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Archive for the ‘Train Accidents’ Category

TISKILWA, IL – Scorched earth and frayed nerves followed a fiery train derailment on Friday, October 7, 2011 where several tanker cars tipped over, exploded and burst into flames in Tiskilwa, IL.

Huge pileup of burning tanker cars in the aftermath of Iowa Interstate Railroad train derailment on October 7, 2011 in which the townspeople of Tiskilwa, IL were evacuated.

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COLTON, CA – Six rail cars of a Union Pacific train jumped the tracks and tipped over in Colton, CA on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 and then struck another BNSF train running alongside it on parallel tracks.

Six rail cars of a Union Pacific train derailed in Colton, CA on October 18, 2011 and then struck a BNSF train running on tracks next to it. Photo credit: ABC News 7

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REXBURG, ID – The Rexburg, Idaho fire and police departments discovered on Saturday, October 8, 2011 that two propane cars plus two gasoline cars derailed in Rexburg, ID on Friday, the day before, and the Eastern Idaho Railroad did not notify anyone about the mishap.

Tanker cars filled with propane caused a scare with local fire and police departments after unreported Eastern Idaho Railroad derailment on October 7, 2011 in Rexburg, ID.

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EFFINGHAM, IL – An 18 wheeler hauling a semi trailer got stuck at a rail crossing in Effingham, IL and an eastbound CSX train crashed into it on September 28, 2011.

A CSX train collided with a semi trailer that was stuck high centered over the tracks at a rail crossing in Effingham, IL on September 28, 2011. Photo credit: Effingham Daily News

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BRENTWOOD, CA – Dozens of passengers were injured, including two railroad workers, when an Amtrak train collided with a tractor-trailer at a rural crossing in Brentwood, CA on September 30, 2011.

Rescue workers at the scene of an Amtrak crash with a semi truck at a rural railroad crossing in Brentwood, CA on September 30, 2011. Dozens of passengers were injured in the incident.

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ARLINGTON, TX – One Union Pacific train crashed into the rear of another Union Pacific train that was stopped on the tracks in Arlington, TX on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011.

Access road to Howell Family Farms on W. Division St. in Arlington, TX that was blocked by Union Pacific train crash and which trapped guests inside at a charity event on October 1, 2011. Railroad tracks can be seen crossing this access road.

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MADISON, TN – A man was walking in the middle of the tracks and was struck and killed by a CSX train in Madison, TN on September 26, 2011.

Police in Madison, TN investigate the death of 18 year-old James Grogan, who was struck from behind by an oncoming CSX train on September 26, 2011 while walking in the middle of the tracks. Officials believe he was listening to earphones at the time.

Madison is located in Davidson County, Tennessee in the north-central part of the state. Madison is a neighborhood in northeast Nashville and is about 9 miles northeast of downtown Nashville. ... Read More

FREDDIESVILLE, TX – A BNSF train derailed in Freddiesville TX on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 between Hitchcock and Bayou Vista.

BNSF train derailment in Freddiesville, TX on September 13, 2011 involved 6 tanker cars hauling ethanol. Five of the 6 cars overturned and two of them were leaking hazardous material.

Freddiesville is located in Galveston County, on the Gulf coast of Texas about 37 miles southeast of Houston, about 15 miles northwest of Galveston and about 6 miles southwest of Texas City. ... Read More

EMMETT, KS – A Union Pacific train derailed in Emmett, Kansas on Monday, September 5, 2011 spilling about 5,600 tons of coal and demolishing a rail bridge.

Photographs of the bridge over Cross Creek in Emmett, Kansas before and after the Union Pacific coal train derailment virtually demolished the bridge and spilled about 5,600 tons of coal.

Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County, Kansas in the northeastern part of the state about 35 miles northwest of Topeka. ... Read More

PASADENA, TX – A woman who collded with a train Wednesday, Aug 3, did not sustain life threatening injuries, however, as a precaution she was transported via LifeFlight to Memorial Hermann Hospital.

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