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 Starr DiGiacomo on February 13, 2015 at 6:43am

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Updated: February 13, 2015 10:42 IST

4 dead as Bengaluru-Ernakulam train derails

Nearly 100 passengers are feared injured after the Ernakulam-bound train from Bengaluru toppled near Belagondapalli village, near Hosur on Friday.

Derailed bogies of the Bangalore-Ernakulam Intercity Expresss near Hosur on Friday.

In an early morning train accident near Bengaluru, four passengers have died and nearly 100 injured after coaches of Ernakulam-bound Bengaluru City-Ernakulam Intercity express (Train no. 12677) derailed on the city's outskirts.

The accident has been reported at Belagondapalli near Anekal town on the city's outskirts around 7.35 a.m. Sources said that the injured have been rushed to various hospitals in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Railway sources said that nine coaches derailed causing the accident. A senior railway official said, "Initial reports suggest a boulder may have fallen on the track."

Heavy equipment are being summoned from Erode to remove the mangled remains on Anekal road and Hosur line of the Bengaluru-Salem section. The accident site is about 15 km from Tamil Nadu border.

Ernakulam Area Manager of Southern Railway Rajesh Chandran said that the names and addresses of the victims are yet to be ascertained.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 12, 2015 at 1:08am: http://www.kotatv.com/news/nebraska-news/Union-Pacific-Train-Derail...

Union Pacific Train Derails near Bayard

Loaded coal cars jump the tracks, block both UP lines

POSTED: 01:50 PM MST Feb 11, 2015

Coal cars in a Union Pacific train derail near Bayard.

BAYARD, Neb. -
At least 26 load coal cars in an eastbound Union Pacific train derailed this morning, leaving both UP rail lines blocked amid tangled wreckage and scattered coal.

According to UP Spokesman Mark Davis, the accident occurred around 11:30 this morning with no injuries reported among the crew. Davis says the train was eastbound coming out of the Wyoming coal fields.

Heavy equipment and managers from North Platte are on the way to the site to assess the situation, and Davis says it's not known at this time how long the investigation will take or how long it will be before either of the rail lines in the accident site area will open to train traffic.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 11, 2015 at 6:22am: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/02/10/metrolink-train-derails-n...

Metrolink Train Derails At L.A. Union Station

February 10, 2015 5:21 PM

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles City Fire personnel are on the scene of a Metrolink train derailment at L.A. Union Station.

The incident occurred near Bauchet and Vignes streets shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to a L.A. City Fire spokesperson.

The train remained upright and passengers were being offloaded.

No injuries were reported.

The circumstances surrounding the derailment are under investigation.

All Metrolink trains arriving to and departing from Union Station are expected to be delayed.

Comment by Mark on February 3, 2015 at 7:53pm: 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."

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 29, 2015 at 10:32pm: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/metro-north-train-derails-grand...

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.

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Thursday, January 29, 2015, 8:52 AM

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.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 27, 2015 at 7:04pm: http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2015-01-27/train-derails-n...

CSX train carrying chemicals derails near Allendale, S.C.

Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 9:08 AM

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.”

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 26, 2015 at 6:52am

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Train derails despite new $11 million safety system

3 HOURS AGO JANUARY 26, 2015 2:18PM
Workers assess the damage and clean-up after a TasRail train derailed at Kimberley. Pictures: CHRIS KIDD Source:News Corp Australia

A TRAIN has derailed on the state’s North-West Coast despite TasRail’s implementation of a new $11 million safety system.

The incident, near Kimberley, saw 10 wagons of the south-bound train derailed.

No one was injured. Two locomotives and a further 18 wagons remained on the track.

TasRail chief executive Damien White said the cause of the “low speed” incident appeared to be track related.

“Our track engineers will carry out further inspections once the track is cleared and we will download and review all available train data over the coming days,” he said.

TasRail train derailed at Kimberley Source: News Corp Australia

After a derailment in Colebrook in November last year, TasRail implemented a new $11 million train control system.

