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Train derails near Waldeck, Saskatchewan. At least 33 cars off track.

A train derailed Thursday night near Waldeck, east of Swift Current. (Sarah Merret/Facebook)

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Passenger train derails in NW China, casualties unknown

19:53, September 01, 2014

XINING, Sept. 1 -- A passenger train derailed on Monday afternoon in northwest China'sQinghai Province, local authorities said.

Casualties from the accident in Ledu District, Haidong City are not yet known.

The T373 passenger train departed from the coastal city of Qingdao on Sunday noon andwas scheduled to arrive in Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, at 5:30 p.m..

It derailed at about 4:40 p.m. between Laoya Station and Ledu Station in Ledu County.

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CN train derails in Alta.

Nobody was injured after eight cars of an eastbound freight train derailed east of Whitecourt, Alberta. Four of the cars tipped over, spilling their loads of gravel on the ground. CN Spokesperson Emily Hamer confirmed that no hazardous materials were involved.

Sep 9, 2014

Last Updated: 8:17 PM ET

WHITECOURT -- Nobody was injured after a CN train derailed east of Whitecourt, Alta.

According to CN spokesperson Emily Hamer, the eastbound freight train ran into trouble just after 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9 near Cherhill, Alta., about 100 km northwest of Edmonton.

Eight cars filled with gravel left the tracks and four tipped over, emptying their loads on the ground around the tracks.

None of the cars involved in the derailment contained dangerous goods.

This is the second derailment this month on CN tracks in Alberta.

On Sept. 3, 15 cars filled with grain left the tracks near Hondo, northwest of Edmonton.

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UPDATED: CP Rail train derails in the Big Eddy

Train cars sit in the bushes on the banks of the CP Rail tracks following a derailment late Wednesday night.

— Image Credit: Alex Cooper/Revelstoke Times Review

updated Sep 11, 2014 at 4:47 PM

CP Rail crews are busy doing clean up after a train derailed in the Big Eddy late Wednesday night.

The derailment took place just west of Highway 23 South as the train was heading west from Revelstoke at about 11:15 p.m on Wednesday, Sept. 10.

Several train cars could be seen lying on the banks of the track as crews cleaned up the mess on Thursday morning.

Salem Woodrow, a spokesperson for CP Rail, said in an e-mail that four cars derailed.

"There were no injuries, no public safety issues and no environmental concerns," she wrote. "We expect to resume train operations later this afternoon."

The derailed cars were intermodal shipping containers. Woodrow said she did not know their contents but there were no hazardous materials in the cars and nothing was spilled.

Chris Krepski, a spokesperson with the Transportation Safety Board, said it was the second through fifth car on the train that derailed.

"The TSB didn't deploy an investigator to the site but we are following up with the company to gather some further information," he said.

Rob Girard, Revelstoke's fire chief and emergency program coordinator, first learned of the derailment when he was contacted by the Times Review Thursday morning. He said CP Rail had not reported the incident to him, a fact that has him concerned.

"We want to go out and look. We should know about it," he said. "That's pretty major in our community. We want to know, especially in light of what's been going on in terms of train derailments."

Girard attended the scene and said five containers derailed and that they were either empty or carrying hay. The discrepancy between Girard and CP Rail's numbers is because one car was carrying two containers.

He said he was preparing a report to council to let them know about the situation. The city also wasn't notified about a 2010 derailment near McDonald's and a 2011 derailment in Albert Canyon alongside the Illecillewaet River upstream of Revelstoke.

"The city doesn't take this kind of stuff lightly," he said.

Woodrow said the lack of notification was because there were no injuries, public safety issues, or environmental issues as a result of the derailment.

"We have our own emergency protocols which were immediately enacted and all safety precautions and measures were taken as we responded to the situation," she said.

The cause of the derailment is under investigation.

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Train Derailment in New Haven

September 15, 2014Updated Sep 15, 2014 at 11:31 AM ED

A  train derailment sent better than 2 dozen rail cars off the tracks in New Haven early this morning. The New Haven Police and Fire Crews received the call for help at just before six this morning. When crews arrived on the scene on Dawkins Road between Webster and Ryan they found 34 rail cars had left the tracks and were in a tangled heap of twisted metal and debris. The tanker cars that were involved were empty however some of the cars were carrying construction equipment. There were no injuries and no evacuations were necessary. The cause of the derailment is being looked into.

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Train derails near Fort Wayne

NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) – A train derailed early Monday morning in the New Haven area, which is just east of Fort Wayne in Allen County.

The New Haven Fire Department responded to Dawkins Road and Webster Road just before 6 a.m., after several people reported the derailment. 31 of the Norfolk Southern train’s 84 cars were off the track. Five of the cars remained upright while the rest were on their sides. Officials say all the cars were empty, so nothing spilled.

Norfolk Southern sent two contractors to the scene to help clean up. There’s no estimated time on what that will be complete.

There were no injures and the cause is under investigation.

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Weather causes train derailment near Picacho Peak; investigators say there was nothing hazardous in the cars.

Nearly 40 empty train cars derailed Monday night near Picacho Peak, a Union Pacific spokesman confirmed, in an incident that was thought to be weather related.

The weather also damaged roofs in a complex of warehouses about 10 miles north of Picacho Peak in a Casa Grande industrial park, according to employees.

