge so the cargo can be pumped off and the empty cars can be removed with a crane.
"The thing we want to do is secure the cars. The last thing we want is these cars floating down the river and causing problems downstream," Uzeloc said.
Booms are being deployed down river in case of any spills.
Both the Bow and Elbow rivers that run through Calgary burst their banks when heavy rain pounded southern regions of Alberta last week.
Canadian Pacific said the bridge was inspected by a qualified inspector on Saturday and the track was inspected on Monday. Additional inspections were scheduled.
Officials said it was too early to say whether the structural failure was specifically due to flooding.
Source
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/jun/27/collapsing-bridge-in-calgary...
Jun 27, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Train-derails-in-Montgomery...
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Train wreck leaves a mess
No serious injuries or spills in Fonda-area derailment; cause still undetermined
Updated 9:51 pm, Thursday, June 27, 2013
Mohawk
A corner of Montgomery County came to a standstill Thursday after a freight train derailment along a busy Mohawk Valley corridor blocked a section of Route 5, affectedAmtrak passenger service and brought a personal visit from Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Two trains coming from opposite directions sideswiped each other for an as yet undetermined reason at about 8 a.m., CSX spokesman Bob Sullivan said.
A conductor and engineer suffered minor injuries at the scene, which left several rail cars carrying dry goods, lumber, garbage and other cargo sheared and crumpled, officials said.
In one case a tanker rammed a boxcar, part of which landed on Route 5.
A hazardous-materials team was at the scene but nothing leaked from the hazardous-material cars, which were still upright, stateDepartment of Environmental Conservation spokesman Rick Georgeson said.
Sullivan said some diesel fuel leaked from the locomotives. Georgeson said it didn't appear that fuel had reached the nearby Mohawk River, though absorbent booms were placed in the river as a precaution. He also said a fuel additive residue car came to rest on its side, but it didn't appear to be leaking.
Montgomery County Sheriff Michael Amato said a switch on the tracks may be to blame for the derailment.
"I'm not sure how they sideswiped. I think there is a change to the other track," he said.
Cuomo, coming in from Utica, stopped at the scene in the late afternoon to survey the damage. Standing a few feet from bags of spilled food on the Route 5 and Martin Road intersection, the governor said the state response includes the DEC and State Police, but said the removal operation is primarily a private one.
He said assumptions shouldn't be made before a cause is found.
Cuomo expressed relief that despite the "tremendous damage" there was no serious injury, and amazement at how the trains can get tossed around.
Scores of CSX workers and contractors using large equipment worked steadily. The sheriff said CSX officials told authorities they hoped to have the train car removed from Route 5 by Thursday night. But the state Department of Transportation will have to examine the pavement before deciding if the road needs repair. At least a couple of dozen people live along the 12-mile stretch of Route 5 from Route 334 in Mohawk to Route 10 in Palatine that was closed off, Amato said Just when the traffic will return to normal was unclear.
A total of about 45 cars and four locomotives derailed, CSX's Sullivan said.
One train was headed east from Avon, Ind., to Selkirk and the other was traveling west from Selkirk to New Castle, Pa., at the time of the accident, Sullivan said. The eastbound train was hauling four locomotives and 126 freight cars, while the westbound train had two locomotives and 83 freight cars.
Amtrak posted an early-evening advisory on its website:
Empire Service trains will run Friday with alternate transportation to points west of Albany with these exceptions:
Train 280 – cancelled between Niagara Falls and Albany; no alternate transportation.
Train 283 – cancelled between Albany and Niagara Falls; no alternate transportation.
Empire Service between New York Penn Station and Albany will operate on a normal Friday schedule. Lake Shore Limited (between Chicago and New York) will run with alternate transportation provided between Buffalo and Albany, the advisory said.
The route sees as many as 60 freight trains a day. Sheriff Amato said trains run through the area at a rate of one every 10 or 15 minutes.
Jun 28, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/06/27/zanesville-train-der...
Coal Train Derails In Zanesville
UPDATED: Thursday June 27, 2013 11:32 AM
COSHOCTON, Ohio - A train headed for Coshocton derailed near a bridge in Zanesville on Thursday morning.
The Zanesville Times Recorder reported that seven cars went off the track near Veterans Memorial Bridge.
The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. No injuries were reported.
The newspaper reported that the clean-up is expected to take most of the day.
The cause of the derailment has not been determined.
Jun 28, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.wbng.com/news/local/Train-derails-in-Barker--214205931.html
Train derails in Barker (with photos)
By Perry Russom
Barker, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Extreme weather caused a train carrying construction and demolition debris to derail just outside of Whitney Point.
The train was on the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway.
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The railway reported the train derailed at approximately 6:15 a.m. Tuesday along Route 11.
On Wednesday, crews continued to clean up the six cars that toppled over. Specialized heavy equipment was brought in to pick up the cars.
To reach the freight cars, clean up crews cut through a wooded area about a half of a mile of the nearest road.
A railway's spokeswoman said the track should be back in service by early next week
Jul 4, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/07/07/russian-train-derails-near-...
Russian train derails near Black Sea, dozens injured
MOSCOW (AFP) – At least 76 people were injured Sunday when a Russian passenger train travelling from Siberia derailed near the Black Sea, the emergency situations ministry said, giving its latest toll.
Sixteen people including five children were admitted to hospital with serious injuries, while the rest were only slightly hurt, the health ministry said, according to Russian news agencies.
An earlier toll had 80 people hurt.
The locomotive and several cars of the train, which connects Novossibirsk in Siberia to Adler on the shores of the Black Sea, went off the rails and slid sideways.
Interfax news agency quoted investigators as saying that 11 train cars derailed in the crash, while the emergency situations ministry had five overturning.
More than 1,000 rescuers were sent to the site of the accident.
The driver braked sharply after noticing that part of the tracks in Russia's southern Krasnodar region was deformed, according to a security source quoted by the Itar-Tass agency.
Jul 7, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9165803
Freight train derails, rail cars plunge into Brandywine Creek
VALLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. - July 8, 2013 (WPVI) -- Emergency crews were on the scene of a freight train derailment in Chester County.
It happened after 3:00 p.m. Monday on the tracks near the 900 block of Wagon Town Road in Valley Township.
Authorities say a train carrying scrap steel was crossing a bridge over the Brandywine Creek when two empty rail cars derailed and overturned in the creek.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
An investigation is underway.
And another in Michigan
http://www.wzzm13.com/news/article/260909/2/Train-derails-north-of-...
Train derails north of White Cloud
11:30 AM, Jul 8, 2013
NEWAYGO COUNTY, Michigan (WZZM) - A train derailed in Newaygo County Monday morning. Newaygo County Dispatch was informed of the derailment by Marquette Rail, which says it happened about 8:00 am.
The train derailed north of White Cloud
, between Monroe Street and Foss Avenue.
No one was injured in the derailment and it did not effect road traffic. However, it will take some time for Marquette Rail to move the train cars and repair the tracks.
