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.

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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

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Argentine train crashes into Buenos Aires Once station

The train ended up wedged between the floor and ceiling of the platform at 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.

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

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.

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.

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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

Two passengers were killed and at least 40 others injured as a compartment of Chittagong-bound mail train from Dhaka overturned at Akhaura Railway Junction in Brahmanbaria yesterday.
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.

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.

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.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/train-carrying-lumber-derails-west-of-...

Train carrying lumber derails west of Saskatoon:

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.

Another link to Mangala derailment with 3 killed and 37 injured.

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Mangala Express derails near Nashik; 3 dead, 37 injured

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Photo gallery: Train transporting 100,000 gallons of propane derail...

November 20th, 2013 3:48 pm 

BULLS GAP — Rescuers dodged a big bullet Tuesday night when a Southern Railroad train derailed in Bulls Gap, and the only cars that didn’t tip over were at the back of the line including four carrying 28,000 gallons of propane each.

The accident occurred around 10:20 p.m. as some cars were being pulled through a spur at Seminole Gas. Apparently a middle car came off the track, which caused chain reaction, tipping all cars in front of it including the engine.

The biggest cleanup was for diesel fuel that leaked out of the engine. Two men were on the train at the time of the derailment, including the engineer who suffered a head injury and other bumps and bruises when the engine tipped over.

The engineer was treated for injuries but returned to the accident site early Wednesday morning. as of noon Wednesday the cars were back upright and cleanup was continuing.

Hazardous material enters Hawkins County on the Southern Railroad through Bulls Gap on a daily basis, most of which is on its way to Eastman Chemical Co. in Kingsport.

For years Hawkins County emergency responders have been planning and training for a train derailment of this nature, and Tuesday night that plan was put into action.

In this case, however, it wasn’t a pass-through “Eastman” train that derailed, but some cars that were being picked up for transfer to the exchange yard in Bulls Gap.

Route 66-S, which runs parallel to the tracks, was closed from the Rt. 113 intersection near Cherokee High School to the 11-E intersection in Bulls gap for about an hour until the situation was assessed and it was determined that no hazardous material had spilled or was in danger of spilling.

Hawkins County Emergency Management Agency director Gary Murrell said Southern Railroad was investigating the cause of the derailment Wednesday afternoon.

“It was a switch engine pulling out of Seminole Gas,” Murrell said. “They had pulled in to pick up four loaded (propane) tank cars to take to Bulls Gap yard so the regular train could pick them up and take them to where they’re going. They were coming out of the yard on the switch track and they don’t know how it happened, but somewhere in the middle of that train something happened and it started pulling cars off the track. It just pulled off everything from that (middle) car forward. It turned everything over including the engine.”

There were some empty tankers behind the engine.

The first emergency responders found the badly shaken engineer laying on the ground outside the train, and initially it wasn’t know that those first tankers were empty.

Aside from the four propane tanks at the rear of the train, there were some cars carrying scrap metal and some carrying plastic pellets. Some of the pellets also spilled.

Hepaco Environmental and American Environmental cleanup companies were both called to assist with the cleanup.

“Hepaco said they would be there for days for the diesel,” Murrell said. “The diesel is going to be the biggest thing. We’ve had EPA there. All the diesel was confined to one side of the railroad tracks, and they’re digging everything up to get the diesel out of the ground.”

Murrell said the emergency services from Hawkins and Greene counties that responded deserved to be commended for working together to put the emergency plan into action while the situation was being assessed.

“This is why we put in so many hours of training,” Murrell said. “If it had turned out to be a major disaster, we had the highway blocked already. That way if there was an evacuation we only had to worry about getting people out, and not new people coming in. There are a lot worse things than propane moving up and down that line, and it’s good to know everybody (in emergency services) is on the same page if something major does happen.” 

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An investigation is under way after a Virgin Trains service from London to Chester partially derails and crashes into barriers.

A train has derailed and smashed into the buffers at Chester railway station, leaving one man in hospital with back injuries.

Emergency services were called to the station shortly after midday following reports that the five-carriage train had partially derailed.

Among the passengers was Jake Pickering, who wrote on his Twitter page: "The @VirginTrains train I was on from London has just crashed at Chester station. I believe everyone is okay."

A Virgin Trains spokeswoman said: "We can confirm an incident took place earlier today at Chester Station.

"The incident took place at approximately 12.10pm and the train involved was the 10.10am Virgin Trains service from London Euston to Chester. No other train was involved.

"The emergency services have been called, but at this stage it is believed that there are no serious injuries."

A statement from British Transport Police said: "All coaches of the five-car train have remained upright.

"One man has been taken to a local hospital by North West Ambulance Service, with reported injuries to his back."

The statement said the crash was "being investigated to establish the full circumstances surrounding the derailment".

http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=1225061&CategoryId=14090

Eight Die in Train Derailment in Brazil

SAO PAULO – Eight people died when a train derailed over the weekend in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, officials said Monday.

The initial death toll was reported as six, but firefighters recovered two more bodies from the wreckage early Monday.

