Train derailments

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Spain Experiences its Worst Train Accident in 40 Years An increase in train derailments was one of the first symptoms of the approach of Planet X to become noticeable, being expressed even before Planet X entered the inner solar system in 2003. Planet X was described as affecting the Earth from afar, like tugging on the edge of a spider web where the effects are felt elsewhere on the web; in this way there has been an increase in earthquakes and unpredictable weather going back years, even before Planet X entered the solar system, due to the increased swirling of the Earth’s core. It is therefore logical that an increase in train derailments would accompany any increase in seismic activity – train tracks need to be straight and even the slightest shift to the side of a section of track would cause a train to derail. The area most affected by train derailments is the stretch zone.  Stretch zone quakes are silent, and people are generally unaware anything is happening, although signs such as booms and trumpet sounds can occur. This zone stretches from Western Europe across the Eurasian Plate, and also includes the South-East United States, the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Red Sea and the African Rift. In other parts of the world, shifting ground is more associated with earthquakes that people are aware of, such as the Pacific which is compressing, so authorities inspect railway tracks after any seismic activity, reducing the likelihood of accidents. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Examples (click on pictures for link):

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Langworth freight train derailment caused by 'kink in the line'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-33477802

A stretch of railway track has reopened nine days after empty fuel tankers pulled by a freight train derailed.
The crash, near Langworth, Lincolnshire, on 30 June, closed the line between Lincoln and Grimsby.
Network Rail - which suggested heat may have caused a kink in the track - said the line reopened on Thursday and normal service resumed on Friday.
The Rail Accidents Investigations Bureau (RAIB) said it was continuing to investigate the cause.
Brakes applied
The RAIB said the train was travelling at 48mph (77km/h) when the driver reported a kink in the left-hand rail ahead of the derailment. The train's brakes automatically applied, bringing it to a stop.
The service - travelling from Kingsbury Oil Terminal to Humber Oil Refinery - consisted of 22 empty diesel wagons.
In total 10 derailed, with some leaving the track and rolling over.
There were no injuries but there was "substantial damage" to the track, points and signalling equipment.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/02/us-train-fire-csx-idUSKCN...

Thu Jul 2, 2015 2:49pm EDT

Related: U.S.

Thousands evacuated after freight train derails, catches fire, in Tennessee

A freight train carrying flammable and toxic gas derailed and a rail car caught fire in Tennessee, forcing the evacuation of more than 5,000 people and the hospitalization of nine for breathing in fumes, officials said.

The evacuation of homes and businesses took place after the derailment around midnight Wednesday of the CSX Corp (CSX.N) train in Blount County, eastern Tennessee, they said.

Nine people were admitted to Blount Memorial Hospital with respiratory issues, while another 21 were held for observation in the emergency room, hospital spokesman Josh West said.

Matt Farr, his brother and their parents woke up to the news in Maryville city and grabbed a change of clothes at about 8:30 a.m. ET before heading to a nearby animal center to drop off their Yorkie dog, Rosie.

Farr, 21, said the four residents planned to stay at a nearby hotel until the evacuation is lifted.

"We didn't think we'd be there that long, but now it's starting to look like we may be there for a couple days," he said from the animal center. "We've had trains derail before, but not with chemicals, so it's pretty bad."

Firefighters were allowing the blaze to burn itself out on the advice of specialists, as attempts to extinguish it could be hazardous, Blount County firefighter Kermit Easterling said.

The county has urban and rural areas and is also home to part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, he said.

Of the 30 people at the hospital, 10 officers - five each from the Blount County Sheriff's Office and the Alcoa Police Department - were exposed to chemical-laden fumes from the blaze, sheriff's spokeswoman Marian O'Briant said.

HAZARDOUS

CSX said a tank car loaded with acrylonitrile, a hazardous material used in manufacturing plastics and other industrial processes, derailed on the train headed to Waycross, Georgia, from Cincinnati, Ohio. It said no one was injured in the derailment.

The substance is flammable and presents an inhalation risk, CSX said. The 57-car train included 27 carrying hazardous materials, including cars carrying acrylonitrile on either side of the burning rail car, it said.