No word on what caused the derailment
Jul 9, 2013
Yvonne Lawson
Seven people either crushed to death or electrocuted in French rail crash horror as train smashes into platform south of Paris
12 July 2013
SOURCE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2362061/Seven-people-crushe...
Jul 12, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20130714/NEWS01/307140057/Nor...
Norfolk Southern freight train derails north of Millsboro Jul. 14, 2013 12:07 PM
Delaware State Police are investigating a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment north of Millsboro early this morning. / Courtesy Delaware State Police
Delaware State Police are investigating a Norfolk Southern freight train derailment north of Millsboro early this morning.
It happened on the railroad tracks between West State Street and Patriots Way at 4 a.m.
About 70 train cars hauling stone were being pulled by two locomotives and were traveling south on the tracks in a wooded area north of Millsboro, Sgt. Paul G. Shavack said in a release.
He said a preliminary investigation indicates that the derailment happened on a section of the tracks east of U.S. 113. The tracks run parallel with the highway between West State Street and Patriots Way.
Shavack said 15 of the cars were forced off the tracks and spilled stone as a result of the derailment, while the rest remained upright. He said the two locomotives derailed but remained upright as well.
The train conductor and engineer were not injured, he said.
About a three-quarter mile length of track was destroyed or heavily damaged, Shavack said, but there are no threats to the environment or surrounding community due to the derailment, and roads remain open in the area.
State police and Norfolk Southern officials are continuing to investigate the derailment.
Jul 15, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.kwch.com/news/kwch-news-jam-train-derails-and-catches-fi...
Cause of Hays train derailment/fire under investigation
8:51 a.m. CDT, July 16, 2013
Update - 8:45 am: Authorities say the investigation into a train derailment in Hays this morning will be handled by Union Pacific police.
Crews are still on the scene battling the fire.
Right now, their primary concern is keeping the diesel fuel contained so it does not get into the water supply. They are still urging residents to conserve water to help free up resources so crews can continue to fight the fire.
Drivers are also urged to avoid the area around the fire.
More than a dozen people from a mobile home park across the street have been evacuated. They will remain out of their homes at least until the fire is out.
No injuries have been reported.
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Authorities in Hays say a dozen train cars derailed and caught fire at 8th and Vine overnight. Those cars are carrying general cargo and freight.
The train was also hauling 20 cars of ethanol, but officials say those are still upright and on the tracks.
Two of the three locomotives caught fire, causing a massive fire which crews are still on the scene battling.
Due to the large amount of water needed to fight the fire, citizens in Hays are asked to conserve water and refrain from any outdoor watering until further notice.
Citizens are also asked to avoid the area of Highway bypass to 10th and Highway bypass to 10th and Highway bypass to Riley Street. Non-emergency personnel will not be allowed in the area.
Eyewitness Susan Moss tells us the fiery crash happened around 1:15 Tuesday morning just east of 8th and Vine. Moss says she heard screeching and the train horns going off before it hit a vehicle and burst into flames.Reporter Heather Williams is on the scene. She says hazmat crews are on scene working to control the fire. Both Williams and Moss say you can still smell fuel burning for miles.
So far there are no reports of any injuries.
Crews from Ellis County, Victoria, and Ellis are helping put the fire out.
Jul 16, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Train-derailment-leaves-23...
Train derailment leaves 23 injured
Foreign nationals were among the 23 passengers injured when a Chiang Mai-bound train derailed in Phrae province early on Wednesday morning.
Eighteen foreign tourists, among them residents of Australia, France, Spain, Japan and the United States, suffered minor injuries, including those from and the United States.
The overnight sleeper express train had about 300 passengers on board when the accident took place.
"Derailments happen quite often," said State Railway of Thailand governor Prapat Chongsanguan.
The tracks were undergoing upgrading.
Buses and vans were mobilised to transport affected passengers, local and foreign, from Denchai to Chiang Mai. Three foreigners suffered broken arms and 24 passengers had minor injuries. They were sent to the district hospital.
Chalermwoot Rakkhatiwong, Denchai district chief, said all passengers have been transferred from the scene.
The train left Bangkok at 7pm on July 16.
The accident has resulted in suspension of the northbound trains and a change in schedules. Express trains scheduled to run today between Bangkok and Chiang Mai have been cancelled. Normal trains from Chiang Mai will operate as usual, but passengers in Chiang Mai, Lamphun and Lampang will have to take buses to board the train at Uttaradit station. Affected passengers can return tickets and receive full compensation.
Jul 17, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.wgrz.com/news/article/220151/37/Train-Derails-on-Buffalo...
Train Derails on Buffalo's East Side
11:48 PM, Jul 17, 2013
BUFFALO, NY- Buffalo firefighters were busy on Wednesday night cleaning up after a train derailment on the city's east side.
Managers at CSX Rail say three cars
on a train jumped the tracks on an overpass at William and Fillmore in Buffalo.
The train was heading from Indianapolis to Albany.
A small amount of ethanol was spilled, but no one was hurt and no neighbors were evacuated.
There's no word on what caused the derailment.
Jul 18, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/story/22872976/train-derails-in-benbrook
Train derails in Benbrook
A Union Pacific train derailed near the border of Tarrant and Parker counties.
Benbrook Fire Chief Tommy Davis said the accident happened around 5:30 a.m. Thursday on the line that runs along Aledo Road. A locomotive and five rail cars came off the track.
The 45-car train en-route to Dallas from Tucson, Ariz. had been carrying mostly paper products and not any hazardous materials.
But cleanup will still take a few hours. Union Pacific will need to bring in heavy equipment to upright the locomotive.
A spokesman for Union Pacific said at least one employee was hurt and taken to the hospital. His injuries are believed to be minor.
The cause of the derailment is still unknown.
Jul 18, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&i...
Metro-North Hudson line suspended, freight train derails
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Metro-North's Hudson line service is suspended due to a freight train derailment in the Bronx.
The freight train derailed on the Metro-North tracks near the Spuyten Duyvil train station.
Hudson Line service has been suspended in both directions.
10 of the 24 cars on the freight train derailed just east of the station behind Kennedy High School. The train is still upright but blocking both tracks that run through the area.
The train picked up garbage from the Oak Point Yard in the Bronx, which is a CSX freight railroad yard used for local deliveries. It was heading northbound when it derailed.
There was a conductor, engineer and break man on the train at the time of the derailment. None of them were injured.
This was not a passenger train.
The Friday morning commute will be affected by the derailment.
Buses are bridging service between the Marble Hill and Riverdale train stations in the Bronx. Customers going north will take a train from Grand Central to Marble Hill, take a bus from there to Riverdale, and then board another train from Riverdale north.
Customers going to Grand Central will get off at Riverdale, take a bus to Marble Hill, and then take another train to Grand Central.
Metro-North says this is most likely how the morning commute will run. They are advising customers coming into Manhattan Friday morning to either take the Harlem Line, or a 1 train to the West Side from Marble Hill.