The train was carrying 107 cars from Houston to Los Angeles when 39 cars derailed near Interstate 10 at about 10:30, according to Mark Davis, a Union Pacific spokesman.

The cars were empty and investigators expect to have the tracks cleared by noon today, Davis said. About 40 trains a day pass through the area.

A National Weather Service meteorologist said a strong downburst occurred in that area around the same time, which likely contributed to the derailment.

Chris Rasmussen, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said there could have been a microburst, but the agency's weather radar can't register data in that specific altitude.

"Given from the radar information, it was the storm that caused derailment," Rasmussen said. "Was it a microburst? I wouldn't have that specific information. But it is likely, in my opinion. It was definitely severe."

Microbursts often develop in areas with midlevel dry air cooling beneath a thunderstorm cloud base, according to the National Weather Service's website.

About 10 miles to the north of Picacho Peak, portions of the roofs at the Federal Compress and Warehouse company were ripped off, according to employees who discovered the damage when they arrived to work Tuesday.

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Train derails in Houston

Published On: Sep 15 2014 07:38:37 PM CDT   Updated On: Sep 16 2014 07:35:43 AM CDT

HOUSTON -

It’s unclear what caused a train to go off the tracks near Old Spanish Trail and Produce Row in the Third Ward Monday evening.

The locomotive and second train car came within a few feet of the overpass before resting on its side.

A spokesperson for BNSF Railroad told Local 2 the locomotive engineer was not hurt, but she was shaken up.

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Freight train derails in Tabasco (Eastern Mexico)

Mon 15 Sep 2014 20:32

Freight train derails in Macuspana (Tabasco, Mexico)

A freight train carrying construction materials derailed in the community Caparroso Macuspana, mishap that left no casualties or injuries, reported the General Coordination of Civil Protection State.

The managing director of Civil Protection, Jorge Méndez Landeros, said the derailment of the machine and a wagon train that had left Macuspana bound for Merida, Yucatan, occurred between 7: 15 and 7:30 am.

He said not having the information of which the railroad, which was transporting construction materials, mainly rods and cement bags belongs.

He added that the area elements in the area are working in coordination with Public Safety and Civil Protection Macuspana. The place is sheltered.

Mendez Landeros said the causes that generated the derailment are not yet known.

With NOTIMEX information.

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Train carrying passenger van derails in Altoona

Updated: Saturday, September 20 2014, 07:41 PM EDT

ALTOONA, Pa. -- A train carrying passenger vans and cars derailed in Altoona Saturday morning. Crews were called to the intersection of 10th Avenue and 21st Street. They found 26 train cars damaged; 17 were derailed. The impact of the crash flipped at least one car, which landed on a parked car feet away from several homes on 10th Avenue. Robert Hofer told 6 News he stepped outside when heard a loud crash coming from the tracks. "[I felt] terror. Absolute terror because I thought the one car was gonna come down right on top of me. I saw it go up in the air, and come down and I thought I was gonna die right there," Hofer said. No one was hurt. Residents living in nearby homes had to be evacuated for safety reasons. Neighbors nearby described hearing the screeching of metal as the train came to a rest across multiple tracks. "When it first happened [I] heard a bunch of slamming. [I] could hear the train cars hitting the rocks. [I] heard it slam and hit the ground. [I] heard everything skid, and slide and then there was this big cloud of brown smoke ... it was just horrible," said Casey Case. Norfolk Southern released a statement at 2 p.m. Saturday:

"An eastbound [Norfolk Southern] train from Fostoria, Ohio, heading to Wilmington, Del., derailed as it moved through a crossover track at 9:45 a.m. Seventeen cars derailed and nine cars are on their sides. No hazardous materials were involved. No injuries. The cars that are on their sides were hauling automobiles. The train has two locomotives and 107 loaded cars.   [Norfolk Southern] acted immediately to respond to the incident. We have contractors at the scene and on their way to begin clean up. [There's] no timetable yet for when cleanup will be complete. [The] cause is under investigation." Blair County EMA Director Dan Boyels said the passenger vans and cars being transported had two gallons of gasoline inside, making the plan to remove the train delicate. "We're not out of the woods yet. Nobody's gotten hurt so whenever [Norfolk Southern] starts moving the vehicles then we have to be ready in case we have a spark," Boyels said. Officials believe the cleanup could take days, but the crew's biggest concern was removing the train cars and fixing the track. The American Red Cross is helping those displaced by the crash

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TOWN ON EDGE WITH 6 TRAIN DERAILMENTS IN FOUR MONTHS

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The mayor of Slave Lake says the federal government needs to do more to ensure the town's safety after the sixth train derailment in about four months.

"More action needs to be taken," said Mayor Tyler Warman, less than 24 hours after a CN train derailed east of Slave Lake.

"The safety of our residents, the safety of our property, the safety of our environment and the lake and the drinking water that we have is obviously paramount."

Four engines and 21  train cars went off the tracks at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday in the Mitsue Industrial area, about 10 kilometres east of town. Transportation Safety Board spokesperson Chris Krepski said three of the derailed cars were carrying dangerous chemicals, although none of the cars were leaking.

Two trains go through Slave Lake each day which, in total, transport 56,000 cars full of dangerous goods annually.

