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ALICEVILLE, AL – A train carrying tanker cars full of crude oil derailed on November 8 causing an explosion and fire in a wetlands area just outside Aliceville, AL. The city of Aliceville is located in Pickens County, Alabama in the western part of the state about 45 miles southwest of Tuscaloosa.

A train carrying tankers of crude oil derailed while crossing a wooden trestle in a western Alabama wetlands causing an explosion and fire on November 8, 2013.

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MIDVALE, UT – A TRAX commuter train crashed into an empty passenger car that was sitting on the tracks on November 6, derailing the train and injuring two passengers and a railroad employee in Midvale, Utah. Midvale is located in Salt Lake County, Utah in the north-central part of the state about 12 miles south of Salt Lake City.

Two passengers and a railroad worker were injured when a TRAX commuter train crashed into a decoupled rail car that was sitting on the tracks in Midvale, UT on November 6, 2013.

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MILLCREEK TOWNSHIP, PA – Four CSX rail cars full of construction debris derailed in Millcreek Township, PA on November 1, causing traffic delays at several intersections. Millcreek Township is located in Erie County, Pennsylvania in the northwestern corner of the state about 122 miles north of Pittsburgh.

Four cars of a CSX train derailed in in Millcreek Township, PA on November 1, 2013 spilling construction debris and causing traffic delays at several street intersections.

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BRADNER, OH – Three CSX railroad employees were injured at a rail crossing just south of Bradner, OH on October 28, when a motorist drove around construction barriers and hit a utility pole and then ran into the workers. Bradner is located in Wood County, Ohio in the northeastern part of the state about 30.4 miles southeast of Toledo.

Photo shows Bradner Rd rail crossing where 3 railroad workers were injured in an accident just south of Bradner, OH on October 28, 2013.

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SANFORD, FL – A railroad worker was killed on October 24, when a rail car filled with tons of gravel tipped over in a train derailment at a construction site for a new commuter rail station in Sanford, FL. Sanford is located in Seminole County, Florida in the eastern part of the state about 25 miles northeast of Orlando.

A railroad worker was killed when he was crushed by a rail car filled with tons of gravel in train accident and derailment in Sanford, FL on October 24, 2013.

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WALNUT CREEK, CA – Two railroad workers were killed in a BART train accident in Walnut Creek, CA on October 19, while doing track inspection. Walnut Creek is located in Contra Costa County, California in the central part of the state about 25 miles northeast of San Francisco.

Photo of BART train accident that killed two railroad workers in Walnut Creek, CA on Oct. 19, 2013.

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JEWETT, TX – A Union Pacific train derailed on October 16, in Jewett, TX, blocking U.S. Highway 79 and shutting down traffic. the city of Jewett is located in Leon County, Texas in the eastern central part of the state about 68 miles southeast of Waco.

UP train derais in Jewett, TX at the U.S. HWY 79 rail crossing near Farm to Market 347 Oct.16, 2013.

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GREENWICH TOWNSHIP, NJ – An empty tanker car derailed in Greenwich Township raising concerns of hazardous chemicals for local residents. Greenwich Township is in Gloucester County in the southern part of the state about 50 miles southwest of Trenton.

Photo shows an empty tanker car that derailed in Greenwich Township, NJ on September 16, 2013. Photo credit: Tim Hawk/South Jersey Times.

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LAWTELL, LA – A Union Pacific train carrying hazardous materials derailed in Lawtell, LA causing hundreds of people to be evacuated from their homes. Lawtell is located in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana in the central part of the state about 69 miles west of Baton Rouge.

A Union Pacific train carrying hazardous materials derailed in Lawtelle, LA on August 4, 2013 causing the evacuation of hundreds of people. Photo credit: US News & World Report

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BRONX, NY – A trash train derailed in the Bronx, NY on Thursday, July 18, 2013 and tied up commuter rail travel on the Metro-North Hudson line through the weekend. The Bronx is a borough of New York City, NY located north of Manhattan and across the Hudson River from New Jersey.

Ten cars of a trash train in The Bronx, NY derailed on July 18, 2013, interrupting commuter rail service of the Metro-North Hudson line in New York during extensive track repairs and clean up.

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