MERCER COUNTY — At least three Crawford County emergency response units have been called to a Mercer County train derailment to help deal with a potentially hazardous spill.
Five cars of a Western New York & Pennsylvania freight train just south of the Crawford County line about 4:30 p.m., one mile north of Mercer County’s New Lebanon rail crossing. Four of the cars were said to contain non-hazardous plastics. However, one is said to contain isobutylene, an extremely flammable substance easily ignited by heat, sparks or flames capable of forming explosive mixtures with air. Vapors are initially heavier than air and spread along the ground, causing dizziness or asphyxiation without warning.
Crawford County Hazmat and Cochranton and West Mead 2 volunteer fire departments were dispatched to the scene, and members of Crawford County Office of Emergency Services were also en route.
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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Examples (click on pictures for link): |
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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 10, 2013 at 6:50pm
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http://world.time.com/2013/01/10/2-trains-collide-in-switzerland-in...
2 Trains Collide in Switzerland, 17 Injured
(GENEVA) — Two passenger trains collided Thursday morning near a station in northern Switzerland, injuring 17 people, police said.
The accident near Neuhausen station occurred shortly after 7.30 a.m. (0630 GMT), said Patrick Caprez, a spokesman for police in Schaffhausen canton (state). Nine of the injured people were taken to nearby hospitals; Caprez didn’t have details on the injuries but said none of their lives were believed to be in danger.
It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the collision.
A locomotive for one of the trains — a double-decker passenger train — derailed.
Rail traffic in two directions from Schaffhausen, a town on Switzerland’s northern border with Germany, was interrupted and buses were being used instead.
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=1...
Freight train derails in Auckland
12:03 PM Wednesday Jan 9, 2013
The cause of the accident was not yet known. Photo / Paul CrispeA freight train has derailed near Mauku, southwest of Auckland.
The accident happened early today on the Glenbrook Steel Mill access line, KiwiRail spokeswoman Kimberley Brady said.
Because the train derailed on a branch line, it wouldn't cause any delays to normal services, Ms Brady said.
There were no injuries, she said.
The cause of the accident was not yet known and KiwiRail was waiting on inspection feedback before they could start to remove the freight cars.
"We don't know how long it will take at this stage but we're in the process of investigating the derailment then they'll start clearing the site and then repair the track," Ms Brady said.
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http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/eight-injured-on-sow...
Eight injured on Soweto train
Eight people received medical treatment after a train derailed in Soweto on Tuesday, but there were conflicting reports about what had happened to them.
While Johannesburg emergency services said they were treated for injuries sustained when they jumped from the train, Metrorail said they were treated for shock.
The train derailed between the New Canada and Crown Mines railway stations on Tuesday afternoon.
Johannesburg emergency services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi said the eight passengers jumped off the train when they saw smoke and thought it was on fire.
He said one person was critically injured and seven sustained minor knee injuries. They were treated at the scene before being taken to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.
However, Metrorail provincial manager Thembela Khulu said no one had jumped from the train and that the passengers had been “treated for shock”.
“... There are no physical injuries,” she said.
Khulu said the smoke seen by passengers was from a grass-fire alongside the railway tracks.
She said the cause of the derailment was not yet known. “We don't know at the present moment. Technicians are on the site as we speak. It is not something major.” - Sapa
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China train 'derails in test run, one dead'
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/329861/china-train-derails-in-...
- Published: 8/01/2013 at 08:45 PM
A subway train derailed Tuesday in a test run on a new line in southwestern China, killing one driver and injuring another, state media reported.
Two women walk down the platform after alighting from a subway train in Shanghai on June 27, 2012. A subway train has derailed in a test run on a new line in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming, killing one driver and injuring another, according to state media.
The first carriage of the train ran off the tracks in the city of Kunming in Yunnan province at 9:09 am (0109 GMT), the China News Service said. There were no passengers on board.
One driver was struck by falling heating equipment in the driver's cabin and died, while another was slightly injured and taken to hospital, the report said, citing the subway's operator, state-owned Kunming Rail Transit Co.
The city government was investigating the cause of the accident, it added.
Chinese authorities have long been accused of compromising safety in their rush to develop the country's vast transport network.
Two metro trains in Shanghai collided in September 2011, injuring 284 people, just months after a deadly high-speed rail crash in the eastern city of Wenzhou killed at least 40 in China's
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- Officials with CSX Transportation and other safety officials clean up the mess Monday morning, after a train derailed late Sunday evening, about half a mile north of the intersection of Cooler Road and Dothan Road.
Train derails near Bainbridge, nobody hurt
Published 8:46am Monday, January 7, 2013
Decatur County Sheriff Wiley Griffin said that a train derailed late Sunday evening in the county, but nobody was injured, no cargo was lost, and no considerable damage was done.
Griffin said that about half the cars in a 50-car train left the track Sunday at approximately 10 p.m., about half a mile from the intersection of Dothan Road and Cooler Road. Griffin said the cars were mostly empty flatbeds, were not carrying any freight, and nobody was injured.