"Obviously concern is starting to be a word that's vastly understated," Warman said.

Warman posted a blog on the Slave Lake website Wednesday, saying “residents are nervous and uneasy and they have every right to be.”

Lisa Wilson lives just 20 metres from the tracks. She says she and her neighbours are fed up with the situation.

"There's a real problem here,” she said. “It's really scary to think about if it happened while the kids are walking home from school or somebody is driving by. I'm just thankful that nobody got hurt."

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Train derails, blocking two major streets in town

Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 4:00 pm | Updated: 7:46 pm, Wed Sep 24, 2014.

By DEBRA TOBIN Logan Daily News Editordtobin@logandaily.com

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CN is facing criticism from an Alberta mayor after two of its freight trains derailed in the province in less than 24 hours.

On Friday afternoon, a train derailed near Wildwood, Alta., about 120 kilometres east of Edmonton. CN said 15 cars carrying coal went off the tracks around 3:30 p.m. MT. On Thursday night, up to 20 CN train cars carrying peas derailed near Vermilion, Alta.

Yellowhead County Mayor Gerald Soroka is frustrated that CN did not quickly inform him about the derailment in Wildwood.

“This is one of the things that we’ve had concerns with in the past dealing with CN,” Soroka said, adding that sometimes it has taken as long as 12 hours before CN has been provided details about derailments.

“We want to make sure our residents are safe and our first responders are safe,” Soroka said. “Without CN communicating that to us, we have no idea the dangerous situation that [first responders] are going into.”

As of 6 p.m. on Friday night, Soroka still had not heard from CN. He found out about the derailment from a staff member who drove by the scene.

Jennie Maerz, who owns an ice cream shop in Wildwood, said CN needs to inform the town whenever there has been a derailment.

“It’s rather worrisome,” she said. “Luckily [our councillor] said there was nothing that would be a danger to us, but it’s kind of scary to have train derailments when you live very close to the track.”

No injuries, says CN

CN spokesman Jim Feeny said there were no injuries in either derailment. Both trains were not carrying dangerous goods.  

TSB investigators were sent to the site at Vermilion. The train was crossing a secondary highway at the time of the derailment, causing a temporary closure. Vermilion is about 200 kilometres east of Edmonton.

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6 killed, over 40 injured as 2 trains collide near Gorakhpur

TNN | Oct 1, 2014, 07.09 AM IST

LUCKNOW: Six passengers were killed and over 40 injured when three coaches of the Lucknow Barauni Express (15204) derailed following collision with Krishak Express (15007) at Nandanagar railway crossing in Gorakhpur. ​

Railway Board chairman Arunendra Kumar told reporters that seven coaches have derailed.

Rescue teams of railway and Gorakhpur district administration have reached the spot and rescue operations are under way.

CPRO of Northeast Railways Alok Singh told reporters that though the exact cause of accident is not known yet.

The collision between the two trains took place at around 10pm, derailing three coaches of the Lucknow-Barauni Express.

Driver and assistant driver of the ​Krishak Express have been suspended, Times Now 

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Tuesday, October 7, 2014, 7:28 PM - A train derailment east of Clair, Saskatchewan has halted highway traffic in both directions and prompted evacuations, the RCMP announced Tuesday.

The accident occurred about a kilometre east of the community of Clair, about 190 km east of Saskatoon, at around 10:40 a.m. local time -- prompting the RCMP to issue an evacuation of about 50 residents in an 8-kilometre radius.

Children in a nearby school were being kept indoors.

According to CN, the train was carrying about 100 cars of mixed freight and about 26 derailed.

At least eight of the derailed cars were carrying toxin materials, including hydrochloric acid and petroleum distillates.

Black smoke billowed from the scene of the accident. Emergency crews on the scene say it could take hours to extinguish the fire. One witness told local media that flames were at least 30 metres high.

No injuries have been reported but Highway 5 has been closed in both directions.

The cause of the accident is unknown, but Weather Network meteorologist Brian Dillon says there was strong winds in the area at the time, with sustained winds around 35 km/hour and gusts up to 50 kilometres per hour.

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Train Derails Near Waco, Neb.

Updated: Sun 2:57 PM, Oct 19, 2014

WACO, Neb.-- The York County Sheriff's office confirms a train has derailed near Waco, Neb. There are no injuries.

The York County Sheriff's office said it received the call at 3:36 a.m.

They said BNSF will conduct their own investigation into what happened.

10/11 spoke with a local business, they said the derailment looks significant.

Rd. S in Waco is still closed.

10/11 News crews are on the way. We'll bring you more details when they're available.

First responders in Philadelphia prepare for oil train accidents

Over the last year, a sharp increase in accidents involving trains carrying crude oil has prompted emergency planners in Pennsylvania to make sure first responders are prepared.

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Officials from at least seven government agencies, the railroad CSX and the refinery in South Philadelphia recently responded to a faux fiery train accident on a rail bridge in the city's downtown.

While there was no real emergency, the scenario was based on a minor derailment that happened in January that left six tanker cars intact, but leaning across the Schuylkill Arsenal Bridge.

The Philadelphia Fire Academy buzzed with activity as officials wearing badges from a variety of local, state and federal agencies made radio calls and worked in units to evacuate residents within a half mile of the hypothetical accident scene.