The derailment occurred Sunday night in the poor Jardin Conceicao neighborhood of Sao Jose do Rio Preto, a city located about 438 kilometers (272 miles) from Sao Paulo.

Nine cars loaded with corn went off the tracks and hit four dwellings, destroying the structures and killing eight people, including children ages 2 and 5, who were inside.

Six other people were hospitalized, with two of them listed in serious condition.

Railway operator America Latina Logistica, or ALL, released a statement in which it expressed its condolences to the victims’ families and offered assistance.

“The causes of the accident will be investigated in an administrative process,” ALL said.

Company spokesmen denied that the train was traveling at more than 40 kph (25 mph), the speed limit in urban areas.

Train speeds are controlled via satellite, preventing engineers from speeding, ALL said.

Two derailments occurred in Sao Jose do Rio Preto in 2002, but there were no injuries.

ALL was fined in 2009 for failing to comply with an agreement to prevent derailments.

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Evacuees at high school, Willard

WILLARD, OH (WOIO) -

Police say 400 households were affected by a chemical spill on CSX train tracks in Huron County.

At 11:42 p.m. Tuesday, a caller notified police of a leaking train on North Main Street in Willard.

Upon arrival, police found that the 33,000 gallon railcar was leaking styrene monomer, a highly flammable substance, through a four inch hole.

Authorities decided to immediately evacuate residents within a one-half mile radius. Willard High School is being used as an emergency shelter.

CSX released the following statement on Wednesday:

CSX Transportation is working with first responders in Willard, Ohio, to assist residents who have evacuated their homes due to a tank car leak. The company is establishing a community outreach center at the Willard Town Hall, and securing hotel rooms for displaced residents. The leak from the tank car of styrene monomer, a flammable product used in the manufacture of plastics, has been stopped. The tank car was damaged in a derailment at the CSX Willard Yard. CSX thanks the first responders for their support, and pledges to work with them and the community to resolve this incident as safely and quickly as possible.

There is really not much of a health threat, but the clean up is the issue.  Any kind of spark could cause a serious explosion or fire.  

No word on when evacuees will be allowed to go back to their homes. 

http://www.sewardindependent.com/friend/news/article_abd4d7aa-56e4-...

BNSF train derails near Friend

Pictured are BNSF workers at the site of the derailment on Nov. 25.

Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 5:00 am

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway workers were hard at work addressing a derailment that occurred at 2:55 a.m. on Nov. 25 near Friend. 

“The train derailed on the siding and was moving slowly when it derailed,” Andy Williams, BNSF public affairs director, said.

Out of the 75 cars, seven of them derailed and four fell on their sides.

“The main line in that area is open. That track has several trains a day, but it is not impacting customers because we can reroute the traffic,” Williams said.

Williams said that those working on the track hoped to have it up and running at approximately 5 p.m. on Nov. 25.

Damages to the track have yet not been determined, according to Williams.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/01/21702589-at-least-4-dead...

At least 4 dead, more than 60 injured after NY commuter train derails in Bronx

By Richard Esposito and Hasani Gittens, NBC News

A commuter rail line derailed in New York City Sunday morning, killing at least four people.

Officials said that at least 63 others were injured when the Metro-North train jumped the tracks as it was rounding a curve about 100 yards from a stop. Fire officials said as many as 11 of those injured were "critical."

AP / Craig Ruttle

First responders gather around the derailment of a Metro North passenger train in the Bronx borough of New York Dec. 1, 2013.

Metro-North said the seven-car 5:54 a.m. diesel train from Poughkeepsie derailed at 7:22 a.m., just feet from the water near the historic Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx, NBC New York reported. It was due at Grand Central at 7:43 a.m.

The locomotive was on the north end pushing the cars southward.

Joel Zaritsky said he was on his way to New York City for a dental convention. 

"I was asleep and I woke up when the car started rolling several times. Then I saw the gravel coming at me, and I heard people screaming. There was smoke everywhere and debris. People were thrown to the other side of the train," he said, holding his bloody right hand. 

At least four train cars were knocked completely on their side, and officials said it would be awhile to assess all of the damage and injuries involved. Early reports said that cars had gone into the Hudson river, but they narrowly avoided plunging into the frigid waters.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokeswoman Marjorie Anders said the big curve where the derailment occurred is in a slow speed area approaching the station. 

NBC News

A commuter rail line derailed in New York City early Sunday morning, killing at least four people.

Dozens of firefighters were on the scene helping pull people from the wreckage. Many people were transported to area hospitals for treatment, said New York City Fire Department spokesman Michael Parrella. 

Speaking at the scene, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the train operator was among the injured.

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At first, he said, he didn't notice that the train had flipped over.

"I didn't realize it had been turned over until I saw a firefighter walking on the window," he said. 

Steve Kornacki reports on a train derailment on the Metro North Hudson Line in New York.

As a result of the crash, Metro-North Hudson line service was suspended in both directions, and Amtrak service was suspended be tween New York City and Albany, rail officials said. 