Metro-North says this derailment happened in the worst place possible, in an area known as the "rock cut." When the tracks were built, crews had to blast the cliff and built only two tracks through the area.
The Hudson Line goes from four tracks to two in the rock cut and then back to four tracks. There are cliff walls on both sides. It is an area that is very hard to get to and the process of moving the train will be long and tedious.
Jul 19, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.nbc29.com/story/22879018/train-derails-in-southern-albem...
Train Derails in Southern Albemarle
Posted: Jul 18, 2013 4:13 PM CDTUpdated: Jul 18, 2013 9:03 PM CDT
NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather
Crews are dealing with a big mess in southern Albemarle County after a train derailed.
Twenty-nine cars hauling loads of coal went off the tracks near Hatton Grange Farm along the James River west of Scottsville.
Police say no one was hurt, but the lost coal is making for a hefty cleanup job.
The CSX rail company says the derailment closed a portion of Warren Ferry Road.
The company doesn't yet know the cause, nor does it give an estimate of when cleanup will be complete or when train service will resume.
The train was headed from Peach Creek, West Virginia to Newport News.
Jul 19, 2013
Shaun Kazuck
Update: at least 78 dead and 143 injured !
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/24/spain-train-crash?CMP=t...
Spain train crash: at least 35 killed, says head of Galicia region
Train derails outside northern city of Santiago de Compostela
At least 35 people have been killed after a train derailed outside the northern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, according to state media and eyewitnesses.
Train carriages lay on their sides with smoke billowing from the wreckage, photographs published on the Voz de Galicia newspaper website showed.
The head of Spain's Galicia region said that at least 35 people had been killed in the train derailment, although it was too soon to say what had caused the accident.
Eyewitnesses said that the derailed train, which was reportedly carrying 240 passengers when the accident happened, had caught fire after the crash.
"It was going so quickly … It seems that on a curve the train started to twist, and the wagons piled up one on top of the other," passenger Ricardo Montesco told Cadena Ser radio station.
"A lot of people were squashed on the bottom. We tried to squeeze out of the bottom of the wagons to get out and we realised the train was burning … I was in the second wagon and there was fire … I saw corpses," he added.
Another witness told the station they had heard an explosion before seeing the derailed train.
The Spanish government's main working hypothesis concerning the derailment is that it was an accident, a government spokeswoman said.
Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy was due to visit the site of the derailment, on the outskirts of the city of Santiago de Compostela on Thursday morning, she said.
"Rajoy is in an emergency meeting with the deputy prime minister, the interior minister and the public works minister," she said. "He will visit the site tomorrow morning."
Santiago de Compostela, the birthplace of Rajoy, is best known as the destination of an ancient Catholic pilgrimage route.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/25/world/europe/scores-are-feared-de...
Jul 25, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.wtsp.com/news/breaking/article/326794/20/Tampa-Fire-Resc...
Train derailment at the Port of Tampa; Fire Rescue on scene
11:26 AM, Jul 25, 2013
Tampa, Florida -- The Port of Tampa has been reopened to business traffic with permanent port credentials after a train derailed there early Thursday morning.
PHOTOS: Train derailment at the Port of Tampa
The train was coming into the port at 1 a.m. when it left the tracks, pulling twelve cars
off of the rails -- and sending ten of those completely onto their sides, according to Tampa Fire Rescue spokesman Capt. Lonnie Benniefield.
Responders found three of the cars leaking ethanol, a flammable liquid that's often mixed with gasoline to fuel cars and trucks. When it's shipped by rail, ethanol is usually stored in a form that is more flammable than gasoline.
Hazmat-trained firefighters have laid down a coating of firefighting foam on top of the spill to keep it from catching fire.
The toppled train is blocking the main entrance to the Port of Tampa on Maritime Boulevard, and that may be the case for several hours. Trucks were allowed to use a side road to access the port starting at around 9 a.m.
Benniefield said equipment to place the rail cars back on the tracks is being sent from Atlanta to Tampa by railroad company CSX; righting the entire train could take until late Thursday night or some time Friday morning.
No one was hurt in the train derailment, which was originally reported as involving 15 cars. Benniefield said it's not clear yet why the train jumped the tracks. CSX and government agencies are expected to investigate the cause.
Typically, ethanol breaks down within a few weeks in the environment, so the impact to the soil and groundwater may be limited and not serious.
Jul 25, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://dawn.com/news/1031854/train-derails-near-gujranwala-kills-two
Train derails near Gujranwala; kills two
LAHORE: At least two people were killed and several injured Thursday evening when a Rawalpindi-bound train derailed from its track near Gujranwala.
According to reports, four bogies of the train travelling from Lahore to Rawalpindi derailed near the Gujranwala City Railway Station, killing two people and injuring several others standing on the roadside.
The dead included a woman and a child.
Deputy Superintendent of Railways Humayun told reporters that the accident took place after the train failed to stop at its designated location.
Dildar Hussain Shah, a Pakistan Railways official, said the driver of the railcar failed to control the train and it rolled over a safety hump which was made for avoiding such accidents.
Hussain said no train passenger was hurt while two local people sitting on the hump reportedly died.
Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique has sought an inquiry report into the train accident within 24 hours.
Earlier this month, fourteen members of an extended family were killed when a speeding train hit a motorcycle rickshaw at an unmanned level-crossing near Khanpur village, about 50 kilometres from Gujranwala.
In one of the worst railway accidents in the country's history, three passenger trains collided on July 13, 2005 at the Sarhad Railway Station near Ghotki, resulting in deaths of over 150 people.
Railway authorities had said one of the trains failed to stop after the driver misread the signal, resulting in the massive triple-train collision.
On January 3, 1990, around 350 people were killed in an accident at Sangi, some 15km from Sukkur, which is said to be the biggest ever train accident in Pakistan.
Jul 25, 2013
Howard
Dramatic video footage that captures yesterday's catastrophic train derailment in Spain.
Jul 26, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/south-balt...
MARC Camden, Brunswick service to be disrupted after derailment
No injures or hazardous materials reported after eight cars derailed in Southwest Baltimore
The Baltimore Sun
6:34 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2013
Eight cars of a CSX freight train derailed Sunday morning in Southwest Baltimore near of Hollins Ferry Road and Paca Street. (Amy Davis, Baltimore Sun / July 28, 2013)
Service on the Camden and Brunswick lines will be disrupted Monday, MARC officials said, after a CSX freight train partially derailed in Southwest Baltimore on Sunday morning.
Eight cars of a CSX freight train derailed at about 10:15 a.m. in Southwest Baltimore near Hollins Ferry Road and Paca Street.
The train that was traveling from Hamlet, N.C., to Selkirk, N.Y., with 118 cars, was pulled by two diesel locomotives.
The rail cars appeared to have jackknifed, with at least one resting on its side Sunday afternoon.
According to Lt. Sterling Bailey, a Baltimore Fire Department spokesperson, the cars carried no hazardous materials, which CSX officials confirmed.
"There were also no injuries," Bailey said.
