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Train acid leak forces evacuations

(The following article by Christina Knauss and Adam Beam was posted on the State website on June 2.) COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dozens of people were evacuated and others were told to remain indoors late Thursday night after about 40 gallons of hydrochloric acid leaked...

Amtrak to resume train service

(The following article by Cathy Woodruff was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on June 1.) ALBANY, N.Y. — One track was cleared late Wednesday afternoon and a second was expected to be ready for traffic sometime Wednesday night after a CSX freight train...

Amtrak to resume train service

(The following article by Cathy Woodruff was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on June 1.) ALBANY, N.Y. — One track was cleared late Wednesday afternoon and a second was expected to be ready for traffic sometime Wednesday night after a CSX freight train...

Amtrak train accident kills trucker

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 30.) BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — An Amtrak train en route from Chicago to Pontiac collided with a gravel truck Tuesday at a private crossing, killing the truck driver, officials said. None of the...

Amtrak train accident kills trucker

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 30.) BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — An Amtrak train en route from Chicago to Pontiac collided with a gravel truck Tuesday at a private crossing, killing the truck driver, officials said. None of the...

Derailment in Nevada under investigation

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 30.) DEETH, Nev. — Union Pacific crews continued cleanup operations and an investigation Tuesday into the cause of the derailment of 13 railroad cars carrying new cars and trucks east of Elko. The...

Derailment in Nevada under investigation

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 30.) DEETH, Nev. — Union Pacific crews continued cleanup operations and an investigation Tuesday into the cause of the derailment of 13 railroad cars carrying new cars and trucks east of Elko. The...

Residents return home following train derailment

(The following article by Cathy Woodruff was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on May 31.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Residents evacuated from about 30 homes in the Montgomery County hamlet of Tribes Hill after a train derailment and fierce thunder storms spurred...

Residents return home following train derailment

(The following article by Cathy Woodruff was posted on the Albany Times-Union website on May 31.) ALBANY, N.Y. — Residents evacuated from about 30 homes in the Montgomery County hamlet of Tribes Hill after a train derailment and fierce thunder storms spurred...

Freight train derails in New Jersey

(The following article by Jennifer S. Lee and Nate Schweber was posted on the New York Times website on May 31.) PATERSON, N.J. — A 70-car freight train derailed last night in Paterson, N.J., sending some of its cars crashing into two buildings, the authorities...