A senior Metro-North official told NBC News there was no evidence of criminality, but cautioned that it was still early in the investigation. National Transportation Safety Bureau officials confirmed a "go-team" is on their way to the area to launch an investigation.

In July, a CSX freight train hauling trash on the same line derailed near the the same area of the Bronx. No one was injured but questions were raised about the safety of the track design, which has a notoriously sharp turn right before the station.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/hazmat-spill-freight-train...

Officials said the train was carrying a noxious, flammable material

A train carrying hazardous materials derailed near New Jersey highway early Thursday, officials said.

The train was backing into a facility near Exit 12 of the New Jersey Turnpike in Carteret — across the border from Staten Island — when one car of the train flipped on its side about 1 a.m., authorities said.

Another car partially overturned in the wreck.

Investigators were still trying to determine what caused the train to derail.

RELATED: PHOTOS: METRO-NORTH ENGINEER MINUTES AFTER CRASH

It was not immediately clear how the train derailed, but no injuries were reported.

Officials said the train was carrying a noxious, flammable material, WABC-TV reported.

WABC

Emergency workers were still trying to clean the hazardous material from the scene after a freight train derailed in New Jersey early Thursday.

Hazmat crews were still working to clean the area hours later.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/hazmat-spill-freight-train...

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Train derails in Two Harbors

An ore train derailed in Two Harbors early Thursday afternoon and two injuries were reported, Lake County Sheriff Carey Johnson told the News Tribune. - 

A Canadian National Railway train filled with iron ore pellets from the Iron Range derailed in Two Harbors early Thursday afternoon and two injuries were reported, Lake County Sheriff Carey Johnson said.

According to the Two Harbors Police Department, at 1:14 p.m. the THPD, Lake County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division, Two Harbors Fire Department, Lake County Ambulance Service and Lake County Search & Rescue responded to the accident.

The two CN employees were transported from the scene via ambulance. Patrick Waldron, a spokesman for CN, said the injuries appear to be minor. The two other employees on the train were uninjured.

The accident occurred just after 1 p.m. on a bend in the tracks between Northshore Manufacturing and Two Harbors Lumber on Fourth Avenue, Johnson said. Waldron said the area is considered the CN train yard.

Uwe Kausch, a sales manager at Northshore Manufacturing, said the rail cars were everywhere, “stacked up like cord wood,” with some pointing up vertically.

A typical ore train has just over 100 cars and Kausch said it looked like most of them were affected by the derailment. Waldron said there were 107 cars but said it hadn’t been determined how many were damaged or upended.

LeRoy Veness, who owns a repair shop about 100 yards from the rail line, said he heard the derailment.

“Our whole building was rumbling,” Veness said.

Andy Johnson of Two Harbors was at the recycling center next to the repair shop and saw the accident take place.

“It was a rush,” Johnson said. He saw taconite pellets fly into the air and said it made a “loud rushing noise.”

Johnson said he immediately knew it was a derailment.

Waldron said a CN crew is on the scene investigating.

http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/Train-derailment-sen...

Train derailment sends two to the hospital in Two Harbors

December 5, 2013Updated Dec 5, 2013 at 6:56 PM CST

Two Harbors, MN (NNCNOW.com) --- Authorities are investigating what caused a train to derail just south of Two Harbors, Minnesota Thursday afternoon.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office, along with Two Harbors Police, the Minnesota DNR and rescue squads were called to the incident around 1:15pm.

The 107 car CN train that was carrying iron ore pellets derailed next to the lumber yard. Between 20-50 cars came off the track.

Two crew members were hurt and were taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Two other crew members on the train were not hurt.

Patrick Waldron the CN Regional Public Relations Director spoke with the Northland's NewsCenter this afternoon saying they have not received an update on the conditions of the crew members that were hurt.

Waldron also said he was unsure if the National Transportation Safety Administration would send investigators to the scene.

Authorities continue to clean up the incident.

http://www.wvec.com/my-city/norfolk/Train-derails-in-Norfolk-234635...

Train derails in Norfolk causing traffic to be re-routed

Posted on December 5, 2013 at 3:04 PM

Updated today at 5:59 PM

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UPDATE 4:24 p.m.:  Crews on the scene tell WVEC.com the road has reopened to traffic. 

UPDATE 3:34 p.m.: Chief Williamson told 13News Now the train was hauling cement. Crews from Norfolk Southern are on scene working to get the train back on the track. 

NORFOLK -- A Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad train derailed while changing tracks at East Princess Anne and Ingleside roads in Norfolk Thursday afternoon causing traffic to be re-directed.

City of Norfolk spokeswomen Karen Parker-Chesson said emergency communications received word around 2:30 p.m. 

Parker-Chesson says no injuries have been reported. 

Robin Chapman with Norfolk Southern told 13News Now that a Norfolk Portsmouth Belt Line train was on a Norfolk Southern track. The train was about to get on a Bay Coast Railroad track when it derailed. The Norfolk Southern Princess Anne line is now blocked by the derailment.

