Train derailments

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.

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Comment by Mark on June 11, 2015 at 10:55am: Borneo:Narrow escape for 50 after train derailment

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A four-carriage passenger train with about 50 passengers derailed near Kampung Batu 60, near here yesterday, forcing the State Railway Department to temporarily stop train services between the Beaufort-Tenom route.
The incident happened at 1.30pm, about 30 minutes after the train departed from here to Tenom.
The passengers were stranded for quite a while before a train wagon arrived to ferry them to their destination.
No casualty or serious injuries were reported but many of the passengers were shaken, according to an officer from the State Railway Department at the site of the incident.
He said train services between the Beaufort-Tenom route would be temporarily halted to allow the department’s staff to repair the damaged track and move the train carriages back on the track.
He added that the department was still investigating the actual cause of the accident.
A passenger, Medilina Tupang, described the incident as scary as it occurred suddenly, causing her and other passengers to be thrown from their seats to the cabin wall.
Medilina, who was in one of the carriages, said the train suddenly shook and then followed by screecing sounds before the train slipped sending the passengers screaming in fear.
“At first I thought the shaking was an earthquake because the passenger carriages were swaying from the left to the right.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on June 6, 2015 at 10:09pm: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/06/06/city/karachi/eight-injur...

Eight injured as train derails near Jacobabad

3 HOURS AGO BY STAFF REPORT

As many as eight passengers were seriously injured including women and children when four bogies of Jaffarabad Express derailed due to a bomb blast that damaged railway track near Jacobabad District Jail in the jurisdiction of Sadder Police Station on Saturday.

The train coming from Rawalpindi was on its way to Quetta. The blast was said to be controlled by a remote device. The injured were rushed to Civil Hospital Jacobabad.

Meanwhile, a large number of security personnel including police and Rangers rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area while the bomb squad was summoned from Sukkur.

However, DS Railway Sukkur Farrukh Taimoor told media that the track that connects Sindh with Balochistan and Punjab has been damaged and will be repaired within six hours. DS Taimoor said 800 passengers traveling in the train were refunded their fare as they could move to their destinations via road. On the occasion, PPPP MNA Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani, DC and SSP Jacobabad were also present.

Comment by Mark on June 4, 2015 at 4:46pm: UK: Train derailment means no Southeastern service from Lewisham to Charlton

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A freight train has derailed near Charlton causing delays to Southeastern services along the Woolwich line.

Network Rail said three wagons on an empty freight train derailed as it made its way from sidings at Angerstein Wharf onto the railway from Greenwich to Charlton.

Services from to Greenwich and Dartford are disrupted following the incident.

Netwrork Rail said in a statment: "Trains will begin running through Greenwich and Charlton again by 4pm, following a period of closure this afternoon. However the line from Blackheath to Charlton remains blocked and cancellations are likely this evening (Wednesday).

Comment by Mark on June 2, 2015 at 5:41pm: Crews Work To Cleanup After Train Derailment

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MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) -- Memphis Fire Department crews are on the scene of a train derailment in Southeast Memphis.

Seven cars derailed as they were pulling into the BNSF rail yard on Shelby Drive around 7:00 a.m. Monday.

Investigators said two of the cars partially overturned. A valve severed from one of the tankers and started leaking gasoline. Several hundred gallons have spilled out so far.

We are told the spill has been contained to the rail yard.

Crews said there is no hazard to the community.

Crews are working to clean it up and investigators are working to figure out what caused it.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on May 27, 2015 at 5:13am: http://tribune.com.pk/story/892829/mass-transport-over-100-injured-...

Mass transport: Over 100 injured as train derails near Rajanpur

By Our Correspondents

Published: May 27, 2015

A view of derailed boogies after accident of Shalimar Express train near Detha Station. PHOTO: APP

DERA GHAZI KHAN / MULTAN:
Police said on Tuesday that over 100 people had been injured when a Peshawar-bound train derailed near Rajanpur’s Umerkot area.

SP Muhammad Fazlur Rehman said Khushhal Khan Khattak Express appeared to have derailed as it was speeding and the railway track was feeble. Ruling out rumours that a remote-controlled bomb had been planted at the railway track, Rehman said there was no sign of an explosion or hole on the railway track and its vicinity. He said all bogeys of the train had derailed in the incident. Rehman said bogey eight of the train had overturned. He said police had reached the spot five minutes after the accident. Rehman said police and locals had taken the injured to a hospital in Rojhan sub-district.

DPO Zahid Mehmood has been supervising rescue efforts. Out of the 100 injured in the accident, 10 were reported to be critical. District authorities have declared an emergency across hospitals in Rajanpur in the wake of the accident.