The Camden line will be on an "S" schedule Monday, MARC officials said. Service on the Penn Line will not be affected.
"The derailment means there will be no service to Camden Station," MARC officials said in a statement. "Trains will originate at Dorsey, and those scheduled to stop at St. Denis will stop. We are working to establish a bus bridge between Camden and Dorsey, however we recommend that Camden Station passengers use the light rail to Penn Station."
CSX has crews on the way to clear the scene. The cause is under investigation, according to Robert T. Sullivan, a CSX spokesman.
Jul 29, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/train-derails-la-50-homes-evacua...
Train Derails in La., About 50 Homes Evacuated
LAWTELL, La. August 5, 2013 (AP)
A train carrying flammable and corrosive materials derailed in Louisiana on Sunday and about 50 homes have been evacuated as a precaution, authorities said.
Master Trooper Daniel "Scott" Moreau said three cars were leaking but the amount is so small air pollution detectors have not picked up anything. Authorities have not reported any injuries.
The evacuated homes were within one mile of the derailment. Police said at least 26 cars went off the tracks about 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Latwell, which is about 60 miles west of Baton Rouge.
Gov. Bobby Jindal was expected to talk to reporters Sunday night.
The Union Pacific train had 76 cars, and some of them held lube oil and vinyl chloride, KATC-TV reported (http://bit.ly/14Xi9NA).
Traffic was being diverted away from the evacuation zone. Moreau says it's not clear how long the evacuation will last.
Aug 5, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/express-train-...
Express train derails in Thailand
An express train derailed today in a 382m-long tunnel while heading for northern Thai tourist town of Chiang Mai with 415 passengers on board, many of them foreigners.
Nobody was hurt in the accident at 3 am (local time) which has blocked all Bangkok- and Chiang Mai-bound trains.
The Chiang Mai-bound special express train derailed in the 382m-long tunnel between Ban Pang Ton Phueng station in Muang district of Uttaradit province and Huay Rai station of Phrae's Den Chai district, Poonsawat Im-emchai, the chief of Sila-at railway station, said.
Several buses were arranged for the passengers to proceed with their trips to Chiang Mai and other destinations.
Deteriorated condition of the rail tracks was believed to cause the derailment, Bangkok Post said.
On June 17, a Bangkok-Chiang Mai express train had derailed.
Aug 5, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.newson6.com/story/23105582/train-carrying-consumer-produ...
Train Carrying Consumer Products Derails Near Waynoka
Posted: Aug 11, 2013 2:49 PM CDTUpdated: Aug 11, 2013 7:40 PM CDTEmergency crews are on the scene of a train derailment near Waynoka, Oklahoma, Sunday morning.
At about 7:30 a.m. a BNSF train carrying consumer products derailed in the area of NS 330 and Comanche Rd., about two miles north and one mile east of Waynoka. The train was heading westbound to Los Angeles at the time.
Authorities say the train was going 56 mph when it derailed. The speed limit is 60 mph.
First responders on the scene say a total of 40 trailers of the train derailed, spilling beer and soda cans, as well as paper rolls all over the railway.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (BNSF) is in charge of cleaning up the scene. The train was carrying "mixed freight," according to Joe Faust, Director of Public Relations for BNSF.
No injuries have been reported. The town of Waynoka was not evacuated, according to Woods County Sheriff Rudy Briggs Jr.
Faust says no roads or highways in the area were shut down as a result of the derailment. The railroad is expected to be back open 2 p.m. Monday.
Aug 12, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.kmvt.com/news/breakingalert/Train-Derails-In-Minidoka-Co...
http://magicvalley.com/news/local/mini-cassia/train-derails-in-mini...
Train Derails in Minidoka County
MINIDOKA • A train partially derailed Sunday morning in Minidoka County near 800 East Road and Idaho 24 outside of Minidoka.
Eleven cars from the 63-car train left the tracks at 11:20 a.m. Sunday.
No one was injured, and no crossings were blocked, said Minidoka County Sheriff Eric Snarr.
The cause of the derailment had not been determined, Snarr said, but the engineer and conductor thought the train was dragging something when it reached the switch, causing those cars to catch and leave the tracks.
Cars were scattered on both sides of the tracks, and one tipped over and spilled lye, he said.
The train was en route from Salt Lake City to Oregon, said Union-Pacific Railroad spokesman Aaron Hunt.
One of the derailed cars was an empty tanker that usually carries anhydrous ammonia.
“That was definitely the car we were most focused on,” said Hunt.
The other cars were carrying mixed freight, including lumber, grain and potash.
“None of those spilled,” he said.
Union-Pacific has 800 miles of track and 1,000 employees in Idaho, Hunt said.
The clean-up process is now up to Union-Pacific Railroad. Snarr said law enforcement and fire department personnel left the scene within a few hours.
Aug 13, 2013
Tracie Crespo
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/25/20181828-mexican-carg...=
Mexican cargo train used by migrants derails, killing at least 5
EPA
General view of the derailment of the cargo train called 'The Beast' in Huimanguillo, in the state of Tabasco, Mexico.
A freight train derailed in a remote area of the Mexican state of Tabasco early Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring at least 35 others, according to officials.
Of the injured, 16 people were seriously hurt, according to a tweet from Luis Felipe Puente, national coordinator for Mexico’s Civil Protection branch of the Secretariat of the Interior.
Local media reports said the death toll could be as high as 50, but that figure was not immediately confirmed by Mexican authorities.
The freight train, known as “La Bestia” — “The Beast” — crisscrosses Mexico from south to north. Migrants, primarily Central Americans, seeking illegal passage to the United States often jump aboard the train under the cover of darkness.
Federal and state authorities were at the scene, according to Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who tweeted his sympathies Sunday afternoon.
“My condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this accident,” the tweet said.
The derailment reportedly occurred in a rural area near Huimanguillo in the southeastern state of Tabasco around 3am local time (4am ET) Sunday, near the border with the Mexican state of Veracruz, which is difficult to reach by vehicle.
At least 250 migrants were apparently on the train traveling north from the Guatemala border, Tabasco state Civil Protection chief Cesar Burelo Burelo told the AP.
All of the dead are non-Mexican and from different Central American nations, officials said.
The locomotive and the first car apparently did not overturn in the accident, and were later used to transport victims to the nearest medical facility in Veracruz, according to the AP.
Hard rainfall had evidently loosened the earth under the tracks and shifted the rails, officials told the AP.
Burelo told the AP eight cars had derailed, but authorities have yet to determine a cause.
Soldiers, marines and civilian emergency workers were attempting to enter the area, which ambulances could not access, the Red Cross told the AP. Officials were working to set up air or water links to the scene of the fatal derailment.
Aug 25, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-08/31/c_132679529.htm
Railway staff work at the train accident site in Pingtung, southeast China's Taiwan, Aug. 31, 2013. A train derailed in Taiwan on Saturday morning after encountering a landslide, injuring 12 passengers, with three in serious condition, said the Taiwan railway authority. (Xinhua)
TAIPEI, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- A train derailed in Taiwan on Saturday morning after encountering a landslide, injuring 12 passengers, with three in serious condition, said the Taiwan railway authority.