Chief Williamson with the Norfolk Fire Department said no evacuations were issued and they are currently investigating what the train was hauling.  Hazmat crews are on the scene as a precaution. 

http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x429883529/Freight-trai...

Freight train derails west of Tehachapi

Kenya cargo train derails in Nairobi slum, six injured

A cargo train derailed in a sprawling Nairobi slum on Sunday, injuring at least six people as it crashed into makeshift homes where people are feared still trapped, rescuers and residents said.

Transport Minister Michael Kamau, who was at the scene, told journalists that six injured had so far been taken to hospital.

"We have rescued six people, most of them were crying out from the structures that were crushed and they couldn't move, but we managed to dig out and rescue them," said Johnson Maina of the fire service department.

Local people suggested casualties may be lower than initially feared as most of those whose houses were destroyed appear not to have been at home when the accident happened, having either left for church or gone back to their villages for the Christmas holidays.

"Because of the time of year and the time of day a lot of people were not at hone," a local chief who identified himself as Patrick told AFP.

"The initial report is that people are feared trapped, but so far we have not received reports of any actual missing persons," a Red Cross emergency officer at the scene told AFP.

The Red Cross had earlier said that "scores were feared trapped".

"We are thankful for the swift effort in rescuing people, it is by luck that it did not happen at night when people are sleeping. We could have a huge disaster here," said Mercline Akelo who sells fish just next to the rail line.

"I was about to open my business, I had gone for stock and heard about it on my way back, I don't know what could have happened if the accident had occurred when I was selling my fish," she went on.

"The rescue efforts are underway, we cannot talk of the number of those injured at the moment," Nairobi Police chief Benson Kibue told AFP.

One of Africa's largest slums, Kibera's tin-roofed shacks are home to an estimated quarter of a million people, according to an NGO that carried out a population study there.

Kamau said the government has long warned the residents of Kibera not to put up houses right next to the railway, which crosses the settlement.

"We have always warned people against encroaching on the line," he said. So they must move, we cannot continue having such disasters," he went on.

Source: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/cargo-train-derails-nairobi-slum-scores-fe...

http://www.bdtonline.com/breakingnews/x1186896779/Train-derails-in-...

December 27, 2013

Train derails in McDowell County, tanker car crashes into Elkhorn R...

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Fire Erupts After Two Trains Derail in North Dakota

Some 10 Railcars Ablaze After Crude-Oil Train Accident

By Betsy Morris

Some 10 railcars were engulfed in flames after two BNSF Railway Co. trains derailed on Monday about 25 miles west of Fargo, N.D., a local official said. At least one of the trains was carrying oil, the railroad said.

Fire and hazardous materials team are battling the fire, which is about a mile west of Casselton, N.D., said Sgt. Tara Morris of the Cass County Sherrif’s office. She added that all people and animals within a 10-mile radius of the town should find shelter and avoid going outside until the area is deemed safe.

No injuries have been reported, local officials said.

The Fort Worth, Tex.-based railroad said one train derailed on a track around 2:10 p.m. Central Time and “impacted” a second train on another track, causing it to derail.

A spokesman for BNSF confirmed its trains were involved and at least one of the trains was carrying oil. He said railroad employees were on their way to the accident.

BNSF, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., told its customers it couldn’ t estimate when the main tracks would reopen, but warned customers they might experience delays of 24 to 48 hours on shipments through the corridor.

This is the latest in a series of derailments of crude-oil trains this year. In July, 47 people were killed in a crude-oil train derailment that wiped out much of the Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic. In November, a train carrying crude oil derailed in a rural area of Alabama.

An update from KM's earlier post.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/30/22113442-residents-of-nd...

Residents of ND town urged to evacuate after train collision sets oil tankers ablaze

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A fireball erupts at the site of an oil train derailment, on Monday, in Casselton, N.D.

By Daniella Silva, NBC News

Authorities urged residents to evacuate a small North Dakota town late Monday after a mile-long train carrying crude oil derailed nearby after colliding with another train.

The Cass County Sheriff's Office said Monday night it is "strongly recommending" that people in the town of Casselton and anyone living 5 miles to the south and east evacuate to shelters set up in Fargo, which is about 25 miles away. Casselton has about 2,400 residents. 

The sheriff's office said the National Weather Service was forecasting a shift in the winds that would push the plume of smoke down, possibly posing a health risk. Earlier, authorities had advised nearby residents to shelter inside their homes.

The freight train carrying crude oil hit another train hauling grain that had derailed on Monday afternoon, triggering an explosion and sending flames shooting more than 100 feet into the air. No injuries were immediately reported.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office said deputies and local emergency crews responded to reports of a derailment near the city of Casselton, N.D., and discovered the oil train burning, with up to 10 cars fully engulfed, said sheriff’s Sgt. Tara Morris.

“There was an explosion, where a car let loose and there was a giant fireball, hundreds of feet in the air,” said Assistant Chief Gary Lorenz of the City of Fargo Fire Department, who was in touch with a crew on the scene.

