May 24, 2013 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(Source: Birmingham News, May 24, 2013) BEAR CREEK, Ala. — Twenty-one cars on a Norfolk Southern train derailed Thursday afternoon outside of Bear Creek in Marion County, leading to the evacuation of parts of the city, including Phillips Elementary School. Full story:...
May 24, 2013 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(Source: Associated Press, May 22, 2013) LUBBOCK, Texas — The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn’t notice anything was wrong...
April 8, 2013 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(Source: Seattle Times, April 7, 2013) SEATTLE — Sounder and Amtrak customers are riding buses again rather than rail lines north of Seattle because of a mudslide that derailed a passenger train Sunday — the latest in what has been an exceptionally bad season for...
March 28, 2013 | Accident, CP, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, March 28, 2013) PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. — A Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP) train carrying crude oil derailed in west-central Minnesota, spilling between 20,000 and 30,000 gallons, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said. The train derailed...
January 21, 2013 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(Source: The Modesto Bee, January 20, 2013) COLFAX, Calif. — No one was injured today when a Union Pacific freight train derailed in downtown Colfax and forced a temporary evacuation, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The...
January 16, 2013 | Accident, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: South Jersey Times, January 15, 2013) PAULSBORO, N.J. — Large crowds gathered in front of Conrail’s assistance center Monday evening as word spread that the railroad company’s claims office might be giving money to all residents in response to the Nov. 30...
January 2, 2013 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(Source: Associated Press, January 1, 2013) NORTH PLATTE, Neb. — Two employees were taken to a burn unit for treatment after they were injured while working on a rail car at Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard in North Platte. Full story: Lincoln...
January 2, 2013 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(Source: Aiken Standard, January 1, 2013) GRANITEVILLE, S.C. — A church service on Saturday will memorialize those who lost their lives following the 2005 Graniteville train derailment. The public is welcome to attend Bethlehem Baptist Church in Graniteville, 271...
December 27, 2012 | Accident, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, December 25, 2012) PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The dozens of firefighters who arrived at a train derailment in Paulsboro on Nov. 30 knew the toxic chemical vinyl chloride had been released into the atmosphere. But some of the responders say...
December 26, 2012 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(Source: News-Sentinel, December 24, 2012) FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A Norfolk Southern Railroad employee in Fort Wayne was injured in an accident Monday morning. At about 7 a.m., Fort Wayne Fire Department crews were called to the railroad tracks near Hanna and Hayden...