Pakistan Railways Multan DS Shahrukh Khan told The Express Tribunethat an inquiry would be conducted to ascertain the cause of the accident. He said he was travelling to Rajanpur to take stock of the situation. Khan said it was premature to attribute a cause to the accident. The train service has been attacked seven times by terrorists in Rajanpur over the past five years.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on May 26, 2015 at 5:59am

http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Two-Killed-Six-Injured-as-Tr...

Two Killed, Six Injured as Train Derails in UP

Published: 26th May 2015 06:02 AM

Last Updated: 26th May 2015 08:16 AM

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on May 23, 2015 at 6:51am: http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/train-derails-in-assam-engine-driver...

Train Derails in Assam, Engine Driver, Some Passengers Injured
GUWAHATI: The driver of Guwahati Siphung Express and some other passengers were injured after four bogies of the train got derailed on Saturday morning.

The incident took place at Basugaon in Kokrajhar district when the engine of the train was crossing a bridge.

Footage from the incident shows at least two bogies hanging precariously from the bridge, and another two piled up against each other.

The train was running at a slow speed when the derailment happened, and that is why, officials say, there are no casualties.

The train runs from Alipurduar in north Bengal to Guwahati in Assam, the main line that connects the two states. Authorities are working to restore rail traffic which has been hit because of the accident.Story First Published: May 23, 2015 08:47 IST

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on May 13, 2015 at 4:20am: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/05/12/amtrak-train-derails-ph...

Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia 5 dead, 150 injured

ASSOCIATED PRESS MAY 13, 2015

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An Amtrak train headed to New York City crashed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, and several people appeared to be injured.

Train 188, a Northeast Regional, had left Washington, D.C., earlier Tuesday. The front of the train was going into a turn when it shook.

An Associated Press employee, Paul Cheung, was on the train and said it appeared it went off the tracks. He said he was fortunate to be at the back of the train and the front of it ‘‘looks pretty bad.’’

Police swarming the Port Richmond area where the crash occurred are telling people to get back.

Former Congressman Patrick Murphy was on the train and said he has been helping people. He tweeted photos of firefighters helping people in the wreckage.

Amtrak hasn’t returned a call seeking comment.

Another Amtrak train crashed on Sunday. That train, bound for New Orleans, struck a flatbed truck at a railway crossing in Amite, killing the truck’s driver and injuring two people on the train.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on May 11, 2015 at 8:13pm: http://www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/business/update-highway-97-now-open...

Drive BC has indicated that Highway 97 will be blocked 4.5 kilometres south of the Pine Pass Summit in both directions until further notice.

UPDATE: Drive BC is reporting that Highway 97 is now open in both directions near Bijoux Falls Provincial Park.

Mike Carter / Alaska Highway News
May 11, 2015 12:17 AM

ORIGINAL: Eight train cars carrying sulphur derailed near Mackenzie on a railway crossing Highway 97 South at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday night, a Canadian National Rail Co. spokesperson has confirmed.

Drive BC has indicated that Highway 97 will be blocked in both directions until further notice near Bijoux Falls Provincial Park.

There were no injuries reported and the cause of the derailment is under investigation, CN said.

Pierre Boivin, senior manager of stakeholder relations with CN Rail, told the Alaska Highway News Sunday night that the eight cars involved in the derailment were all carrying sulphur.

"The cars are upright and there are no indications that there is any spill or any environmental impacts," Boivin said.

CN crews will work through the night to clear the crossing "as soon as possible," Boivin added, but he did not know how long it would take.

"At this point all we know is that Highway 97 is blocked," Boivin explained. "Our crews are en route. As soon as they arrive they are going to work to clear the crossing."

It's unclear at this time where the train originated from, or where it was headed.

As of 10:50 p.m. no detour was available, according to Drive BC.

There is no estimated time of opening.

The next update from Drive BC is scheduled for 1 a.m.

Sulphur is a byproduct of processing sour natural gas and petroleum.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on May 9, 2015 at 6:29am: http://www.12newsnow.com/story/29015569/train-derails-in-cook-co-we...

Train derails in Cook Co.; weather may be to blame

Posted: May 08, 2015 12:32 PM EDT

WFAA

COOKE COUNTY -- High winds and flooding are being blamed for causing a train to derail in Cooke County.

The train was carrying non-hazardous mixed freight when 17 BNSF cars derailed just after 1 a.m. Friday about a mile south of Valley View, towards Lake Ray Roberts Rail Marker 3993.

Two of the locomotives flipped into floodwaters.

Four BNSF employees were injured, a spokesman said. They have been taken to Denton Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.