“It’s burning very strong right now,” he said. “You can see the plume of smoke for 25 miles.”

The collision occurred at a street intersection just before 2:20 p.m., when a westbound BNSF train carrying grain derailed and was then hit by an eastbound train carrying oil, Cecily Fong,  a public information officer with North Dakota Emergency Services, told NBCChicago.com.  Both trains were owned by BNSF, she said.

Amy McBeth, a spokeswoman for BNSF Railway, confirmed the collision but said she could provide no additional details.

Fong said the train carrying grain was approximately 111 cars long and crews were able to get the unaffected cars separated from the burning wreckage and moved out of the way. 

Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service via Reuters

Smoke rises from a derailed train near Casselton, N.D., on Monday.

Fong said the Federal Aviation Administration  was putting flight restrictions in place over the area due to the smoke.

NBC affiliate KVLY in Fargo, N.D., reported that the train emitted a cloud of toxic smoke but that prevailing winds were blowing the smoke away from Casselton.

Kevin Thompson, a Federal Railroad Administration spokesman, told NBC News that the agency was sending investigators to the scene. 

"The Federal Railroad Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration have investigative teams en route to North Dakota and will work in concert with the National Transportation Safety Board, the lead investigator, to ascertain all the relevant facts that may have contributed to the accident," he said. "FRA's goal in all investigations is to determine the facts and learn how we can minimize risk to prevent a similar incident in the future."

http://www.pardaphash.com/news/train-carrying-kerosene-derails-in-u...

The rail route to Delhi was also affected and efforts were on to normalise traffic, railway officials said. 

Train carrying 'Kerosene' derails in UP

^{Published on: Tue, 07 Jan 2014 at 12:05 IST}

Lucknow: Rail traffic on the Gorakhpur section of North Eastern Railway in Uttar Pradesh was hit on Tuesday when two wagons of a goods train transporting kerosene derailed between Gonda and Gorakhpur, officials said.
No one was injured in the incident.
The train was headed to Gorakhpur when the derailment took place. The contents of the wagons spilled all over, forcing railway authorities to shut down the section for all up and down trains.
"We are trying to normalise traffic on the sector as soon as possible. For now, some trains are stranded," an official said.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/wapske-derailed-train-o...

Emergency crews have blocked off roads leading to the scene of a train derailment in northwestern New Brunswick. (wagmtv.com)

Witness saw 'big cloud of orange smoke'

CBC News Posted: Jan 07, 2014 8:22 PM AT Last Updated: Jan 07, 2014 10:59 PM AT

A CN Rail train carrying dangerous goods has derailed and caught fire in northwest New Brunswick, not far from the U.S. border.

Jim Feeny, director of public and government affairs for CN Rail, said the train derailment happened just after 7 p.m. AT about five kilometres outside of Plaster Rock in Wapske, N.B. He said the train was coming from central Canada and was heading to Moncton.

He said the train was carrying dangerous goods. 

“The number of derailed cars has not yet been confirmed. We do know that there are dangerous goods cars on the train and that they are in the derailment area these include cars carrying LPG — which is propane — and crude oil but we cannot confirm if those cars are actually derailed at this point. We know they’re in the immediate area,” said Feeny.  

He also confirmed there was a fire at the site, but said it's unclear what is fuelling the fire. 

A train that caught fire in Wapske, N.B., was carrying propane and crude oil at the time of the derailment. (Google)

RCMP Cpl. Marty Van Dijk said emergency crews are working with the train's conductor to identify the cars and determine whether they contain hazardous materials. 

“Our emergencyresponders are just beginning to arrive, the local fire department is also on site,” he said.

Feeny said it's too early to determine what caused the derailment. 

He said none of the train's crew was injured. There's been no word of other injuries at this time.

Van Dijk said a HAZMAT team is en route. He said a two-kilometre radius is being cleared and evacuated around the site. Most of the residents within that radius have been moved out.  

There were 122 cars on the train. It's still not clear how many derailed. 

'I saw a great big cloud of orange smoke'

J.D. Saddler and his girlfriend were at her grandmother's house, next to the train tracks in Plaster Rock. 

"After we left her house, we were driving across the river over to Wapske and that’s where the train derailed. And as we were driving to Wapske, I saw a great big cloud of orange smoke and the flames were really high in the air, the smoke was really high in the air," he said. 

Saddler said they went home. About an hour later, he drove back and the route was blocked off. People were being evacuated from the area.

“I think probably a lot of people are scrambling right now,” he said.

Saddler's father owns a sawmill located not far from where the train derailed happened.

“We were a little concerned because our place of business is located half a mile from where the [derailment] happened but our place wasn’t affected,” he said.

"There’s about 10 or 12 homes along the road where the train derailed.“

A woman who lives in nearby Wapske said she was asked to evacuate her home, located about two kilometres away. She said she can't see any fire from her house.  She said there are about eight homes located near the site.

Not the first CN derailment in Plaster Rock

A CBC investigation into rail safety revealed that CN Rail did not report to authorities more than 1,800 derailments and accidents, including 44 on key rail arteries.