The Kaohsiung-bound train had about 250 passengers on board when it came across a landslide at a tunnel entrance on Saturday at 7:33 a.m.Beijing Time, leading to separation of the fifth and sixth passenger cars and derailment of the sixth, said the Taiwan railway authority in a press conference.
Altogether 12 passengers were injured, with three in serious condition and suffering fractures. All the injured have been sent to hospitals, said the authority.
As of 10 a.m., it was still raining heavily at the site of the accident, and the car remained stuck in the landslide. Railway staff and soldiers have been sent to the site to rescue and evacuate passengers.
The South-Link Line has been suspended due to the accident, and the railway authority estimated it will remain suspended for at least half a day.
Heavy rains have hit Taiwan in recent days due to Tropical Storm Kong-rey, the 15th of this season
Aug 31, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
Train derails in KZN
DURBAN - A goods train has derailed near Margate on KwaZulu-Natal’s south coast.
Netcare 911 says it was travelling towards Durban, and derailed near Banana Beach.
Some of the coaches landed in the lagoon under the bridge the train was travelling on.
The cause of the derailment is not yet known.
Paramedics say the units were empty and no one was injured.
The railway track was completely destroyed and has been closed indefinitely.
Sep 3, 2013
KM
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/09/11/calgary-train-derailment-se...
Calgary Train Derailment, Several Cars On Their Side (PHOTOS, UPDATED)
The Huffington Post Alberta | Posted: 09/11/2013 7:37 pm EDT | Updated: 09/12/2013 10:09 am EDT
Eight cars of a CP Rail train derailed Wednesday at a rail yard in southeast Calgary.
The derailment occurred at a track along 19 Ave. and 15 Street in the Aylth railroads.
Company spokesman Ed Greenberg says there were no injuries and there was no leakage from the cars, which are lying on their sides at the Alyth Yard.
The cars were carrying a diluting agent used in oil pipelines.
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi said there was briefly a small evacuation of the immediate area but everyone has since been allowed to return home.
He said Blackfoot Trail, a major commuter route, would be closed overnight but crews were working to ensure it could be reopened by morning.
Evacuations took place between 13th and 15th street south of 9th Avenue.
Calgary Police Service Duty Inspector Leah Barber told CTV Calgary several tanker cars left the rail, before coming to a rest on their side.
Barber also said there are reports a hissing noise could be heard coming from several cars.
The derailment also closed 15 Street between 9 Ave., according to 660 News.
CP Rail official Ed Greenberg told CTV Calgary the derailment occurred while a northbound train was leaving the Alyth yard at 4:55 p.m.
Greenberg says the north-bound train was moving at a slow speed when the cars left the tracks Wednesday afternoon.
He says the company has launched an investigation to determine what happened.
Sep 13, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.wavy.com/news/local/csx-train-derails-injuring-two
Virginia train derailment
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) - A CSX train derailed in Southampton County early Thursday morning, injuring a conductor and engineer and sparking a fire.
Maj. Gene Drewery with the Southampton County Sheriff’s Office said deputies received a call from CSX that a train derailed between the Dominion Power Plant and the Ashland Chemical Plant around 2:30 a.m.
Drewery said the train was slowing into the chemical plant when it derailed. There was a diesel fuel spill, but there was not a chemical spill. Two locomotives and nine cars were involved.
The crash also caused a large fire, which Drewery said spread to trees along the side of the tracks, but was later contained.
An engineer and a conductor were transported from the scene with injuries. "They were disoriented, our officers just opened the door and helped them get out of the train and get off because of the fire," Drewery said. One was treated at Southampton Memorial Hospital, and the other was transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. They were released from the hospital Thursday.
Donald Case said he used to work for CSX and drove from Richmond to check on the crash. "It's a bad one. I mean the pictures I saw on the news this morning looked pretty rough. So I rode down there to see if I could see anything," Case said.
Case said he knows the two men who were on the train, and was thankful they were not seriously hurt. "They really are lucky. They could have been killed real easy," Case said.
The train is made up of 41 cars which were carrying mixed freight. The train originated in Portsmouth and was en route to Rocky Mount, N.C.
It was not clear Thursday afternoon when the track would reopen. Investigators said it could take weeks to determine the cause of the derailment.
Sep 20, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
From Saturday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=r91F7oyW...
http://www.theindependent.com/news/local/train-derails-near-central...
Train derails near Central City
CENTRAL CITY — An eastbound Union Pacific train headed from California to Chicago derailed near Central City at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
“There were no injuries,” said Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis. “The cause of the derailment is under investigation.”
All 42 cars that went off the tracks were flat cars loaded with ocean-going containers. Those containers had everything from electronics to batteries to apparel and other consumer goods loaded in them, Davis said.
“Crews worked throughout the night to move the rail cars off the tracks and to begin repairs,” Davis said.
Both tracks there were damaged. A total of 800 feet of rail had to be replaced on one track and 2,000 feet of rail needed to be replaced on the other, he said.
One track was expected to reopen at 5 p.m. Sunday. It’s unknown when the second track will reopen, Davis said.
As of late Sunday afternoon, 20 trains had been detoured to other routes around the damage. Another 40 trains sat idle waiting for the tracks to clear, he said.
The derailment occurred at Highway 30 and 21st Street.
Sep 24, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/leaking+after+train+derails+west...
Train car leaks oil, school closed, after CN train derails near Landis
LANDIS, Sask. - Hazardous material crews were cleaning up oil spilled from a Canadian National train car that derailed close to a small community in western Saskatchewan early Wednesday.
RCMP said 17 rail cars — some carrying flammable petroleum, ethanol and chemicals — came off the tracks after 4 a.m. within 500 to 700 metres of the village of Landis, west of Saskatoon.
"The spill involved a petroleum product that is not considered highly explosive," Sgt. Grant Rusk said.
"Because of the flammable nature of some of the other rail-car contents, and the proximity to Landis and the school, the decision was made to close the Landis School for the day while the contents of the damaged cars were unloaded."
No one was injured.
Warren Chandler, a spokesman for CN (TSX:CNR), said it was not clear how much oil spilled, but that the oil was concentrated along the right of way of its the transcontinental rail line.
Chandler said some of the cars were on their sides and CN crews were working to clean up the area.
"One of the derailed cars is leaking lube oil," he said from Edmonton.
"CN crews immediately began a process using vacuum trucks to contain and reclaim the leaking product."
The Saskatchewan government said one of the other derailed cars contains ethanol and was on its side, but was not leaking.
Premier Brad Wall said most goods shipped by train move safely across Canada and railways are needed.
But he said the spill is another chance to talk about the benefit of pipelines.
"There is a debate though now that's precipitated by Keystone and by (the proposed Northern) Gateway and maybe by the Energy East pipeline, about what is the safest way to move certain products," Wall said in Regina.
