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 derails overnight near Marysville, OH

MARYSVILLE, Ohio (WYX/WTTE) — 

A train has derailed near Marysville overnight Friday.

Police said the train was carrying grain when it derailed near The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.

The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. per police. No roadways are affected and no injuries were reported.

Police said CSX is currently assessing the scene.

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Chicago Subway Train Derails, No Injuries Reported

December 7, 2017 at 8:27 pm

(CBS) — A southbound train car on the Red Line derailed Thursday evening in the Loop, but no injuries were reported.

The car derailed around 8 p.m. in the 100 block of North State. A CTA spokesperson called it a “minor” derailment, but one that is interfering with normal southbound service.

The Red Line is operating on elevated tracks from Fullerton to Cermak temporarily. Northbound service is running normally.

Chicago fire officials say no one was injured.

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Train carrying molten sulfur derails in Lakeland

Posted: Nov 27 2017 04:47AM EST

LAKELAND (FOX 13) - Lakeland residents were asked to stay indoors after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed, authorities said. 

Polk County firefighters are investigating the crash in the area of Kathleen and Strickland roads. A medical call was received around 1:50 a.m. and a fire crew found several train cars rolled over and mangled, according to a media release. Officials confirm there is a molten sulfur leak and there have been no reported injuries.

Officials were asking residents along Strickland Road to stay inside their homes, but have since rescinded the request. However, spectators are asked to stay away from the derailment site. CSX and state officials are now working to clean the spillage and removed the damaged train cars

Kathleen Road is likely to remain closed between Galloway and Spivey roads until early this evening. There are currently no evacuations and the cause of the crash is under investigation.

SkyFOX flew over the scene, showing several train carts off-track and toppled over. A yellow substance was splattered on the ground and on the disheveled carts themselves. Crews on scene described a smell similar to rotten eggs

emitting from the crash.

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Train Derails near Hells Gate, BC; Spills Fuel into Fraser River

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 A Canadian Pacific Rail train has derailed near Hells Gate, B.C. in the Fraser Canyon and leaked some fuel.

The train derailed due to a rock slide on Thursday (Nov 23).

The B.C. Environmental Emergency Program posted an update Friday morning.

They will be working with Canadian Pacific Railway to monitor the spill response activities and assess environmental impacts.

“Fuel was leaking out of the vent line hole, over the steep bank and into the Fraser River at a fairly steady flow,” the update said.

The hole has been temporarily patched.

Rock slide derails CP Rail freight train in B.C.'s Fraser Canyon

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Train cars are seen at the site of a derailment north of Hope, B.C. in this undated handout photo. British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a rock slide north of Hope derailed a freight train and led to a fuel spill in the Fraser River. The ministry says in a statement that a Canadian Pacific Rail (TSX:CP) train was knocked off the tracks on Thursday by the slide near Hells Gate in the Fraser Canyon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, B.C. Environment Ministry *MANDATORY CREDIT*

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4 train accidents in less than 12 hours kill 7, injure 11 

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New Delhi:

Lucknow/New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI) Four train accidents in less than 12 hours in Uttar Pradesh and Odisha killed seven people and injured at least 11, officials said on Friday.

Three of the accidents were reported from Uttar Pradesh and one from Odisha.

There were two derailments, including one in Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot district that killed three people on Friday morning, one incident of an engine decoupling from the wagon and a train hitting a car at an unmanned crossing.

The spate of accidents began at 7.19 pm on Thursday when a local train hit a Bolero vehicle at an unmanned crossing near Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, killing four people and injuring two.

The vehicle, packed with people belonging to a marriage party, was hit at Matha Bhusunda village under the Musafirkhana police station, an official said.

Then, at 4.18 am, 13 coaches of the Vasco Da Gama-Patna Express, on its way from Goa to Patna, derailed near Manikpur in Uttar Pradesh, killing three people, including a six-year-old boy and his father, and injuring nine.

The Patna-bound passenger train, which derailed soon after leaving the Manikpur Railway Station in Chitrakoot district, was moving slowly as a result of which casualties were less, officials said.

According to ADG (Law and Order), Anand Kumar, prima facie a fractured railway track led to the accident “as per local assessment”.

“Another possible reason being cited is that due to some technical problem, emergency brakes were slammed, causing the derailment,” he said, adding that it can be confirmed only by railway authorities.