One of those derailments occurred in Plaster Rock which was one of two incidents that prompted the Transportation Safety Board to seek a summons ordering CN to turn over all accident records.

http://www.kxlh.com/news/train-derails-northwest-of-helena-no-injur...

Train derails northwest of Helena, no injuries reported

HELENA - Gusty winds are not being ruled out in a train derailment that happened near Austin, where 25 train cars were derailed.

Wind gusts of up to 75 mph were reported in the area with sustained winds around 45 mph.

The derailment wad reported around 5 a.m. on Monday, and is only affecting the east side tracks.

It was reported that most of the cars which were double-stacked were empty; no hazardous material was reported in the ones that were.

Train traffic was able to continue with use of the other tracks but is very slow due to gusty winds.

There are no reports of injuries.

http://www.whig.com/story/24440324/train-derails-along-bonasinga-dr...

Train derails along Bonansinga Drive in Quincy

Jan 14, 2014

Workers were on the scene Tuesday morning after five railcars derailed Monday night along the Burlington Junction Railway shortline along Bonansinga Drive in Quincy, just north of the Pier restaurant.

The cars, which belong to BNSF Railway, left the tracks about 8 p.m. Monday, blocking traffic for about 90 minutes at Front and Broadway, according to the Quincy Police Department. One of the five cars rolled onto its side, spilling its load, while another had its wheels ripped off. One car was loaded with soybeans, a second with cattle feed and the rest were empty, according BNSF Railway Public Affairs Director Andy Williams.

No cause for the derailment was announced. The incident remains under investigation by BNSF.

Train derails in Burnaby, B.C., spilling coal into creek

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3287340.shtml?cat=504#.UtnDVdIo4nI

Train derails, spills fuel near Vaughn

http://www.cbs58.com/news/local-news/Train-derails-on-overpass-in-C...

Train derails on overpass in Caledonia

CALEDONIA-- A train derailed in Caledonia Sunday morning just east of the intersection of 5 Mile Road and Nicholson Road. It happened around 6 a.m.

Authorities said that 19 cars had derailed and that  there was some concern that some of them could fall off the overpass at that location.

For safety reason, the roads in that area have been shut down as officials respond to the situation.

The train is a Union Pacific freight train. It had 3 locomotives and 135 cars loaded with coal.

There have been no injuries reported.

The train was heading from Wyoming to Sheboygan.

Union Pacific is sending heavy equipment to get the cars back on the track.

The cause of the derailment is still under investigation.

http://www.csnchicago.com/article/train-derails-bridge

Train Derails on Bridge January 20, 2014, 1:10 am

A train from Chicago derailed early Monday morning in Philadelphia, leaving a tanker car and a boxcar leaning off a city bridge. Seven cars of the 101-car freight train derailed on the Schuylkill Arsenal Railroad Bridge where it crosses over the Schuylkill River, according to CSX spokesman Gary Sease. Six cars carried crude oil, but no leaking was reported. Another car contained sand, he said. No injuries were reported. The U.S. Coast Guard brought in a 25-foot response boat from its Philadelphia station to enforce a safety zone in the river just south of the bridge. Local police firefighters and emergency personnel also responded to the scene. "CSX would like to thank Philadelphia emergency first responders who arrived at the scene quickly and took prompt precautionary action," said a statement from CSX. Both directions of the Schuylkill Expressway were closed shortly after the derailment as crews worked to stabilize the cars. By 2:30 a.m. traffic began to move eastbound. It took another hour for the westbound lanes to open. There was no information as of 7 a.m. as to what caused the derailment. The bridge was built around the turn of the 20th Century and has since carried rail traffic for more than a century.

http://kplr11.com/2014/01/22/train-derails-in-south-st-louis/

Roads will close to clear train derailment in south St. Louis

Posted on: 8:30 am, January 22, 2014

ST. LOUIS, MO (KPLR) – St. Louis police will close several streets while crews try to clear a train derailment in south St. Louis.

Several cars jumped the tracks on a trestle near Interstate 44 and Wellington Road near the rail yard in the Ellendale neighborhood.

St. Louis police will close the roadway at Ellendale and Wellington and at Wabash andTholozon in both directions.

The closure could last from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.   Railroad recovery crash teams are on the scene surveying the damage and have moved equipment into the area to help get the train cars back on the tracks.

Train derailment in Janesville, Wisconsin:

http://wtaq.com/news/articles/2014/jan/22/train-derailment-causes-r...

A minor train derailment tied up traffic in downtown Janesville during Wednesday morning's rush hour.

Police said two grain cars on a Wisconsin and Southern Railroad train jumped the tracks.

Rock County sheriff's officials got the word around 5 a.m. Media reports said none of the cars tipped over, and the fallen grain did not pose a health risk to anyone nearby.

Traffic was diverted in anticipation of the morning commute. Among the roads was one of downtown Janesville's major arteries, Court Street.

Train derails Thursday morning in Carroll County

http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20140123/NEWS01/140123004/Train-d...