The train, which is owned and operated by CSX Transportation, was still being removed from the tracks Monday morning, Griffin said. He said the derailed cars could be completely removed by midnight Monday.
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http://www.rgj.com/article/20130105/NEWS/130105001/20-cars-Union-Pa...
20 cars of Union Pacific grain train headed to Roseville derail near Sulfur; no injuries
6:11 PM, Jan 5, 20136:09 p.m. update:
Twenty cars of a Union Pacific grain train derailed near Sulfur, Nev., on Saturday afternoon, a company spokesman said.
The derailment of the westbound, 105-car train occurred shortly after 3 p.m. about 45-50 miles west of Winnemucca, Union Pacific West region spokesman Aaron Hunt said.
The train was heading to Roseville, Calif., but where it originated and what company it was hauling grain for was unknown, Hunt said shortly before 6 p.m.
There were no injuries, Hunt said.
Hunt said that the cause of the derailment was unknown. Crews were on their way to the scene, which he said happened in a “fairly remote area.”
The train was carrying grain, he said, but the extent of any spillage was unknown. Cars can derail upright and avoid a major loss of cargo, he said.
Traffic was being rerouted on another line through Nevada, and no trains were being held up because of the derailment.
Asked about the number of cars sent off the track in a typical derailment, Hunt said the total “varies a lot,” but Union Pacific had been working to reduce derailments in general and last year spent $3.6 billion on its infrastructure, mostly on track projects.
“Our numbers have really improved,” he said. Reportable derailment rates have dropped 32 percent since 2001, he wrote in a later email.
4:51 p.m. update:
Scanner traffic indicates that about 20 train cars on the Union Pacific railroad derailed near the Humboldt-Pershing county line. However, no injuries or fires occurred.
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http://www.titusvilleherald.com/articles/2013/01/04/news/doc50e78ce...
Train Derailment Near Crawford County Leaves 5 Cars Off Track
JANUARY 4, 2013-
A train derailment sends emergency crews from Crawford and Mercer Counties into action...
The derailment happened just after 4:30 this afternoon on the Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad tracks near the town of Carlton, south of Cochranton....
That's close to the Crawford - MercerCounty line.
According to the Crawford County Emergency Management Agency ... Five train cars left the track...
One of the cars was hauling isobutylene, a highly flammable gas.
The other 4 cars were hauling non-hazardous materials.
There was no release or spill from any of the cars and no injuries.
http://meadvilletribune.com/archive/x964864997/Local-units-respond-...
anuary 4, 2013
Local units respond to hazardous spill at train derailment
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http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/03/bc-train-derailment-2013/
Sea-to-Sky Highway closed after train derails new Whistler
THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Bonny MakarewiczOne of three CN train cars that derailed eight kilometres south of Pemberton, B.C., blocks the southbound lane of Highway 99 on Thursday.PEMBERTON, B.C. — The Sea-to-Sky Highway between Whistler, B.C., and Pemberton was blocked for a time on Thursday by a derailment that sent one rail car tumbling off an overpass onto the road below.
The RCMP say a vehicle on the highway suffered some minor damage from flying debris but no one was hurt.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Bonny MakarewiczWorkers attend the scene after the derailment Thursday.Sgt. Steve LeClair says three empty cars of a northbound CN Rail train went off the tracks about 10 kilometres south of Pemberton, with one falling from the railway overpass onto the highway.
The road was closed in both directions for a while before being opened to single lane, alternating traffic — a situation that will remain until the derailed cars can be removed.
The cause of the derailment is under investigation.
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http://www.wsiltv.com/news/local/Mt-Vernon-Train-Derailment-1852149...
Mt. Vernon Train Derailment
By WSIL Manager
MT. VERNON -- Crews in Mt. Vernon are handling a train derailment that happened early Sunday morning.
Mt. Vernon Police Chief Chris Mendenhall says the train derailment happened after 6:00am near Rackaway Street and Liberty Road in Mt. Vernon.
Mt. Vernon Fire was called to the scene, and has a hazmat team on the scene.
Chief Mendenhall says 8 cars were involved in the derailment, and at least one of them is believed to be carrying ethanol.
Streets in that area have been closed off, but no one in that area has been evacuated.
Mt. Vernon Fire officials were not immediately available for comment.
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Mudslide derails train south of Everett
EVERETT — A mudslide just south of Everett derailed a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train Monday afternoon.The slide came off a large slope and hit 66-car train at about 1:30 p.m., BNSF Spokesperson Gus Melonas said. The slide was at least 75-feet long and forced 11 cars on their side. Some of the cars split open on impact, Melonas said.
Officials said it was the same area of track where a slide closed routes earlier in the day. The trains carried many different types of items, Melonas said, including disinfectant chemicals. A Haz-Mat team responded to the incident, but discovered no threat to public health.
Melonas said the tracks will remain closed for freight through a good portion of the week. Amtrak and Sound Transit Sounder trains will not run until late Wednesday at the earliest.
BNSF operates more than 1,000 feight trains every day on more than 32,000 miles of track across the United States.
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