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ELGIN, IL – Just before 2:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, January 16, 2011, 8 cars of a Canadian Pacific freight train derailed in the south side of Elgin, IL.

Most of Elgin, Illinois lies in Kane County with some portions residing in Cook County. The city of Elgin is about 40 miles northwest of Chicago. ... Read More

NEW LONDON, CT – An Amtrak passenger train derailed in New London, CT on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 as it was arriving at Union Station. Apparently there was only one passenger car involved in the incident. According to reports, there was no one on the train at the time.

Derailed Amtrak passenger car sits at Union Station in New London, CT following a derailment on Tuesday morning, January 18, 2011.

New London is in New London County, Connecticut in the southeastern part of the state about 47 miles southeast of Hartford, the state’s capitol. ... Read More

HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 152 JUDICIAL COURT – FELA attorneys, Gordon, Elias & Seeley, represent a 30 year old Louisiana railroad worker who was performing his duties as a switchman for Defendant Union Pacific when he was caused to suffer physical injuries directly caused by the negligence of Defendant. The incident occurred on around or about 10/17/08.

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LOUISVILLE, KY – A CSX train derailed on Friday night, January 14, at about 10:30 p.m. at LaGrange Road and Chamberlain Lane, near the Ford Truck Plant in east Louisville KY.

CSX spokesman Bob Sullivan told reporters that the freight train carrying 85 cars and two locomotives was traveling on a side track and pulling into its last stop when seven cars derailed. ... Read More

PERRY, OK — A BNSF train carrying fertilizer derailed Thursday evening on January 13 at about 10:15 p.m. Only one of 4 derailed cars carrying the fertilizer was discovered to be leaking the hazardous material. The incident was reported by a police dispatcher.

Photo by Perry fire chief Wayne Emmons

The train was traveling about 20 mph along U.S. 77, also 7 Street at Birch Street in the middle of the city, at approximately 10:15 p.m when the train accident occurred, Perry police communication supervisor Richard Williams reported. ... Read More

FT. WORTH, TX – BNSF has issued a news release in response to an investigative report about BNSF’s conduct in grade crossing and railroad employee safety issues reported by The Minneapolis Star Tribune, calling the report bias.

In their investigative report, The Minneapolis Star Tribune identified 13 cases in which judges allegedly disciplined the railroad for destroying evidence and other legal wrongdoing. At issue was an investigation into a 2003 rail crossing collision that killed four people. ... Read More

VERNON TOWNSHIP, MI – A Canadian National Railway spokesman told reporters that 12 railcars came off the tracks, including four cars that toppled over last Thursday night, January 6, in Vernon Township, MI. Vernon Township is located in Shiawassee County southwest of Durand.

Clean up of hydrochloric acid that leaked from a tank car continued over the weekend and some of the families who were evacuated are now back in their homes. ... Read More

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – An Iowa Interstate Railroad employee from Omaha was injured early Thursday morning, January 6, after becoming stuck between a guardrail and a train car at the MidAmerican power plant south of Council Bluffs.

The railroad worker who was injured was identified as 28-year old Michael McGillen, Junior.  McGillen was taken by medical helicopter to the Creighton University Medical Center in critical condition after rescue officials arrived at about 3 a.m., according to Dwayne Riche of the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office. ... Read More

DOUGLASVILLE, GA – Eleven cars from a westbound Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in downtown Douglasville, GA early Tuesday morning, January 4, 2011.

Twisted mass of rail cars and shipping containers in a Norfolk Southern train derailment in Douglasville, GA on Jan 4, 2011.

Douglasville is in Douglas County, Georgia in the northwest-central part of the state about 22 miles west of Atlanta. ... Read More

WEATHERBY, OR – A westbound Union Pacific freight train derailed about 30 miles east of Baker City, OR near Weatherby causing a large section of Interstate 84 to be shut down.

Union Pacific train derailment on December 31, 2010 near Weatherby, OR shuts down Interstate 84 between La Grande and Ontario. Photo credit: Oregon State Police.

Weatherby is an unincorporated city in Baker County, Oregon located in the eastern part of the state on the border with Idaho. Weatherby sits alongside Highway 84 in between Baker City and Ontario.  ... Read More