Jan. 23, 2014 10:51 AM

A train wreck in Carroll County. / MEGAN SMITH/ THE JACKSON SUN

Four box cars pulled by a Union Pacific train headed to Portland, Ore., went off the tracks Monday afternoon about 35 miles north of Redding, in the Pollard Flat area north of Lakehead.

Authorities said no one, including the two-man crew on the train, was injured in the incident, reported at 3:32 p.m. between Gibson Road and Pollard Flat under Interstate 5.

http://www.redding.com/news/2014/jan/27/union-pacific-train-derails...

Coal train derails return for Amtrak passengers

http://www.al.com/news/beaches/index.ssf/2014/01/train_derails_in_n...

Train derails in northwest Florida, 12 homes evacuated due to possible hazardous materials leak

January 28, 2014 at 8:57 PM, updated January 28, 2014 at 9:48 PM

MCDAVID, Florida -- Eight train cars derailed today near the small northwest Florida community of McDavid, located along U.S. 29 north of Pensacola, possibly leaking hazardous materials. 

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20140131/NEWS/301310066/Train-...

Perry Co. train derailment leads to evacuation of 50 people

Jan. 31, 2014 1:42 PM

A Canadian National Railway train carrying hazardous materials derailed this morning outside New Augusta.

Canadian National Railway Spokesman Patrick Waldron said the train was traveling from Jackson to Mobile, Ala., at the time of its derailment around 9 a.m.

The Associated Press reports 50 residents from New Augusta have been evacuated.

“Our initial indications are that 18 cars are involved in the derailment,” he said. “There were more cars on the train. Several of the cars are carrying hazardous materials including fuel oil, and one is containing methanol. There are no reports of injuries. There are reports of fuel oil leaking from at least one of the cars.”

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13921116000893

http://kdvr.com/2014/02/06/train-derails-in-sedalia-with-4-cars-off...

PHOTOS: Train derails in Sedalia with 14 cars off tracks

Posted on: 2:10 pm, February 6, 2014

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  A train derailed in the small town of Sedalia, near Castle Rock, Feb. 6, 2014

SEDALIA, Colo. — A train derailed in the small town of Sedalia, near Castle Rock, Thursday afternoon.

Initial reports indicated that 14 cars were off the tracks. The derailment happened near the intersection of Santa Fe Drive and Manhart Street.

LIVE VIDEO: SKYFOX over train derailment

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said in a tweet that Manhart (also called Highway 67) is closed at Santa Fe.

No injuries or spills have been reported from the derailment. Deputies tweeted that the train cars the derailed were upright and empty.

Deputies and firefighters have responded to the scene.

http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2014/02/07/freight-train-car...

Freight train carrying 720 tonnes of ammonia derails near Huelva

PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 7, 2014 AT 2:46 PM  •  LAST EDITED: FEBRUARY 7, 2014 AT 2:46 PM 

A FREIGHT train carrying 18 tanks of Ammonia was overturned by a landslide near Huelva early this morning.

The train derailed 4km from the town of La Nava at 3:40am, but only the first two ammonia wagons, each carrying 40 tonnes, came off the track.

Firefighters were able to control the leak from the first tank and authorities claim there is no danger to the public.

The two drivers of the train, which was on its way to Madrid and then Portugal, were bruised but not seriously injured.

The railroad will remain closed until the accident has been cleared, the ammonia transferred and the landslide assessed.

The fire service, Guardia Civil, the Emergency Andalucia Group (GREA) and emergency technicians have all been working to clear the danger.

http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/128468/2-dead-as-train-derails-in...

08 February 2014

2 dead as train derails in French Alps

There are at least two dead and twenty have been injured as a train derailed in French Alps.

 February 9, 2014

http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2014/feb/08/train_derailed_bm_...

Freight train derails in Bloomington

A derailed Union Pacific train caused traffic to back up for more than an hour Saturday afternoon along  Farm-to-Market Road 616 and state Highway 185.

Raquel Espinoza, a Union Pacific spokeswoman, said no injuries were reported when five empty rail cars derailed in the company's Bloomington yard. The incident is being investigated, and no preliminary results were available Saturday.

Deputies with the Victoria County Sheriff's Office responded at 3:50 p.m. to assist with traffic control but did not investigate the derailment. Highway traffic resumed about 5 p.m., a sheriff's dispatcher said.

February 9, 2014

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/02/09/KTM-goods-train-de...

KTM goods train derails at Bukit Mertajam

BUKIT MERTAJAM: A goods train heading south jumped the rails near Taman Tan Sai Gin close to the old railway station here early Sunday but no one was injured.

State Works, Utilities and Transport Committee chairman Lim Hock Seng said five wagons loaded with chip board derailed and disrupted the schedule of the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) commuter services.

“KTMB is in the process of doing clearing work, including lifting up the coaches and other repair works which is expected to be completed this evening,” Lim said when contacted.

“A 100-tonne crane was brought to the scene to lift up the derailed wagons,” he added.