Sources in the railways said that the rail fracture was the likely cause of the derailment. However, they said an official statement can only be made after a probe by the commissioner of Railway Safety.

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Train with 30 passengers derails on New York subway after debris falls onto the tracks 

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Passengers were left annoyed and angry after a train derailed at a Brooklyn subway station Saturday

The debris falling from the wall of the 86th Street subway station in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn forced passengers to be evacuated.

A southbound R train was derailed just before 5:30 am on Sunday and the station was closed following the incident, authorities confirmed..."

(November 25&26, 2017)

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Indian Pacific passengers stuck in Perth after minor derailment

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Passengers on the Indian Pacific train were stuck in Perth for more than 10 hours after a minor derailment of one of its carriages shortly after it left East Perth Station on Sunday (Nov 26)..."

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Coal train derails in Southwest Virginia

A Norfolk Southern train carrying coal derailed in the town of Appalachia, Virginia Saturday night.

Published: 11:03 PM EST November 19, 2017

A train carrying coal has derailed in the town of Appalachia, just west of Andover, VA on Exeter Road Saturday night around 8:40 pm.

Norfolk Southern and response crews were on the scene Sunday morning. Wise County emergency crews were also on site monitoring.

This is less than a month after a train derailed in the North Knoxv.... No injuries occurred in that derailment.

38 cars derailed. Four cars overturned into Pigeon Creek, spilling an estimated 400 tons of coal into the creek. Six other cars turned over on the bank of the creek. Norfolk Southern is working with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to minimize any impact on the local waterways.

Norfolk Southern and environmental specialists are using absorbent booms, silt fencing and hay bales to catch and contain the coal which spilled into the creek. Excavators and vacuum trucks will also be used to remove the coal.

The 2,800 foot long, 7,000 ton train was carrying a large amount of coal which is now being cleaned up.

Backhoes, front loaders and dump trucks are being brought in to remove the coal the cars were carrying.

No injuries have been reported and there is no word yet on what caused the derailment.

According to a tweet from the Virginia Department of Transportation, Exeter Road (RT 68) will remain closed for several days for cleanup and repairs. VDOT and railway crews will need to inspect the road and crossing for any damage before it can reopen.

Norfolk Southern released a statement through their public relations manager, Jon Hope which said:

"Norfolk Southern on Sunday is continuing cleanup and recovery efforts following a coal train derailment Saturday night on a rail line just west of Andover, Va., in Wise County.

The 2,800-foot-long, 7,000-ton train, consisting of three locomotives and 54 rail cars, derailed 38 cars. Four rail cars overturned into Pigeon Creek, spilling an estimated 400 tons of coal into the creek. Six other cars turned over on the bank of the creek.

Norfolk Southern is working closely with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to minimize impacts to the waterway. NS and contract environmental specialists have installed absorbent booms, silt fencing, and hay bales to catch coal particulates and contain the coal. The creek is about 10 to 15 feet wide and 2 to 3 feet deep at the derailment site. NS will use excavators and vacuum trucks to remove the coal from the creek and begin implementing a remediation plan to restore the waterway to VDEQ environmental standards.

The derailment has blocked a road crossing on Exeter Road. Norfolk Southern has two companies that specialize in emergency response on site working to re-rail or move damaged coal cars to clear the crossing. NS is coordinating efforts with local and state officials, including the State Highway Patrol and the Virginia Department of Transportation. NS hopes to have the crossing cleared of debris later Sunday afternoon. However, it’s not known now when the crossing will be reopened to traffic, pending a close assessment of damage to the track and roadway through the crossing.

The cause of the derailment, which occurred at 8:40 p.m. Saturday, remains under investigation. No injuries were reported.

Norfolk Southern regrets that this incident occurred, and we apologize for the disruption to the local community, especially to motorists who rely on Exeter Road. NS’ priority and focus is to remove rail cars and coal from Pigeon Creek and clear the crossing as soon as possible. NS appreciates the cooperation and professional response of local and state officials who have assisted."

This is a developing story. Our sister station WCYB in the Tri-Cities has a crew on the scene and is talking to Norfolk Southern. We will continue to keep you updated as we learn more.