A picture of a crude oil tanker engulfed in flames was projected on a large screen at the front of the room. A coordinator with a microphone called out new details and told officials to stand by for more information.

It was one of several training exercises that have taken place in Pennsylvania and across the country as an increase in crude-by-rail shipments has also led to an increase in accidents. According to a spokesman for CSX, a similar training is planned for Bucks County.

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Train derails in Montreal River area (update)

Sunday, October 26, 2014

A TSB spokesperson says no information has been received at this point that would prompt an investigation.

That could change, according to the TSB official.

No details are available at this time regarding environmental impact or whether or not injuries occured during the derailment.

TSB is unable to confirm the size of the train or how many cars have derailed.

Previous update at 6:04 p.m.:

A train has reportedly derailed in the Montreal River area, though details are scarce.

Transportation Safety Board confirms that it has received a report of a train derailment in the Montreal River area, south of Regent.

Regent refers to a siding where train cars are loaded with logs harvested in the area. It is north of Rand Lake, about seven or eight miles from Montreal River.

One report says multiple cars may have been involved in the derailment, though a TSB spokesperson could not confirm that.

SooToday is working to learn more about this incident and will provide updates as they are available.

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Train Hauling Military Equipment Derails

Posted: Mon 7:24 AM, Oct 27, 2014

Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a train carrying militaryequipment to derail Sunday.

The train was carrying equipment like tanks and Humvees.

Five cars derailed near B Street, just north of Fort Carson. The cars came off the tracks, but did not tip over.

No one was hurt. None of the equipment was damaged.

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Train derails west of Iran

Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 28

A freight train on the route from Tehran to southern Ahwaz city derailed in Iran's western Lorestan province early morning on Oct. 28, Iranian ISNA news agency reported.
The railway is completely blocked due to the incident, Abdolkarim Darvishzadeh, an official with Iran’s Railways said, adding that several passenger trains are waiting for the way to be cleared.
The official went on to note that currently the railway employees are trying to reopen the path, which may be clear in several hours.
Darvishzadeh didn't reveal any details on possible casualties.
Darvishzadeh said that about 250 kilometers of Iran’s railway in the south have outdated tracks which should be replaced - which requires time, necessary funding, and can not be done short-term.
He said this process can be completed in at least 1 to 1,5 years.
Several similar incidents have happened in recent months in the country. For example, in July 2014 a similar incident left several people injured, while a passenger train moving in the direction of Shushtar-Mashhad derailed after crashed into a freight train near Tange Haft station in Lorestan province.
In 2009, at least three people were killed and two others got injured when two trains collided on the outskirts of Tehran. The accident happened when a passenger train en route from Mashhad to Tehran hit a maintenance train on the line near the town of Varamin.
Back in 2004, a train loaded with chemicals and fertilizer derailed and exploded along the same route, killing at least 300 people.

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Train derails, falls onto shoreline in Russia's Sakhalin (VIDEO)

Published time: November 03, 2014 23:44

One person has reportedly been killed and 17 others injured after a two-car train derailed and fell onto the shoreline in Russia's Sakhalin region. Work to clear the debris and repair the track continues.

“All 17 victims have been taken to a hospitals in Kholmsk and Chekhov with injuries of varying degrees. The other passengers refused medical assistance,” said the press service of the regional branch of the Emergencies Ministry.

The accident happened at 18:35 local time between the port towns of Kholmsk and Chekhov when one of the two cars slid off the track, presumably due to water washing out soil under the railroad tracks. A rail maintenance foreman died as a result of the incident, a representative of the railway, Sergey Sashinskiy, told TASS. In total, 45 people were aboard the train.

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“In this area, the road runs along the seashore, and it is constantly monitored,” Sashinskiy said, calling the accident a “fateful coincidence,” that was aided by severe weather and high tide waves.

The derailment, which damaged about 150 meters of railroad track, happened on a shoreline.

“According to a preliminary investigation, the cause of the accident was the eroded railway,” the Investigative Committee said in a statement.

Bauxite train derails in St Catherine

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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica -- A West Indies Alumina Company (Windalco) train has derailed in the vicinity of Capture land and Tawes Meadows in St Catherine a short while ago.

Information is sketchy at this point but OBSERVER ONLINE can report that no one was injured.

The train is reported to have been heading to May Pen, Clarendon and upon reaching a corner in the Capture land community the train line went loose resulting in the derailment. The engineer who was the only person on board escaped unhurt.

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Boston-bound freighter derails in Andover, delays commuter rail

ANDOVER — A Pan Am Railways locomotive derailed Monday morning near Burnham Road, delaying the commute into Boston and forcing some commuters to hop on buses to detour around the accident site.

At 12:12 a.m. , a freighter pulling 11 cars filled with paper, scrap metal and food, went off the tracks as it was headed from Lawrence to Boston, according to Cindi Scarano, executive vice president of Pan Am Railways.

She said the cause of the accident was still under investigation.

According to photos and witnesses, the train simply fell off to the side of the track, but didn't pull any of the cars with it. Scarano said it was going 10 mph.

By 2:22 p.m., the train was put back on the tracks and went back to Lawrence. As of late Monday afternoon, workers were still replacing railroad ties in the vicinity of the accident, which was near the playing fields off Burnham Road, just before the train bridge over that street.