"We think it's an all-of-the-above proposition. We are going to be railing more oil out of this province, that's just the fact of the matter. We're doing it now and frankly doing it efficiently and safely for the most part, again from a statistical standpoint.
"But we need pipelines. We need them and we need to be unequivocal that pipelines are still certainly the best way."
Greenpeace Canada said the derailment was an example of the perils of shipping oil by rail.
"How much longer are they willing to gamble on unsafe rail cars carrying ever-increasing amounts of oil through our communities,” Greenpeace spokesman Keith Stewart said in a release.
Greenpeace and other organizations have called on the federal government to ban the shipping of oil in older tanker cars that have been identified as spill-prone.
The groups also want an independent safety review of all hydrocarbon transportation, including pipelines, rail, tanker and truck.
RCMP said the cars that went off of the tracks were in the middle of the 560-metre-long freight train and no other vehicle was involved in the derailment.
Fire crews from nearby communities put out a grass fire in a ditch caused by the derailment, but police said none of the rail cars caught fire.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said it is sending an investigator to the site. The TSB is an independent agency that investigates marine, pipeline, railway and aviation transportation occurrences. It looks at ways to prevent similar incidents, but does not assign blame.
Rogers Communications said the derailment severed cables which temporarily cut wireless services Wednesday morning for many of its customers in Western Canada.
Sep 26, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://myfox8.com/2013/10/01/two-train-cars-derail-in-rockingham-co...
Train derails in Rockingham County (Photos)
Posted on: 10:01 am, October 1, 2013, by Web Staff, updated on: 11:04am, October 1, 2013
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Three train cars derailed in Rockingham County on Tuesday, however no injuries were reported.
The train cars derailed at Ruffin Road and Lick Fork Creek Road around 9 a.m. One of the derailed cars was carrying paper and the other two were empty.
The 95-car train was headed from Linwood to Allentown, Pa.
“An Amtrak train passes by this location about 2 or 3 a.m., but we anticipate having the derailment cleaned up by then, so passenger traffic will not be affected,” Robin C. Chapman, Director of Public Relations at Norfolk Southern Corporation, said in an e-mail.
Norfolk Southern is working to resolve the derailed train cars.
The cause of the derailment has not been determined.
No other information is available at this time.
Oct 2, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://en.trend.az/regions/casia/uzbekistan/2200183.html
Tajik passenger train crashes in Uzbekistan
10 October 2013, 22:05 (GMT+05:00)
Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Oct. 10 /Trend, D. Azizov/
About 30 people were injured because of the derailment of five coaches of a Tajik passenger train, which was passing through Uzbekistan's territory, a source in the Ozbekiston temir yollari (Uzbekistan Railways) told Trend on Thursday.
According to the representative of the railway company, five cars of the train that was on the Dushanbe-Kanibadam route derailed at low speeds in the Gallyaral district of Jizzakh oblast on Thursday at around 10:00.
According to preliminary reports, the victims of the accident did not get life-threatening injuries. All of them were taken to the local hospital, where they received the necessary medical assistance.
The Dushanbe-Kanibadam train connects Tajikistan's capital with the northern Sughd oblast of the republic.
But the most part of its route accounts for Uzbekistan, because there is not a direct railway between these parts of Tajikistan.
An investigation is underway at the scene of the accident.
Oct 10, 2013
Sandor Daranyi
Dozens hurt in Buenos Aires train wreck
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/19/world/americas/argentina-train-cr...
(CNN) -- At least 35 people were injured Saturday morning when a train crashed in a Buenos Aires neighborhood, Argentina's Security Secretary Sergio Berni told state news agency Telam.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
Saturday's crash comes four months after two commuter trains collided near the Argentine capital, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds more.
"In addition to solidarity and pain, I feel anger and impotence," President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said in June. "Because the truth is, we are putting everything (into the train system), not just economic resources and investment, but also time and human resources. When things like this happen, it hurts all of us."
And in February 2012, a commuter train on the same rail line crashed into a barrier at a station in Buenos Aires, killing 50 people and injuring hundreds.
That crash sparked a criminal investigation. More than two dozen suspects, including former government officials, were accused of mismanagement and defrauding the public.
Now, a government consortium oversees the train line, rather than a private company.
In 1970, 200 people died when two trains crashed north of Buenos Aires.
Eight years later, 56 people were killed when a train hit a truck in Argentina's Santa Fe province, the state news agency reported.
Oct 19, 2013
Howard
Fuel Tanker Train Derails in Alberta, Closes Highway, Area Evacuated (Oct 19)
Emergency crews are battling a massive fire after a tanker train carrying oil and gas derailed west of Edmonton overnight.
Thirteen cars — four carrying petroleum crude oil and nine carrying liquefied petroleum gas — came off the tracks around 1 a.m. in the hamlet of Gainford, about 80 kilometres west of Edmonton on Highway 16, authorities said Saturday.
The westbound CN Rail train derailed along Highway 16 and Range Road 61.
One resident described hearing a series of crashes moments before he saw a “huge, huge fireball” shoot into the sky.
“The fireball was so big, it shot across both lanes of the Yellowhead (Highway) and now both lanes of the Yellowhead are closed and there’s fire on both sides,” said the witness.
Two cars containing gas are leaking, and officials said they fear there could be an explosion.
“It’s still leaking, so there is that risk of explosion,” said Carson Mills, spokesman for Parkland County, which includes Gainford.
“It’s still a risky situation so we need to contain as much as possible and keep people far away.”
Parkland County has declared a local state of emergency for Gainford and the immediate surrounding area. All area residents are to avoid the area until further notice.
The entire community of roughly 100 has been evacuated, Mills said.
A reception centre has been set up at the Entwistle Community Centre.
Parkland County and Yellowhead County fire crews are on scene, alongside the Edmonton Fire Rescue’s hazardous materials team and Edmonton police helicopter Air One.
Mills said residents reported seeing a huge fireball shoot across Highway 16 after the derailment.
A stretch of the highway, also known as the Yellowhead, has been shut down due to the fire, he said.
Highway 16 traffic has been rerouted north along secondary Highway 765, westbound along secondary Highway 633 and returning southbound on secondary Highway 757. The portion of the highway is expected to be rerouted for the next 24 to 48 hours.
The Transportation Safety Board said it has deployed a team of investigators to the scene.
Gainford is about 20 kilometres west of Wabamun, where on Aug. 3, 2005, 43 cars of a westbound CN freight train derailed, spilling 700,000 litres of heavy fuel oil and 88,000 litres of pole treating oil into and around Wabamun Lake, and forcing the evacuation of 20 people.
Sources
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Huge+fireball+streaks+across+Ye...
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Huge+huge+fireball+erupts+after+tra...
Oct 19, 2013
KM
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/a-look-at-train-accidents-in-canada-ov...
These are some of the more major incidents that have occured...
The latest train accident near Gainford, Alta is just one of many that have taken place in the last five months.
