Train derailments

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JUST IN - Massive fire erupts after train carrying ethanol derails in Tepetitlán, Mexico, November 1, 2025 VIDEO: https://t.me/ZetaTalk_Followers/78651 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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Train off track adds to concern

  October 29, 2011 12.01am

 

TASMANIA'S troubled rail network suffered another derailment last night.

TasRail said nine wagons derailed from the back end of a freight train that was travelling on the North-South line about 5.30pm.

The train was heading north when it was derailed near Campania.

TasRail said there was little damage to the freight consignment because all wagons derailed in an upright position. No one was injured in the incident.

The rest of the train was undamaged and was expected to continue its journey to Burnie last night with the remaining 15 wagons intact.

Six derailments have occurred since July last year.

TasRail said last night's derailment was the first for this financial year.

In 2006 10 wagons from a 35-wagon Burnie-Hobart train left the rails between Campania and Colebrook.

TasRail has notified customers about last night's incident and advised that there will be a delay to freight operations on the North-South Line.

TasRail crews will work throughout the weekend to recover the derailed wagons and to repair the track.

The line between Colebrook and Tea Tree is expected to remain closed until tomorrow evening.

The derailment was reported to the Rail Safety Regular, and will be subject to investigation.

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Train Derailment Near Powhatan Dumps Coal

October 28, 2011

POWHATAN POINT - A bad section of rail caused several train cars loaded with coal to derail Wednesday night at the southern end of Powhatan Point.

Coal littered the Ohio River bank on Thursday after some of the derailed cars tipped and lost their loads.

A worker at the site who declined to give his name said the derailment happened about 7 p.m. Wednesday. Crews expected to have the section of track repaired late Thursday with plans to have rail traffic running again today.

The coal that was spilled was set to be removed and cleaned up.

Workers from Norfolk Southern Railroad, which transports coal for Murray Energy, were called to the scene shortly after the derailment. They were able to remove the cars from the track and worked during the night Wednesday and all day Thursday to repair the track.

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Freight Train Derails In Jefferson

Union Pacific: No Hazardous Material Released

POSTED: 9:57 pm CDT October 24, 2011

 

WDSU Crews tend to the end of a freight train that partially derailed in Jefferson on Monday.

JEFFERSON, La. -- A Union Pacific train partially derailed in Jefferson Monday night, but officials with the company told WDSU no hazardous materials were released.The accident happened along Central Avenue shortly before 8 p.m.Officials said the more than 110-car train was headed east and had just crossed the Huey P. Long Bridge when one car jumped the tracks. Five others followed.Crews worked to separate the intact portion of the train from the derailed portion and hoped to clear much of the scene Monday night. The remaining cars -- those that derailed -- they hoped to remove early Tuesday.Part of Central Avenue may be closed between Airline Drive and Jefferson Highway as work continues.No injuries were reported.

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Derailed N-Judah train causes Muni delays in SF

Posted: 8:20 pm PDT October 24, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO -- Muni riders in San Francisco were facing delays Monday evening as they tried to head home or get around the city.Muni said an N-Judah train derailed at Church and Duboce at around 6 p.m. service is disrupted on the N and J lines. Buses have being put into service to provide transportation around the disruption.No one was injured in the derailment. Muni said riders can expect service to be out for the remainder of Monday night, but it should be restored by morning.

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Alleged Train Derailment and Collision at Oglebay Park
Posted Sunday, October 23, 2011 ; 11:45 PM

The incident reportedly happened around 8:45 on Sunday night.

 

WHEELING -- Multiple reports of an alleged train collision at Oglebay Park’s Good Zoo came into the newsroom on Sunday night.

The collision apparently involved two trains, and witnesses report hearing them collide.

Oglebay Park is not releasing a comment or confirming the incident.

There is very little information being released about the alleged accident, and the Ohio County Sheriff’s Department, as well as the Wheeling Police and Fire Departments were not aware of the incident.

Continue to stick with 7 News for any updates on this developing story.

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Chemical scare as train carrying sulphuric acid derails at Cloncurry

QR National is investigating a major chemical incident after a train carrying sulphuric acid derailed at Cloncurry.

 Six of 15 bullet wagons loaded with the dangerous chemical derailed at the Cloncurry station about 5.15pm on Friday.

One is leaning over and will be emptied.

A QR National spokesman said there had been no chemical leak and the cause of the derailment was still being investigated.

