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KEARNEY, NE – Two Union Pacific (UP) trains passing each other on different lines collided and derailed on September 8, 2010 at about 8:00 p.m. in Kearney, Nebraska. The two trains were going in opposite directions on adjacent tracks at the time.

Twisted wreckage of train derailment from two passing Union Pacific trains in Kearney, NE.

Kearney is in Kearney County, Nebraska in the south central part of the state about 13.5 miles southwest of Gibbon and 42 miles southwest of Grand Island. ... Read More

Hager City, WI – A northbound BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe) freight train carrying consumer items from Chicago to Seattle derailed near the Purina pet food plant in Hager City, WI on Monday, September 13, 2010 at about 7:20 a.m.

BNSF train derails in Hager City, WI near the Ralston Purina processing facility on Monday, September 13, 2010. Photo credit RiverTowns.net.

Hager City is in Pierce County, Wisconsin in the eastern part of the state about 51 miles southeast of Minneapolis, MN and about 73 miles southwest of Eau Claire, WI.
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FONTANA, CA – The conductor of a westbound Union Pacific freight train in Fontana, California was critically injured after crashing into the back of a slow moving freight car that was going in the opposite direction on the same tracks.

Union Pacific train conductor's arm amputated in Fontana, CA train accident. Photo credit: KTLA-TV

The accident happened late Thursday evening, September 9, 2010 at about 11:55 p.m. on the tracks that run alongside Interstate 10 (the San Bernardino Freeway) near the Cherry Avenue exit. ... Read More

FORT WORTH, TX — Several BNSF rail cars carrying coal derailed near downtown Fort Worth Sunday night August 29, around 8:20 pm, interrupting part of the Trinity Railway Express between Fort Worth and Dallas early Monday morning. The BNSF train shares the Union Pacific tracks with TRE, which is co-owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

A train pulling coal cars derailed east of downtown Fort Worth, TX, Monday Aug. 30, 2010.The incident disrupted a commuter rail line connecting Fort Worth and Dallas. Star-Telegram/David Kent

According to WFFA-TV, several of the train cars could be seen turned over, with a few actually off the tracks. The accident led to some buckling on the tracks as well. As a result, there will be no service between the two TRE stations downtown and the Richland Hills station for the Monday morning rush hour. The transit agency, which is operated jointly by The T and DART, will set up a “bus bridge”from the Richland Hills Station to ferry commuters around the derailment. ... Read More

DENVER, CO – A train derailed in a Denver, CO rail yard, striking a light tower and knocking it down. The mishap occurred in the Burlington Northern rail yard near 37th Ave. and Globeville on August 26, 2010 around 6:45 a.m. on Thursday morning.

Metal light tower can be seen draped over rail cars after derailment in Denver, CO rail yard

The city of Denver, Colorado is in Denver County in the central part of the state about 9 miles west of Aurora, 8 miles northeast of Lakewood and about 9 miles north of Englewood. ... Read More

COOKEVILLE, TN – On Wednesday, August 18, 2010 just before 9 a.m. a train derailed in Cookeville, TN due to flash flooding in the area. Four rail cars derailed in the incident. The train was operated by the Nashville and Eastern Railroad Corporation.

Train derails in Cookeville, TN due to heavy rains. No injuries or hazardous materials involved.

Cookeville is in Putnam County, Tennessee in the central part of the state about 103 miles northwest of Knoxville and 78 miles east of Nashville. ... Read More

SAN ANTONIO, NM – A BNSF train derailed about 9 miles south of San Antonio in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge on July 27, 2010. The derailment occurred at the southern end of the refuge about 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

Twisted wreckage of BNSF train derailment near San Antonio, NM on July 27, 2010.

San Antonio is in Socorro County New Mexico in the central part of the state about 11 miles south of Socorro, about 87 miles southwest of Albuquerque, about 149 miles southwest of Santa Fe, about 154 miles northwest of Roswell, about 122 miles northwest of Alamogordo, about 137 miles south of Las Cruces and about 268 miles southeast of Farmington. ... Read More

PEMBROKE, WV – A Norfolk Southern train carrying coal derailed in Pembroke, VA on Tuesday, about 9:30 p.m. The derailment occurred at a railroad crossing near the intersection of River Road and Snidow Street.

Overturned coal car at the railway crossing near River Road and Snidow Street in Pembroke, VA. Photo credit: Justin Cook, The Roanoke Times

Pembroke is in Giles County, Virginia in the northwestern part of the state about 60 miles west of Roanoke, about 220 miles west of Richmond, about 114 miles west of Lynchburg and about 167 miles southwest of Charlottesville. ... Read More

ROBARDS, KY – A CSX freight train derailed in Robards, KY on Sunday, July 25, 2010 just off of Eakins Street. The last car of the train was a tanker car and derailed while the train was switching tracks. The tanker remained upright and none of the cars tipped over.

CSX train derails in Robards, Kentucky near Eakins Street on July 25, 2010.

Robards is located in Henderson County, Kentucky in the northeastern part of the state about 216 miles southwest of Lexington, about 96 miles northwest of Bowling Green, about 139 miles northwest of Glasgow and about 28 miles southwest of Owensboro. ... Read More

BRANT, NY – The FBI has doubled its reward from $10,000 to $20,000 for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of an individual or individuals responsible for the attempted derailment of an Amtrak train on July 5, 2010 east of Alleghany Road in Brant, NY.

Special agent James H. Robertson of the FBI announces the doubling of the reward for information on the attempted derailment of an Amtrak passenger train.

Brant is in Chautauqua County in the western part of the state near the eastern shore of Lake Erie. Brant is about 28 miles southwest of Buffalo, about 97 miles southwest of Rochester, about 173 miles southwest of Syracuse, about 367 miles northwest of New York and about 5 miles northeast of Irving. ... Read More