Mac Daniel, spokesman for Keolis Commuter Services, which is now running the Mass. Bay Transit Authority commuter rail system, said shuttle buses were needed for commuters between Andover and Haverhill "for most of the morning" and part of the afternoon.

"We restored regular service at about 3 p.m.," he said. The 3:14 p.m. train from Haverhill to Boston was delayed about 20 minutes because it had to go slow past the accident site, he said.

In addition, the inbound morning trains from Haverhill were also delayed since they had to move slowly past the accident site.

He said additional delays were not expected for today's commute

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Passenger train derails in Algiers suburb

Text: AFP

A passenger train derailed in an eastern suburb of Algiers, leaving one person dead and 50 injured, emergency services said.

Train derailed while changing lines

The morning service from the capital to the outlying town of Thenia was changing lines in Hussein Dey station when it came off the tracks.

Cause of the accident unidentified

There was no immediate word on the cause of the accident.

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Freight train derails, locomotive ends in river north of Sept-Îles

Last Updated: November 6, 2014 12:02 PM EST

The Iron Ore Company has confirmed that the locomotive of train they use for transportation has been found submerged in water after a derailment and the conductor is unaccounted for.

The Quebec North Shore & Labrador (QNS&L) train was travelling from Sept-Îles to Labrador City when it was hit by a landslide. The locomotive and up to seven cars left the tracks and tumbled down an embankment

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Freight train plunges into river after derailing on Quebec's North Shore

The derailment occurred at about 7:30 a.m. ET near the Moisie River, about 900 kilometres from Montreal, which is seen in this image from Google Maps.

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Two Trains Derail Near Casselton, ND

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Two trains have derailed near Casselton, North Dakota.  The calls to the Red River Regional Dispatch Center started coming in just after 5:30 p.m. The Cass County Sheriff's Office Deputies, Casselton Fire and Ambulance were dispatched.

A Casselton firefighter confirms with Valley News Live they are responding to 3549 153rd Avenue SE in Casselton, which is right next to the Tharaldson Ethanol Plant. County Road 23 is blocked by train cars. 

The Cass County Sheriff's Office says they believe the two trains involved are BNSF and both were traveling at very low speeds. The train going eastbound was hauling lumber and the train going west had empty oil tankers. Approximately 25 cars were derailed between the two trains.

No injuries or fire have been reported as of 6:30 p.m. Propane tanks on BNSF property were hit during the derailment, but do not appear to be compromised.

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A dramatic picture has emerged of a freight train that derailed at West Sleekburn in Northumberland on Monday.

The train, operated by DB Schenker came off the tracks while carrying coal from Blyth to Cottam power station.

The train ended up in a rail side hedge, with one carriage lying on its side.

Speaking to the Chronicle Live, a spokesman from DB Schenker Rail said: "We can confirm that one of our services derailed at the West Sleekburn junction at approximately 7.45pm on November 17.

"We deployed a highly trained team to the site to work closely with the relevant parties, establish a cause and minimise disruption.

An investigation is under way and we await the findings of that."

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BREAKING NEWS: Dramatic fire forces evacuation of London's Charing Cross station after 'loud screech and big bang' when train pulled into platform

• Fire started around front carriage of train which had pulled into  
• Jacob Lovie, 22: 'There was this screech, bang and smoke everywhere'
• Authorities said electrical fault was suspected cause - and no injuries
• Station is main terminal for trains from Kent and south east London
• Delays of more than two hours as trains diverted to other main stations

By DAN BLOOM and LUCY CROSSLEY FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 11:51 GMT, 23 November 2014 | UPDATED: 13:24 GMT, 23 November 2014

One of London's main railway stations was evacuated this morning after a  out on a train.

Passengers were ordered to leave Charing Cross after a 'screech and a bang' in the front carriage of the 10.55am departure to Robertsbridge, East Sussex, as it pulled into platform six.

Five fire engines were sent to the scene as passengers screamed and ran for the exit. No one was hurt, despite the driver being in the locomotive at the time.

Fire: London's Charing Cross station was evacuated today after a blaze broke out on the platform

Witnesses: Passengers were on the platform when the fire took hold, and were swiftly evacuated

Officers were able to deal with the fire quickly, but it also caused smoke damage to a live wire and  next door.

Marketing worker Jacob Lovie, 22, was waiting for a train to London Bridge when he heard what sounded like an explosion.

'I didn't see anyone hurt but there was a big bang and it was still on fire afterwards. It looked as though the fire was more on the platform and the building around it than the actual locomotive.

'The staff were clearing everyone out very quickly so it hit people more when they got outside the station and everyone was like "woah". There was one woman who looked really shaken up.'

The six-platform station between Trafalgar Square and the River Thames is a main terminal for trains from Kent, Sussex and south east London and handles almost 40 million passengers a year.

Rail operator Southeastern said there were delays of more than two hours on some services as they were diverted to other stations, including London Bridge and Victoria.

Charing Cross London Underground station was closed for 15 minutes but has since reopened. 

The mainline station remained closed until after midday and at that time a Southeastern spokesman could not  when it would re-open.

He also could not comment on claims that the train had hit the buffers. 