“There is no major issues … this was a low level derailment … we are working with firies,” the spokesman said

A Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said fire crews would begin decanting the chemical from the wagons once QR National investigations were complete.

“When that process begins we may have to look at putting in evacuation zones around the stations in case of a leak, to consider all scenarios,” the spokeswoman said.

“We are probably looking at three days to get that done because it is a complicated process.”

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Dhaka-Ctg rail link snapped

UNB, Comilla

Rail communication on Dhaka-Chittagong and Chittagong-Sylhet routes suspended as a container train derailed near Moinamoti rail station in the district town Friday morning.

Railway sources said a compartment of the Chittagong-bound container train from Dhaka veered off the track at around 7:00 am, disrupting train communication on the routes.

On information, two relief trains from Laksam and Akhaura rushed to the spot and started the salvage operation

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Train derailment closes KY 116 in Fulton County

Web Editor - Jay Marchmon

Story Created: Oct 20, 2011 at 9:30 AM CDT

Story Updated: Oct 20, 2011 at 12:30 PM CDT

FULTON, Ky. - A train derailment closed KY 116//West State Line Rd. in Fulton County for a few hours Thursday morning.

KY 116//West State Line Rd. was reported closed in Fulton for a short time earlier this morning. Rail cars came off the track and scraped the support structure of an overpass at KY 116 between Stephen Beale St. and Sunset Ave.

KY 116 and other roads in the area reported open with normal traffic flow by 9:30 a.m.  A Kentucky Transportation Cabinet inspector will check the overpass as a precautionary measure.

Official reports indicate no hazardous materials were involved, and no injuries were reported by the railroad.

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Train derailment closes two Colton schools

October 18, 2011 |

Two Colton schools were closed Tuesday because of a train collision and derailment that also is expected to shut a stretch of the 10 Freeway for a second time as one of the trains is set back on its tracks.

Wilson Elementary School and Colton High School will be closed, said Tom De Bellis, spokesman for the Colton Fire Department.

The collision between a Union Pacific train and a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train occurred about 2:30 a.m. on tracks under the 10 south of Valley Boulevard and west of La Cadena Drive, De Bellis said.

Six cars of the Union Pacific train derailed, De Bellis said. Two of the cars were carrying ferrous chloride, a hazardous chemical used in the treatment of wastewater.

Authorities closed the freeway in both directions for three hours as a hazardous materials team searched for leaks. When none was found, the freeway was reopened, he said.

However, as a precaution, the freeway was to be shut down again later Tuesday morning as crews right the derailed cars, De Bellis said.

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Train Derails In Rexburg

Company Never Notified Police

 

REXBURG, Idaho -- A train carrying propane derailed last Friday night in Rexburg, but the local fire and police departments didn't find out until well after the fact.The cars slipped off the tracks, two of them were full of propane and two had just been emptied of gasoline. Luckily, nothing caught on fire or exploded, but the interesting part is Eastern Idaho Railroad didn't notify any local authorities the night it happened.The Madison Fire Department heard about the train coming off the tracks through word of mouth."The Eastern Idaho Railroad did not notify us of the derailment and they didn't consider it to be of any significant danger," said Fire Chief Corey Child.Child said when his crew investigated the accident, they quickly called in HAZ-MAT."Upon us looking at it, we found that two rail cars had splits in their outer tank," said Child.Four rail cars actually came off the tracks, two full of propane, like you would use in a grill."The potential there in the cars that were involved was obviously the propane that we were worried about," said Child.The Madison Fire Department called in the Federal Railroad Administration to check out the wreckage and a fleet from Pacific West came in from Salt Lake City, UT, to offload the propane Tuesday afternoon after it sat there all weekend.Reporter Jessica Crandall spoke with Garrett Bolyard, a representative for the railroad. When asked why his company didn't notify authorities at the time of the derailment, this is what he said."We didn't feel it was that bad and there was no contamination or leaking cars. But, we are working with authorities now," said Bolyard.The propane had to be siphoned out from the tanks Tuesday before they can be lifted up by a crane and placed back onto the tracks.Bolyard said he's glad the company is working with local agencies now and hindsight is always 20/20.Rexburg Police Captain Randy Lewis said, "somebody really dropped the ball on this one."Offloading the propane is a 24-hour process. Child said Pacific West will probably be done Wedsnesday afternoon.

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