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Derailed cars, one with flammable liquid, righted

(The following article by Allan Brettman was posted on the Oregonian website on October 6.) VANCOUVER — Work crews righted two rail cars early Thursday morning that derailed a day earlier, taking special care with a tanker car containing a highly flammable...

Derailments worry N.M. officials

(The following article by Bill Donovan was posted on the Gallup Independent website on October 5.) GALLUP, N.M. — A second derailment of railroad cars at the Allison Crossing area in two weeks has officials for the city fire department concerned about the safety...

Derailments worry N.M. officials

(The following article by Bill Donovan was posted on the Gallup Independent website on October 5.) GALLUP, N.M. — A second derailment of railroad cars at the Allison Crossing area in two weeks has officials for the city fire department concerned about the safety...

Derailed train spills coal

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 3.) SHERMAN, Miss. — A train derailed here Tuesday, spilling tons of coal into the downtown area of this tiny north Mississippi town, officials said. Officials feared it could take days to clean...

Derailed train spills coal

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 3.) SHERMAN, Miss. — A train derailed here Tuesday, spilling tons of coal into the downtown area of this tiny north Mississippi town, officials said. Officials feared it could take days to clean...

Derailment closes street

(The following article by Nick Werner was posted on the Muncie Star Press website on September 29.) MUNCIE, Ind. — South Walnut Street near 18th Street is expected to be closed for about a week as crews repair a railroad damaged during a derailment Thursday...

Derailment closes street

(The following article by Nick Werner was posted on the Muncie Star Press website on September 29.) MUNCIE, Ind. — South Walnut Street near 18th Street is expected to be closed for about a week as crews repair a railroad damaged during a derailment Thursday...

Railroad looks for derailment cause

(The following article by Stacy Millberg was posted on the Ashtabula Star-Beacon website on September 26.) WAYNE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Norfolk Southern Corp. officials are investigating the cause of a train derailment that sent 24 cars off the tracks near Route 322,...

Railroad looks for derailment cause

(The following article by Stacy Millberg was posted on the Ashtabula Star-Beacon website on September 26.) WAYNE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Norfolk Southern Corp. officials are investigating the cause of a train derailment that sent 24 cars off the tracks near Route 322,...

Train cars derailed in Chicago

(The following article by William Lee was posted on the Chicago Daily Southtown website on September 25.) CHICAGO — Two derailed tanker cars carrying hazardous materials in a Homewood rail yard did not leak their contents Sunday, officials said. In total, four...