A Southeastern statement at 1pm said: 'Due to a fire at a station at London Charing Cross, train services running to and from this station may be cancelled, delayed or revised. London Charing Cross will not be served.

'An estimate for the resumption of normal services will be provided as soon as the problem has been fully assessed.'

A London Fire Brigade spokesman told MailOnline: 'There was a fire reported on a train at 10.52. Five fire engines were in attendance and the fire is now out on the train but we are dealing with the smoke damage to the hotel next door.'

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Railroad cars derail near Feather River in Plumas Co.

Corn, grain spills down canyon

Calif. —Crews are cleaning up corn that spilled down a canyon and into a river when a freight train derailed in rural Northern California, near Highway 70. LIVECOPTER3 PHOTOS: TRAIN DERAILS IN PLUMAS COUNTY A train with 12 railroad cars filled with grains derailed Tuesday morning near Highway 70 in Plumas County. MORE Watch report: Train derails in Feather River Canyon Union Pacific Railroad spokesman Aaron Hunt said 11 or 12 of the train's 106 cars came off the tracks a little past 3 a.m. Tuesday in the Feather River Canyon, near the town of Belden in Plumas County. LiveCopter3 photos --Train derails in Plumas County The train -- headed from Nebraska to the Central Valley -- had an engineer and conductor on board, but they were not injured. The train was not carrying any hazardous material, Hunt said. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Crews were expected to be at the site all night trying to clean up the spilled corn and clear the tracks. The rail line does not carry passenger trains. Hunt said Union Pacific can reroute freight trains as necessary. The same tracks serve as a designated route for oil trains that take crude oil to refineries -- which worries some environmental groups. "When you hear about a derailment, even if it's just corn, you can’t help but imagine, what if it was Bakken crude?" said Stacey Geis, the managing attorney at Earthjustice. The derailment, lawmakers said, is a good example of why there needs to be more safety when it comes to transporting the crude oil -- and better training for local emergency personal, who may have to respond to an oil train derailment. Assemblyman Roger Dickinson helped pass a bill that does just that. "I think this (derailment) is why we have been concerned to make sure that track inspections are increased -- that the proper equipment is used in terms of rail cars," Dickinson said. Union Pacific track safety is a top priority. Throughout the past 10 years, UP has reduced derailments by 22 percent. "We are constantly working at Union Pacific to keep trains on the tracks, and we have a robust track inspection process in place which really has helped us to minimize derailments," Hunt said. KCRA 3's Richard Sharp contributed to this report. LIVECOPTER3 PHOTOS: TRAIN DERAILS IN PLUMAS COUNTY

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Track reopens in Lake Louise after rail car hangs off bridge over river

November 29, 2014 - 6:26pm

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Train derails in Milton, shuts down Hwy. 90

At this time, Hwy. 90 remains closed from Paddle Wheel Rd to SA Jones Rd, according to Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office Dep. Rich Aloy.

It is anticipated to remain closed to thru-traffic for 24 hours or more.

SRSO is suggesting traffic to detour around the area as crews work to clear the damage. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office and Florida Highway Patrol will be staged at the road closure to assure thru traffic is diverted.

Residents living in the affected area are allowed access to their homes but will need to show identification at the stop points.

CSX and fire units are still on scene. There are no reported injuries at this time and no major leaks have been reported.

Further developments are not anticipated at this time. If there are any significant issue to report, an additional press release will be distributed.

Original story:

A CSX train derailed near the Santa Rosa Industrial Park in Milton this morning, according to Joy Tsubooka, Public Information Officer for Santa Rosa County.

Approximately 20 of the 84 cars were impacted. Two cars were carrying phosphoric acid, but no leak has been found.

A 150-foot isolation area has been put in place for safety measures, but no evacuations were needed.

US Hwy. 90 between US Hwy. 87 to the Okaloosa line is currently closed for response and cleanup.

Emergency communications received the call at 8:54 a.m. and crews from the Florida Department of Transportation, Harold, East Milton, Whiting Filed, and the HAZMAT team from NAS Pensacola fire departments are responding.

This story will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

A CSX train derailed near the Santa Rosa Industrial Park in Milton this morning, according to Joy Tsubooka, Public Information Officer for Santa Rosa County. Approximately 20 of the 84 cars were impacted. Two cars were carrying phosphoric acid, but no leak has been found

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Train derails in Otter Tail County, Minn.

BLUFFTON, Minn. – Emergency responders are on the scene of a 32-car train derailment near Highway 10 just northeast of here, law enforcement officials said Monday.

Otter Tail County officials said 32 cars carrying sugar, lumber and other nonhazardous materials derailed at about 7 Monday morning on the Burlington Northern line northeast of Bluffton, near Highway 10.

The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s office and the Minnesota State Patrol are on the scene.

No one’s been hurt, but a hazardous materials team from the Twin Cities is en route to the scene to confirm there’s no danger to the public.

Some of the train cars that derailed were empty, said a county spokesperson.

Motorists on Highway 10 between Wadena and Bluffton may encounter intermittent lane closures and possible delays as railroad crews access the site of a derailment, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.

The lane closures will be necessary for crews to move equipment in and out of the derailment site.

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Thirty-three rail cars have derailed west of Raymore.