Here's a look at some of the accidents involving trains in Canada since May of 2013:
Oct. 19, 2013: Thirteen CN tanker cars -- four laden with petroleum crude oil and nine carrying liquefied petroleum gas -- came off the rails just after midnight in the hamlet of Gainford, about 80 kms west of Edmonton. At least two explosions and a massive fire followed, but there were no early reports of injuries.
Oct 17, 2013: Residents in the northwestern Alberta town of Sexsmith were forced from their homes after four CN rail cars carrying anhydrous ammonia left the rails. The cars remained upright and there were no leaks.
Oct. 7, 2013: Four empty tanker cars that had been used to carry jet fuel went off the track in Brampton, Ont. A CN employee suffered minor injuries and the derailment caused commuter delays for GO Train travellers.
Sept. 25, 2013: Seventeen CN rail cars, some carrying flammable petroleum, ethanol and chemicals, came off the tracks near the village of Landis, in western Saskatchewan, in the middle of the night. A nearby school was closed as hazardous material crews cleaned up spilled oil. No one was injured.
Sept. 18, 2013: Crossing lights, bells and gates were all reported to have been activated when an Ottawa city bus collided with a Via Rail passenger train west of the capital. Six people on the bus were killed, including the driver, and more than 30 passengers were injured. No one on the train was hurt.
Sep 11, 2013: Eight cars of a Canadian Pacific Railway train carrying a diluting agent used in oil pipelines derailed at a rail yard in southeast Calgary. There were no injuries and no leaks from the cars, which were left lying on their sides. More than 140 homes were evacuated briefly.
July 27, 2013: A CPR locomotive and seven tanker cars carrying oil left the tracks in Lloydminister, which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary. Some diesel spilled from the locomotive and was contained. RCMP said nothing spilled from the cars, no one was injured and no evacuations were necessary.
Jul 8, 2013: An ammonia leak from a train caused the evacuation of roughly one-quarter of the population of the small northern Ontario town of Gogoma. No one was injured.
July 6, 2013: A runaway train of 72 tank cars loaded with a volatile crude oil crashed and exploded in the centre of Lac-Megantic, Que., killing 47 people and destroying half the downtown area. The train, owned by Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, was unmanned at the time.
June 27, 2013: Seven cars derailed as a bridge over the flood-swollen Bow River in Calgary collapsed as a CPR train tried to cross it. Five cars carried petroleum products, one was filled with ethylene glycol and one was empty. No spills or injuries were reported but Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi demanded answers.
June 2, 2013: Eleven CPR rail cars derailed on a trestle bridge near Wanup, east of Sudbury, Ont. There were no injuries, but the cars were carrying containers of consumer goods and about half of them entered a nearby river, prompting a drinking-water advisory.
May 23, 2013: Police in the southern Alberta community of Okotoks had to respond to an unusual call when a runaway train car rumbled through town. They said the wayward train car was empty and eventually stopped when it bounced off the tracks. No one was injured and CPR attributed the incident to vandalism.
May 21, 2013: Five cars on a CPR train derailed near the village of Jansen in southeastern Saskatchewan and one of them spilled more than 91,000 litres of oil. There were no injuries
Oct 19, 2013
KM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24595870
Argentine train crashes into Buenos Aires Once station
A commuter train in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has crashed at the end of the line, leaving at least 80 people injured.
The train failed to stop as it arrived at Once station, crashing through the buffers and ending up wedged between the floor and ceiling of the platform.
The accident happened at the same station where 51 people were killed in a similar crash last year.
The cause of the accident remains unclear.
Saturday's crash happened shortly after 07:00 local time (10:00 GMT).
The line from Moreno 40km (25 miles) west of Buenos Aires to Once station, operated by the Sarmiento train company, is normally a busy commuter line during the week, and its trains are usually packed with passengers.
Security Secretary Sergio Berni said some of those injured on Saturday had been waiting on the platform and were hurt by flying glass as the train's windows shattered.
Jorge Ramirez, a chef who got on the train nine stations before the end of the line, told the AP news agency the accident was "a tragedy".
"I saw people hurt, shouting, others thrown on the floor. The people in the first wagon ended up piled on top of each other," he said.
After the 2012 crash, the authorities revoked a local company's right to operate trains on the line and pledged to make new investments in safety.
But commuters complain of frequent delays and bad service, and it is not uncommon to see travellers crammed into trains on their way to work, says the BBC's Ignacio de los Reyes in Buenos Aires.
Oct 19, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3196305.shtml?cat=500
Train derails in Socorro County
Updated at: 10/19/2013 8:42 PM
By: Johnny Cordoba, KOB 4
Train derails south of Socorro
NMSP
Socorro County – A broken track apparently was the cause for a train derailment that happened 18 miles south of Socorro, at approximately 5 a.m. New Mexico State Police reported to KOB Eyewitness News that four auto haulers ended on the ground, but none of the vehicles inside fell out of the haulers.
The locomotive pulling the cars did not stray from the train tracks and minimal fuel spilled at the site of the accident. No injuries were reported
A spokesperson for BNSF Railway, operator for the train, indicated that the exact cause for the derailment is still under investigation.
Oct 20, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
Nigeria Train Derails
Wednesday October 23 2013
Thousands of passengers escaped death Tuesday evening as a train loaded with over 2,000 people derailed at Oshodi bus stop.
The incident which took place close to the pedestrian bridge caused a lot of panic with passers-by running for their lives during the commotion that took place.
According to a ngtrends.com correspondent who arrived the scene shortly after the incident, thousands of stranded passengers lined the side of track, with each person narrating the incident.
A passenger, who was inside the coach that derailed identified himself as Francis to our correspondence. He narrated his experience stating that “I heard a loud sound and thought I was going to die. I thank God the train did not over turn.”
He added: “Passengers who were seated on top of the train quickly jumped. I thank God the train wasn’t on top speed, my story would have been different my brother.”
No lives was lost in the incident and work to evacuate the derailed coach had already began when our correspondent arrived the scene.
http://www.spyghana.com/nigeria-train-derails/
Oct 24, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/2-killed-40-hurt-as-train-de...
2 killed, 40 hurt as train derails
Published: Friday, November 1, 2013
Our Correspondent, Brahmanbaria
The wreckage of a train after it derailed early yesterday in Akhaura while going to Chittagong from Dhaka. The accident left two people dead. Photo: Star
The deceased were identified as Mostakim, 20, of Mymensingh, and Nurul Amin, 35, of Netrakona.
The accident occurred as a compartment of the Chittagong-bound train overturned after being derailed around 3:00am, just before entering Akhaura station, said Md Saidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Government Railway Police (GRP) at Akhaura Railway Junction.
Passengers inside the compartment were heavily jolted when four wheels of the coach slipped off the track.
Mostakim and Amin died on the spot as they were on the roof of the train, the OC said, adding that at least 40 more passengers had sustained injuries.
The injured were taken to different local hospitals and clinics for treatment.
The cause of the derailment could not be ascertained immediately, said Abdul Motalib, station superintendent of the junction.
