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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...

Rail traffic restored after derailment in Iowa

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 28.) MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Trains are rolling across Iowa again after a derailment in central Iowa closed rail traffic on the Union Pacific route. Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis says 13 rail cars...

Rail traffic restored after derailment in Iowa

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 28.) MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Trains are rolling across Iowa again after a derailment in central Iowa closed rail traffic on the Union Pacific route. Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis says 13 rail cars...

Two trains collide in San Antonio

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 29.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Two trains hauling tanks with sulfuric acid and flammable liquids collided head-on Saturday but didn’t spill hazardous material, authorities said. Four people aboard...

Two trains collide in San Antonio

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 29.) SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Two trains hauling tanks with sulfuric acid and flammable liquids collided head-on Saturday but didn’t spill hazardous material, authorities said. Four people aboard...

Three slightly hurt in train crash in Pittsburgh

(The following article by Jim McKinnon and Ryan Haggerty was posted on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on May 26.) PITTSBURGH — Three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a low-speed train collision early yesterday Downtown. Passengers were...

Three slightly hurt in train crash in Pittsburgh

(The following article by Jim McKinnon and Ryan Haggerty was posted on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website on May 26.) PITTSBURGH — Three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a low-speed train collision early yesterday Downtown. Passengers were...

Two trains collide at Pittsburgh station

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 25.) PITTSBURGH — An Amtrak passenger train headed to Washington D.C. from Chicago has been involved in a collision at the Pittsburgh train station this morning. Two trains collided in what...