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Breaking: Many feared dead as train derails in Lagos

November 16, 2017

Many persons are feared dead as a train in the fleet of the Nigeria Railway Corporation derailed in Lagos State.
According to available information, the train derailed in Abattoir area of Agege in the early hours of Thursday.
The train, on derailing, was also said to have rammed into a trailer, leaving many killed and injured.
The development was confirmed by the spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Olarinde Famous-Cole.
Famous-Cole, after an initial call in which he could not confirm the number of dead and injured, said three persons died in the accident.
He said: “We just got the information.
“Our policemen and those attached to the railway command are in control of the situation.”

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https://globalnews.ca/news/3857284/congo-train-derails/

November 12, 2017 5:42 pm

33 dead after freight train carrying fuel derails in Congo

Up to 33 people were feared dead Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a freight train carrying fuel plunged into a ravine.

The UN’s radio Okapi spoke of 33 fatalities with others injured or burned in the accident that occurred in the sprawling mineral-rich province of Katanga, which is the size of Spain.

“Up until now the toll is eight dead and several injured. The toll could be significantly higher,” Jean-Marie Tshizainga, the minister of mines of Lualaba province told AFP.

The train, in which the victims were travelling illegally, was running between the country’s second city Lubumbashi to Luena in Katanga.

The train was transporting 13 oil tankers and derailed while climbing a slope near the station of Lubudi. It fell into a ravine and the tankers caught fire, radio Okapi said.

“It’s a freight train that derailed and it wasn’t supposed to be carrying passengers. If there were people on board, we consider them to be illegal travellers,” said Sylvestre Ilunga Ilukamba, a senior official from the national railway company.

Katanga has witnessed several deadly train accidents. In 2014, a freight train derailed killing 74 people and injured 163, according to officials but the Red Cross said up to 200 corpses had been buried.

The national news agency a month later spoke of 136 deaths.

Another train accident in July 1987 near the Zambian border killed 150 people after crashing into a truck.

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No injuries reported after train derails in Manchester, GA

Tuesday, November 7th 2017, 10:18 am EST

MANCHESTER, GA (WTVM) – New details are underway following a train derailment in Manchester, GA Tuesday morning.

The incident happened around 7:20 a.m. when a CSX freight train traveling from Waycross, Ga., to Birmingham, Ala., derailed six cars.

Five of the derailed cars were empty. The sixth car involved is a tank car containing fluorosilicic acid, a byproduct of the fertilizer industry that is commonly used to fluoridate public drinking water systems.

No injuries have been reported as a result of the derailment.

The CSX Spokesperson Rob Doolittle released the following statement:

CSX personnel and hazardous-materials contractors are at the scene of the derailment, developing plans for re-railing the affected cars and monitoring the status of the tank car to ensure the safety of the public and first responders. Work will continue at the site until all the cars are removed and damage to the tracks is restored. The cause of the incident is under investigation.

The train comprised three locomotives and 120 cars total, including 98 empty railcars and 22 loaded cars containing a variety of freight, such as scrap metal, corn, cement, and wallboard.

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Four injured as train from Basingstoke derails

1. 6 November 2017 at 10:00am

Train from Basingstoke derailed in London

The train is said to have shaken before coming off the rails Credit: London Fire Brigade

A train from Basingstoke to London has derailed between Wimbledon and Clapham Junction.

The service is said to have shaken before it came off the rials.

Services have been disrupted.

The slow-speed rear-axle derailment on the 04.54 Basingstoke to Waterloo service occurred between Wimbledon and Wimbledon Park. This is affecting London Underground services on the District Line but will not affect South Western Railway services into London this morning. The train is eight carriages in length and it was the the rear axle of the 8th coach which came off the track at slow speed. We do not have any information regarding passengers on board the train at this time.

– South Western Railway

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Mining train derails in Negaunee

 

Posted: Tue 1:23 PM, Oct 31, 2017

NEGAUNEE, Mich. (WLUC) - Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad had a mining train derail around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Negaunee.

The train was transporting 60 cars with iron ore when it derailed near County Road 480. In total, 22 cars derailed and eight tipped over. The train was heading to the Marquette dock for loading.

No injuries were reported and there was no effect on the nearby roadway. Cleveland-Cliffs production and shipments will not be affected.

The accident is still under investigation.

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has been notified and will be assessing any environmental impacts.

Crews are working on re-railing and repairing the track at this time.