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Archive for the ‘Train Derailments’ Category

WASHINGTON, DC – On January 12, 2012, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued new safety recommendations regarding the restriction of railroad train speeds in the light of five train accidents which occurred over about a 4-month period in 2011, two of which involved fatalities.

Fatal train crash where two BNSF railroad workers were killed on April 17, 2011 about 5 miles west of Red Oak, IA. Photo credit: Kyle Wilson / Creston News Advertiser

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VALPARAISO, IN – Three CSX freight trains collided in a fiery pileup in a rural section of Porter County, IN just northeast of Valparaiso.

Thick black smoke visible for miles from the collision of three CSX freight trains following a collision and derailment on tracks near Valpariso, IN on January 6, 2012.

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POCATELLO, ID – Three cars from a Union Pacific train derailed in a Pocatello, ID rail yard late Friday evening, December 30, 2011.

Rail cars lay toppled over onto their sides after a Union Pacific train derailment in Pocatello, ID on Friday, December 30, 2011. Photo credit: KPVI News

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MONTCHANIN, DE – Four cars from a twenty car freight train, one of which was carrying about 27,000 gallons of butane in it, jumped the tracks Friday afternoon on Dec 9. behind the old Montchanin train station. The freight train was traveling about 10 mph when it derailed. No injuries or leaks were reported.

Derailed East Penn Railroad butane tanker sitting off the tracks across Rockland Rd as a result of a train derailment in Montchanin, DE on Thursday, December 9, 2011.

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BLADENSBURG, MD – A hazardous spill occurred as a result of a mysterious derailment of a CSX locomotive in Bladensburg, MD on Tuesday, November 29, 2011.

CSX locomotive listing over after derailing on November 29, 2011 at an industrial park in Bladensburg, MD near the 52nd Avenue rail crossing.

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SPARTANBURG, SC – A CSX train hauling coal derailed in Spartanburg, SC on Sunday, December 4, 2011 causing some property damage and a traffic snarl that lasted for hours.

Several coal cars from a CSX train derailed in Spartanburg, SC spilling tons of coal and causing a traffic snarl on Sunday, December 4, 2011.

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MARATHON, TX – A Union Pacific train derailed on Monday, November 22 in Brewster County, TX between the towns of Marathon and Sanderson and backed up rail traffic for hours.

A Union Pacific rail car derailed on Monday, November 22, 2011 spilling over 75 tons of industrial steel and backing up rail traffic for hours.

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TOPEKA, KS – Thirty-two rail cars jumped the tracks in a massive Union Pacific train derailment in Topeka, KS on Monday, November 14, 2011.

Union Pacific coal cars piled up like an accordion along the bank of the Kansas River in a 32-car train derailment on Monday, November 14, 2011 just northeast of downtown Topeka, KS.

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SACRAMENTO, CA – On Sunday, November 13, 2011 a Union Pacific Train derailed in Sacramento, CA.

Aerial view of Union Pacific derailment site on the tracks near State University Dr. in Sacramento, CA on November 13, 2011.

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PASCO, WA – The area around a BNSF train crash and derailment was evacuated after a hazardous material spill in a Pasco, WA rail yard on Monday, November 7, 2011.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train

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