A three-member committee headed by Divisional Transport Officer (DTO) of Railway Eastern Zone Md Nazmul Hossain was formed to investigate the cause of the derailment by three days, he added.
The rail communications of Dhaka with Chittagong, Sylhet, Noakhali, and Chandpur remained suspended for more than five hours as seven trains remained stranded at different stations after the incident.
Communications, however, resumed around 8:30am when a salvage train removed the coach from the track.
Chittagong-bound Turna Nishitha Express got stuck in Brahmanbaria Railway Station while Sylhet-bound Sylhet Mail at Talshar station, situated in between Akhaura and Brahmanbaria; Sylhet-bound another train Surma Mail at Brahmanbaria, and Akhaura-bound Titas at Paghachang, a place in between Brahmanbaria and Akhaura.
Dhaka-bound Turna Nishitha Express from Chittagong got stranded at Koshba, Chittagong Mail train at Akhaura, and a Demu train at a place between Comilla and Akhaura railway stations.
Two youths killed in train accidents
Two youths were killed in two separate train accidents in Jamalpur, reports our district correspondent.
The deceased were identified as Omar Ali, 22, of son of Gyan Miah of Langaljora village in Jamalpur, and Billal Hossain, 16, son of Shakawat Hossain of Durgapur upazila in Netrakona.
Omar, who had hearing impairment, was run over by a Dhaka-bound commuter train from Dewanganj while he was crossing Langaljora level crossing around 5:35am yesterday, said Khokan Sarker, officer-in-charge of the GRP at Jamalpur Railway Station.
In a separate incident, Billal fell down from a Dewanganj-bound commuter train from Dhaka near the Nandina Railway Station around 9:30pm on Wednesday as he was standing by the door of the compartment, the OC said.
Critically injured Billal was taken to Jamalpur General Hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries there around 2:30am yesterday, the OC added.
Police recovered the bodies and sent those to Jamalpur General Hospital morgue for autopsies.
Nov 1, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.yourerie.com/news/news-article/train-derails-in-millcree...
November 1, 2013
A train derailed in Millcreek Township on the CSX Tracks at about 10:30am today. Four rail cars, reportedly carrying construction debris, are now on their sides. At least two other cars, including an engine, are off the tracks but still upright. Emergency Management from Erie and Millcreek are currently on the scene. Some diesal fuel was leaking at the site, which is just west of Pittsburgh Avenue. No injuries have been reported. Traffic is being diverted in the area of Pittsburgh Avenue, Greendgarden Blvd, and Raspberry Street.
The railroad is bringining in a wrecking crew from out of town. It will take them several hours or longer to turn the cars upright, clean-up the debris and repair the tracks.
Reports at the scene indicate an engine will be brought in to pull the unaffected portion of the train in an easterly direction, to clear the railroad crossings in the city.
At this time, no cause for the derailment.
Nov 3, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.wafb.com/story/23913896/explosion
Train derailment causes fire and crude oil spill near Aliceville
Posted: Nov 08, 2013 5:44 AM CSTUpdated: Nov 08, 2013 8:03 AM CST
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) -
Crews are working at the scene of train derailment that caused explosions and a crude oil spill.
It happened near Highway 14 in Aliceville in Pickens County. Nelda Hudgins, who lives nearby, says her husband Bart woke her up around 1 a.m. on Friday after he saw the fire. Nelda reports hearing explosions and says 6 or 7 train cars were on fire.
Lt. Travis Parker with Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue says they received the call around 2 a.m. and have sent a battalion, an engine and a hazmat team to the site. Attempts are being made to contain the crude oil spill.
The train was composed of 90 train cars and 12 cars derailed, according to the Regional Coordinator for Alabama EMA, Don Hartley. Hartley says the accident happened near a slough and crews are working to keep the spill out of the water. The current plant is to let the fire burn out. The railroad company will be handling the clean up and will investigate the accident along with the NTSB.
Hartley says the accident happened near a trestle. The trestle is now gone after it was consumed by the fire. Investigators are looking into the possibility that the trestle could have caused the accident.
Parker says no injuries have been reported and he believes no homes are in danger. There has been no word on what caused the derailment or explosion.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57611455/train-carrying-crude-o...
Train carrying crude oil derails, catches fire in Ala.
Updated 7:10 a.m. ET
ALICEVILLE, ALA.A 12-car freight train carrying crude oil derailed on a trestle and caught fire late Thursday night near Aliceville, in western Alabama, authorities say.
Ken Gibson of the Pickens County, Alabama Emergency Management Agency tells CBS News of the cars were destroyed and nine are still periodically flaring up.
A local hazardous materials team raced to the scene but had left early Friday morning, Gibson said.
The cause of the derailment was under investigation, as was the extent of any remaining oil spill.
No injuries were reported. One home was evacuated.
Nov 8, 2013
Starr DiGiacomo
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/train-carrying-lumber-derails-west-of-...
Train carrying lumber derails west of Saskatoon:
Last Updated Sunday, November 10, 2013 7:48PM EST
A train reported to be carrying lumber has derailed near Asquith, Sask., located about 33 kilometres west of Saskatoon.
Saskatchewan RCMP responded to the CN derailment around 7:30 p.m. Saturday night, Cpl. Con Lerat said in a statement.
None of the six cars were carrying dangerous goods, Lerat said.
A train reported to be carrying lumber has derailed near Asquith, Sask., on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013.
There was no mention of any injuries or evacuations as a result of the derailment.
There have been four train derailments in the neighbouring province of Alberta in the past two months, including one in October that forced the evacuation of Gainford after a dangerous petroleum fire was sparked.
Nov 11, 2013
sourabh kale
McCormick County emergency services says a train has derailed in Modoc.
Officials say the incident is minor though, with less than five cars coming off the rails around 5 a.m.. No cars overturned and no one was injured.
CSX railroad crews are fixing the track issue now.
http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Officials-say-train-derailment-i...
Nov 14, 2013
sourabh kale
NASHIK/MUMBAI: Four passengers were feared killed and several others injured when ten coaches of a train derailed at Ghoti near Igatpuri in Nashik district on Friday morning.
The mishap took place at around 6.20am today when 12618 Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Mangala Express train was passing through the Ghoti-Igatpuri section near Nashik of the Central Railway, a Central Railway spokesperson said in Mumbai.
The cause of the accident is not yet known, he said. According to rural police, four passengers were feared dead and several others injured in the derailment.
The injured have been rushed to Ghoti, Kasara and Nashik civil hospitals, while rescue operations were in progress, police added.
The Central Railway has set up a helpline for anxious relatives and kin of the passengers to enquire about them, the official said, adding that a medical relief van has already reached Ghoti.
Following the mishap, rail-traffic on the up side was affected, forcing railway authorities to cancel various trains, including Manmad-Kurla-Godavari Express and Manmad-Mumbai Panchavati Express.
Also, Sevagram Express and Rajya Rani Express were halted at Lasalgaon, a railway official at Nashik told PTI.
http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Mangala-Express-derails-near-Nashik...
Nov 15, 2013