Photograph by: Raymore Emergency Measures Organization , Facebook

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Train carrying coal derails in downtown Paris; sewer line could be compromised

PARIS, Ky. (WKYT) - Crews have been working to clean up for more than 12 hours now after a train derailment. It caused some train cars carrying coal to fall into a Bourbon County creek.

Paris police think the ground gave way beneath the tracks, causing the derailment in downtown Paris Monday morning. But CSX officials say the cause of the derailment has not yet been determined.

It was a 100-car coal train, but the CSX train lost three of its cars when four of them derailed. As of 6 p.m., one of the cars was still in Stoner Creek and two of them had been removed. The CSX train was traveling from Toledo to Virginia.

"The track is built on what's called a high wall," said Bourbon County Sheriff Mark Matthews. "And it's probably 100 years old or older and just gave way."

Crews and officials from CSX, R.J. Corman, emergency management, environmental protection agency, and emergency response teams along with first responders have been out there for hours and hours since the train derailment happened at about 3:30 a.m.

After learning two people were on the train at the time but no one was hurt, their focus has been the clean-up process.

"One car is in the creek. They're going to try to drag it across the creek and bring it out on the other side at some point," said Sheriff Matthews. "That seems to be what their plan is."

The sheriff says they won't know how much damage there is to the sewer line below the cars until they are moved.

Right now, crews on scene are worried raw sewage is possibly dumping into Stoner Creek. For the EPA, coal is not a concern, but it is a water quality violation so it will be removed.

The R.J. Corman Railroad Group has been heavily involved in removing the cars and coal from the creek. Two divisions are working on scene out of Columbus, Ohio and Huntington, West Virginia.

"The biggest concern is two things. The first being the coal that has gone into the water. The Kentucky Department of Water will be able to take care of any concerns with that as far as what needs to be done with it. We also have a main sewer line that has possibly been compromised on the cliff side," said Paris Fire Department Battalion Chief Jeff McFarland.

The sheriff tells me no drinking water has been contaminated in Paris because it is up stream. There are worries of the spill contaminating places down stream like Cynthiana, but that has not yet been determined.

The sheriff says he's been told the track will be rerouted around where it caved in and trains should be running through there by Tuesday.

Police tell us the Main Street bridge over Stoner Creek has been closed for now so crews can move equipment in and out.

Officials with CSX say they are still assessing the damage. They also added that they regret any impact this event may have on the city of Paris and appreciate the quick reaction of first responders.

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Freight train derails in Michigan City

Posted: Dec 19, 2014 3:56 PM ESTUpdated: Dec 19, 2014 5:45 PM EST

LAPORTE, Ind. -A 10 car freight train carrying coal to the NIPSCO generating station derailed in Michigan City Friday around 5:30 a.m.

The accident happened near Highway 12 on the county line between LaPorte and Porter counties.

The South Shore train's westbound routes were disrupted for a couple of hours, but has returned to normal operations. They are experiencing some delays.

No injuries were reported.

Crews try to contain ash spilled in Alberta train derailment

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Crews are trying prevent coal ash waste that was spilled by Canadian Pacific Railway cars from fouling the waters of a creek in Banff National Park.

The material known as fly ash was in some train cars that derailed Friday into 40 Mile Creek near the resort community.

Parks Canada spokesman Bill Hunt says CPR crews have hauled out all but one of the cars containing fly ash from the water.

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Freight train derails in Cicero

Posted: Jan 06, 2015 7:07 AM ESTUpdated: Jan 06, 2015 9:29 AM EST

CICERO (FOX 32 News) -A Burlington Northern freight train derailed in south suburban Cicero early Tuesday morning. 

Crews were notified at 4:18 p.m. of the derailment on Metra BNSF tracks in the 4700 block of West 26th Street in Cicero, police News Affairs Officer Janel Sedevic said.

Several police departments were called to the scene. 

Officials at the scene say nine cars were involved in the derailment and seven were tipped on their sides. No one was hurt. 

Traffic was blocked in the area near Ogden Avenue. The derailment was not affecting commuter trains as of 6:30 a.m.

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Train derails near Thunder Bay, Ont.

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Freight train derails, cars roll over on South Side

 

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UPDATE: CP Rail delayed reporting Glacier National Park derailment

posted Jan 14, 2015 at 11:00 AM— updated Jan 14, 2015 at 3:28 PM

CP Rail took more than a day to notify the Transportation Safety Board about a derailment that took place in Glacier National Park, theTimes Review was told.

James Carmichael, a senior investigator with the TSB, said they were only notified of the derailment Wednesday morning — more than 24 hours after five cars jumped the track on the Stoney Creek Bridge.

"It is a concern," he said. "The head office will be looking into the delay in reporting."

A CP Rail train derailed on the Stoney Creek Bridge near the east end of Glacier National Park on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at around 5:30 a.m.

CP Rail spokesperson Salem Woodrow said five empty flat cars derailed. She denied reports the cars were dangling in the air off the bridge, which sits almost 100 metres above Stoney Creek.

Woodrow said there were no injuries, no spills and no public safety concerns.

TSB regulations require railway companies to report incidents "as soon as possible and by the quickest means available."

Woodrow said CP Rail would be looking into the delay in reporting, saying it was company policy to report incidents as soon as possible.

"It is part of our processes to contact them immediately," she said.

Carmichael said the TSB was investigating the derailment.