There was no crude oil among the 57 cars, CSX said.

The incident comes on the heels of other derailments in North America.

In May, a train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire in Wells County, North Dakota, forcing the evacuation of a nearby town, according to local media.

In March, a freight train with cars carrying methanol derailed in central Texas. In February, 11 railway cars carrying ethanol fuel derailed in Iowa. Officials said there were no injuries in these U.S. incidents.

EVACUATION

Maryville residents could be forced from their homes for up to two days and the Red Cross has set up a shelter in a nearby high school, officials said.

About 100 people were sheltered at Heritage High School in Maryville early Thursday, while many others opted to stay with friends and family, O'Briant said.

CSX said it was offering displaced residents assistance, including lodging.

"People are coming in left and right now," Peter O'Neill, volunteer director at the Blount County Red Cross, said in a telephone interview. "We have food set up. Cots. And we sent games for the kids."

Residents within a two-mile radius were evacuated initially, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. The zone was changed to 1-1/2 miles later on Thursday, O'Briant said.

Maryville officials recommended as a precaution that some residents refrain from drinking well water until groundwater contamination could be ruled out, according to a city government Facebook post.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33368391 

Double whammy, bridge collapsed plunging train into the canal.

Asia

Train plunges into canal in Pakistan, killing 12

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Four carriages of the train derailed after part of the bridge collapsed

At least 12 soldiers have been killed in Pakistan after a train carrying hundreds of army personnel derailed from a bridge and plunged into a canal.

The army said four carriages derailed after part of the bridge collapsed near Wazirabad in Punjab province.

It was not clear what caused the bridge to collapse, but reports said it dated back to the British colonial era.

Khawaja Saad Rafique, Pakistan's railways minister, suggested sabotage may have been involved in the accident.

"It seems like some other hand must be involved because derailment does not happen like this," he told local media.

The dead reportedly included a senior officer.

Mr Rafique called the incident "unprecedented".

"It could either be a case of a blast or someone has tried to loosen the fish-plate on the track," he told Karachi's Geo TV.

A preliminary report would be issued on Thursday night, followed by a more detailed report within 72 hours, he said.

[Mark]

Freight train derails near Lincoln

http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2015/06/freight-train-derails-near-lincoln/

The lines between Lincoln Central and Market Rasen and Grimsby are currently closed after a derailed freight train near Lincoln.
The incident happened at around 2.40pm near Station Road (A159) level crossing at Langworth.

Around eight wagons have derailed from a DB Schenker train which totalled 22 wagons. Both lines of the railway are blocked.
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue attended the derailment and confirmed that there are no spillages of chemicals and no injuries.

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http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/Train-Derails-In-Rural-Central-T...

Train Derails In Rural Central Texas

BREMOND (June 30, 2015) 

Fourteen cars of a Union Pacific train derailed early Tuesday in a rural area south of Bremond in Robertson County.

The cars, which were hauling sand, derailed at around 5 a.m. Tuesday along state Highway 14 between Carroll Bashinski Road and Tidwell Prairie Road.

There were no reports of injuries.

The train was bound from Wisconsin to San Antonio.

The derailment was the second in a little more than two weeks.

On June 12 ten cars loaded with corn derailed in Kosse, about 10 miles north of Bremond in neighboring Limestone County.

No one was hurt.

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http://www.kxlf.com/story/29428028/train-derails-north-of-dillion-c...

Posted: Jun 28, 2015 9:06 PM EDTUpdated: Jun 28, 2015 9:07 PM EDT

Train derails north of Dillion causing backups on I-15

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DILLON -A train derailed north of Dillon Sunday afternoon closing down a part of I-15.  Montana Highway Patrol says a train derailed in the Glen area of I-15 around 2:30 forcing traffic to be rerouted through Whitehall.

 Trooper Michael Voss says the train derailment caused structure damage to the north bound bridge.  He says one of the train cars was carrying logs and another was carrying Magnesium chloride which is used for dust abatement.