All the affected passengers were transported in buses to other train stations to resume their journey, Lim said.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/deep-freeze/train-derails-pennsylv...

Train Derails in Pennsylvania Amid Heavy Snow

WPXI

Twenty-one cars of a freight train carrying oil and propane derailed in western Pennsylvania on Thursday morning during heavy snowfall, according to officials.

The Norfolk Southern Corp. train jumped off the tracks in Vandergrift, Pa., and one car struck a nearby steel plant, said Dan Stevens, an emergency Management Coordinator in Westmoreland County, Pa. — about 30 miles outside of Pittsburgh.

The cars that derailed were carrying propane and crude oil, but the accident did not spark a fire and no one was injured, Stevens said.

The employees of the steel plant were forced to evacuate because the crash compromised "the integrity of the building," Stevens said.

Stevens said the train derailed while navigating "a slight bend," and while snow pummeled the area, a cause would not be determined until Norfolk Southern finished their investigation.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/9739516/Freight-train-de...

Freight train derails near Palmerston

http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/24776176/2014/02/20/police-respond...

Train derails overnight in Westford, town manager says no one notified

WESTFORD, MAss. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- A train derailed in Westford overnight, and police were responding to the incident Thursday morning. 

The call about the train came in overnight, according to Town Manager Jodi Ross. The train derailed at around 11 p.m. Wednesday, and nobody from the company that owns the train, Pan Am, notified anyone in the town, Ross said.

The fire chief noticed the incident as he drove by the train at 9:30 a.m. At around 10:50 a.m. Thursday, Westford police announced that Bridge Street had been closed at North Main and Pine Ridge Road. 

A spokesperson for Pan Am said  that the train has 12 cars in total, some carrying paper goods, one carrying latex and two others with propane. The two cars with propane went off the tracks, and a locomotive was expected Thursday afternoon to pull them back onto the tracks.

A call went out to warn residents within a half-mile of the incident, but Ross said there is no hazard at this point.

Members of the town's board of health, fire department and police department were meeting Thursday morning to discuss the incident and how to get the cars back on the tracks successfully without them toppling over.

The Pan Am spokesperson said the company did not notify the town because crews sent out Wednesday night did not feel there was an immediate danger, and because all of the train cars are upright.

Canada

St-Henri train derailment spills 3,500 litres of diesel fuel

Halifax to Montreal freight train was carrying merchandise and grain, four cars hop the tracks

Work crews lift the disassembled wheels from the car of a CN freight train that derailed in St-Henri early Sunday morning. (CBC)

No one was hurt in the incident but firefighters and Urgence-Environnement had a busy morning trying to recover the fuel, which spilled from one of the train’s two locomotives.

The train was transporting containers full of merchandise and tanks of grain from Halifax to Montreal. Two tankers of grain and both locomotives came off the rails but remained upright.

André Ménard, a spokesman for the provincial environmental emergency agency Urgence-Environnement, told Radio-Canada that around 3,000 litres of fuel were recovered and the other 500 litres were absorbed by the soil without risk to the water supply and sewer system.

The Transportation Safety Board and CN are now investigating the derailment.

“It’s too early to suggest a cause,” said Louis-Antoine Paquin, a spokesman for CN.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/st-henri-train-derailment-sp...

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/two-injured-after-train-derails-in-...

Two injured after train derails in Auckland

Published: 6:13AM Sunday March 02, 2014

A derailment of an empty train in Auckland early this morning is being investigated by Auckland rail.

Transdev Auckland staff were taken to hospital with minor injuries and have now been released following the derailment near Westfield junction just before 2am.

The empty train was being pulled by a locomotive and was travelling southbound to Westfield Depot where Auckland trains are serviced and maintained.

The locomotive and first carriage left the track, with the locomotive coming to rest on its side and the carriage remaining upright.
 
Transdev Auckland Chief Operating Officer Martin Kearney says Transdev and KiwiRail will be investigating to establish the circumstances of the incident.

A driver and train manager were on the train and "had a significant shock", Mr Kearney says.

Buses are currently replacing trains between Otahuhu and Britomart on Auckland's Southern Line.

Earlier the Fire Service told ONE News the train's fuel tank ruptured, resulting in several thousand litres of diesel being spilled.

Empty coal train derails near Olney

45-car derailment leaves U.S. 93 shut down for hours

Daily Inter Lake | Updated Yesterday

A massive train derailment left a highway shut down and dozens of cars off the tracks in spectacular fashion Saturday afternoon.

Very little information was yet available Saturday night as to what caused 45 of the train’s empty coal cars to derail just outside of Olney at approximately 3 p.m.

BNSF spokesperson Matthew Jones said no one was injured in the incident. He said the train was eastbound from British Columbia at the time of the derailment.

A notice from the Montana Department of Transportation issued shortly after the derailment indicated the closure of U.S. 93 was expected to last until 11 p.m.

Troopers with the Montana Highway Patrol diverted motorists through Olney and around the area of the derailment, minimizing the highway closure’s effect on traffic.

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_1f1975ca-a...