MORE: ADVANCED SYSTEM TO TRACK TRAINS

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Mr White said the area where the incident occurred had not yet been upgraded but was scheduled to have new sleepers laid in the coming months.

TasRail has deployed work crews to clear and repair approximately 100m of track and it is expected the Western Line will remain closed for a further 24 hours.

The cause of the derailment is being investigated and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator have been notified.

Originally published as Train derails despite safety system

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 22, 2015 at 11:19pm: http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/01/22/train-hauling-sand-derail...

Train Hauling Fracking Sand Derails In Uniontown, Nearly Hits House

January 22, 2015 8:37 AM

UNIONTOWN (KDKA) – A major cleanup effort continues in Fayette County after a train derailed this morning, nearly hitting some nearby homes.

According to emergency dispatchers, the incident happened on East Penn Street in Uniontown around 7:40 a.m.

Seven massive hopper cars of the 80-car frack sand hauler derailed. All were carrying up to 135,000 pounds of sand, some of it spilling along the tracks

“We’re very fortunate with sand. There’s some Hazmats that travel across this rail, too,” Uniontown Fire Chief Dane Griffith said.

Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad operates the short line, which carries mostly Marcellus Shale products.

One of the derailed cars came to rest mere feet from the front porch of a house.

“We heard a train coming through like always and then we heard a big boom. We all jumped and ran and there it was laying in our yard,” Georgia Eans said. “I thought I was dreaming. I knew this day was going to come, but I just didn’t know when.”

“It sounded like lightning hitting the ground,” said Angela Swop, a Uniontown resident.

There are no reported injuries.

It is unclear what led to the derailment at this time, but the train’s conductor is cooperating with investigators.

Each derailed car has to be emptied before they can be righted and removed from the area. Eight vacuum trucks have been brought in to empty each car, along with other heavy equipment.

Another train has been brought in to take away the cars that remained on the track.

Several utility poles were sheared off by the derailment as well.

East Penn Street is currently closed.

The investigation into the derailment continues.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 21, 2015 at 8:09pm: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/1135...

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

A train derailed at the depot for Heathrow Connect and Heathrow Express services

Rail services between Heathrow Airport and London were cancelled after a train derailed.

No Heathrow Express or Heathrow Connect were expected to run before midday on Wednesday.

It followed the derailment of a train at the depot, meaning no services were able to leave the Ealing base.

The incident was expected to chaos widespread delays and disruption for holidaymakers, despite tickets being accepted on other routes.

It came as thousands of rail passengers faced fresh travel misery because of another signal failure, which led to huge delays on some of the busiest routes in the country.

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TRAIN DERAILS NEAR MINERVA

By KIMBERLY LEWISReview Minerva Bureau Published: January 21, 2015 3:00AM

MINERVA -- An employee at Summitville Tile's Arbor Road plant heard some pops and bangs near the plant before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Employees would soon discover four rail cars had jumped the tracks near their plant, just past where the train tracks cross Arbor Road.

Arbor Road, just south of Brush Road in Brown Township, remained closed as Ohi-Rail officials determined what caused the rail cars to derail and to clear the tracks.

Although it was unknown how long the road would be closed, the cleanup was expected to take several hours.

A blast of winter weather was expected to delay the cleanup.

An Ohi-Rail employee noted the train had been "switching out rail cars" and only some of the cars were loaded with sand, while others were empty.

The cars remained intact and none of the nearby residences were evacuated.

Ohi-Rail had recently renovated the tracks from Minerva to Hopedale in anticipation of increased train traffic related to the oil and gas industry.

Just last week, during a State of Minerva presentation to Minerva Chamber of Commerce members, General Manager Denny Varian noted how safe rail cars are compared to truck traffic.

"Rail cars are designed to stay intact in a collision of two trains going 30 mph. We will be going through town around 10 mph. It is hard to have an accident at that speed," he explained.

"It is a very safe form of transportation," Varian said.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 15, 2015 at 3:31am: http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/288574941.html

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."

Here is our original story on the derailment, posted Wednesday morning:

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.