Montana Department of Transportation is on scene investigating the accident.

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Derailed train had come from the Sault

http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/details.asp?c=93233

A derailment that occurred around 30 kilometres west of Sudbury Saturday afternoon should be cleaned up by Wednesday night, said the company that operates the train involved in the derailment.

“We are cleaning up presently,” said Manon Beauchemin, vice-president of administration with Geneese & Wyoming Canada Inc., which owns Huron Central Railway, the small rail company involved in the derailment.

Because there were no injuries or hazardous materials on board the train, Beauchemin said the company is responsible for the investigation.

Huron Central operates a 278-kilometre rail line from Sault Ste. Marie to Sudbury, that interchanges with Canadian National and Canadian Pacific. Its customers include Essar Steel and Domtar.

The train that derailed Saturday, near the intersection of Municipal Road 4 and Bay Street, was carrying large steel coils. It was headed east, from Sault Ste. Marie toward Sudbury.

Beauchemin said around 15 cars left the track.

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Metrorail train derails, 7 injured

http://www.enca.com/south-africa/train-derails-leaving-7-injured

JOHANNESBURG – Three people are seriously injured and five others are being treated for minor injuries after a train at the Doorfontien station derailed.

Gauteng spokesperson Metrorail spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng said, “The accident happened after 12 midday. There were 70 people on the train and seven have minor injuries.”

“The train was travelling from Pretoria towards Park Station when the last two cabins derailed,” she added.

City of Joburg emergency services on Twitter said, “Three people have been seriously injured and others are being treated for minor injuries.”

Mofokeng said, “Trains coming from the Eastern side of Johannesburg, are running 2 hours late, as our teams are working re-railing the train and pull it out.”

This accident come almost a month after as head on train collison in which killed two and left seven with serious injuries.

Metrorail is still investigating the accident.

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http://tribune.com.pk/story/904524/eight-injured-as-breach-in-dadu-...

 Railway accident: Dadu canal breach derails six coaches

Railway accident: Dadu canal breach derails six coaches

Published: June 16, 2015

Eight people were injured when six coaches of a Quetta-bound Bolan Mail derailed in Shikarpur on Tuesday. The incident occurred due to a breach in the Dadu canal that allowed water to flow alongside the railway track, washing away its foundation. PHOTO: ONLINE

SUKKUR: Six coaches of a Quetta-bound Bolan Mail derailed between the Madeji and Ruk railway stations in Shikarpur district on Tuesday. No fatalities were reported, but eight injured people were shifted to Civil Hospital, Shikarpur.

The breach occurred in the Dadu canal near RD-96 on Monday night and water flowed alongside the railway track, washing away the foundation of the track. When the Bolan Mail reached the spot, putting pressure on the track, six coaches derailed, injuring eight passengers.

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Disruption for Glasgow passengers as train derails

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/u/disruption-for-glasgow-passeng...

No-one was injured in the derailment of the engineering train in the earlier today at the Greenhill Upper Junction, around three miles west of Falkirk.

The junction is where the main Glasgow to Edinburgh line meets with that heading towards Stirling and Alloa.

The accident and its knock-on to the network comes just 24 hours after work on the main Edinburgh to Glasgow railway line got under way, with passengers expected to face at least six weeks of significant disruption.

The Winchburgh tunnel near Linlithgow in West Lothian will be closed to allow upgrades to be carried out.

The new organisation set up by ScotRail franchise holder Abellio and Network Rail said the derailment had forced some services to Glasgow Queen Street to use alternative routes, impacting upon already lengthened journey times.

A ScotRail Alliance spokesman said: "In the early hours of Sunday morning an engineering train derailed at low speed at Greenhill Upper Junction, north of Glasgow.

"The derailment is a minor incident with only one set of wheels off the rails. The train remains upright and undamaged and there have been no injuries to staff.

"Engineers are on-site working to rerail the wagon and remove the train from the area, but the incident has caused some damage to the track below which will also require repairs.

"We are working to restore normal services as quickly as possible, but the incident is likely to affect trains throughout Sunday."