"We just found out about it earlier on today," he said. "We're starting to do our investigative work. We have not deployed yet."

He said investigators would look at how the train was being handled, the condition of the track, how the train was marshalled, and any mechanical issues.

The fact it took place on a bridge raises special concerns, said Carmichael. "We've had a couple of other incidents in the last few years where other structures were involved," he said. "They're an integral part of the railway network."

A CP Rail train derailed on the Stoney Creek Bridge in Glacier National Park early Tuesday morning, the Times Review has learned.

Salem Woodrow, a spokesperson for CP Rail, confirmed the derailment, which took place Tuesday, Jan. 13, at about 5:30 a.m.

She said five empty flat cars derailed while crossing the bridge. There were no injuries, nothing was spilled and there were no public safety concerns.

The Times Review has contacted the Transportation Safety Board and Parks Canada to see if they have any concerns.

The Stoney Creek Bridge is regarded as one of the most scenic railway bridges in the world. It sits 90 metres above Stoney Creek, towards the eastern end of Glacier National Park.

Woodrow said CP trains were being routed around the site of the derailment.

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Heathrow Express services cancelled after train derails

Holidaymakers face widespread delays as Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect trains cancelled after derailment - as signal failure causes separate travel misery

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Train Hauling Fracking Sand Derails In Uniontown, Nearly Hits House

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MARTIN, S.C. — A CSX train carrying chemicals derailed in Martin about 2:40 a.m. today and hazardous-materials teams are working the scene near the Archroma plant, which has been evacuated.

Allendale County sheriff’s Lt. Steven Robinson, who is serving as the public information officer at the staging area nearby, said they have reports of two people being injured.

“They were taken first to Allendale County Hospital and then to Doctors Hospital in Augusta,” he said.

He did not know the cause nor the extent of their injuries.

South Carolina Highway 125 from state Highway 3 to Patterson Mill Road and Revolutionary Trail at Highway 3 has been blocked off while CSX and SRS hazardous-materials teams investigate and secure the scene, said Robinson.

He said he does not know what chemical was on the train whether any has been spilled.

The Archroma plant near the accident scene was evacuated for precautionary purposes.

“Everything is precautionary,” Robinson said. “At no time were the citizens in the Martin and Millett area in danger.”

“Around 2:40 a.m., Allendale County dispatch received a call of a train derailment. EMS and fire departments responded,” he said.

Additional support from fire departments from Allendale, Fairfax and Martin, CSX Hazardous Materials, Savannah River Site Hazardous Materials, Allendale and Barnwell County Emergency Preparedness offices, the state Emergency Management Division, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control, and the American Red Cross arrived.

Allendale County Fire Chief Roger Stanley is in charge of the scene, Robinson said.

“Right now the haz-matat teams are working the scene and we aren’t letting anyone down there until they secure it,” Robinson said from a command staging area at Mount Hope Baptist Church in Martin.

He said no homes in the area have been evacuated.

American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers are assisting emergency response crews at the derailment. According to a ARC news release, “Per request of the Allendale County Emergency Management Agency, the Red Cross is providing meals, snacks, and hydration to more than 40 emergency responders. The Red Cross is prepared to continue to assist as long as needed.”

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Metro-North train derails at Grand Central Terminal

The front engine and three cars on the New Haven-bound train derailed at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday. No one was injured and passengers were able to walk through cars to exit, but some service was delayed, canceled or combined with Hudson line service, authorities said.

MIKE SEGAR/REUTERSA Metro-North train derailed at Grand Central Wednesday, but no one was injured in the incident.

The front engine and first three cars of a train bound for New Haven derailed at Grand Central station on Wednesday, the MTA said.

No one was injured and the approximately 750 passengers walked through the train cars and exited onto the platform after the 5:20 p.m. incident, an MTA spokeswoman said.

The minor incident blocked train equipment, forced the MTA to cancel some trains and combine others on the Hudson line, causing delays, authorities said.

Oil Train Spills Hit Record Level in 2014

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American oil trains spilled crude oil more often in 2014 than in any year since the federal government began collecting data on such incidents in 1975, an NBC News analysis shows.

The record number of spills sparked a fireball in Virginia, polluted groundwater in Colorado, and destroyed a building in Pennsylvania, causing at least $5 million in damages and the loss of 57,000 gallons of crude oil.

By volume, that's dramatically less crude than trains spilled in 2013, when major derailments in Alabama and North Dakota leached a record 1.4 million gallons -- more than was lost in the prior 40 years combined. But by frequency of spills, 2014 set a new high with 141 "unintentional releases," according to data from the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). By comparison, between 1975 and 2012, U.S. railroads averaged just 25 spills a year.

The vast majority of the incidents occurred while the trains were "in transit," in the language of regulators, rumbling along a network of tracks that pass by homes and through downtowns. They included three major derailments and seven incidents classified as "serious" because they involved a fire, evacuation or spill of more than 120 gallons. That's up from five serious incidents in 2013, the data shows.

"They've got accidents waiting to happen," said Larry Mann, the principal author of the landmark Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970. "Back in 1991 I said, 'One day a community is going to get wiped out by a freight train. Well, in 2013 that happened and unless something changes it's going to happen again."

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Metrolink Train Derails At L.A. Union Station