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Derailed train sends two cars into Penobscot River

(The following article was posted on the Bangor Daily News website on April 3.) BANGOR, Maine — A train carrying rolls of paper derailed Sunday near the intersection of Hogan Road and State Street. Two of the cars ended up in the Penobscot River, and a third...

Empty BNSF cars derail

(The following article by Christina M. Woods was posted on the Wichita Eagle website on April 3.) WICHITA, Kansas — Trains continued to run next to BNSF railway and hazardous materials response crews as they worked to replace about four train cars that derailed...

Empty BNSF cars derail

(The following article by Christina M. Woods was posted on the Wichita Eagle website on April 3.) WICHITA, Kansas — Trains continued to run next to BNSF railway and hazardous materials response crews as they worked to replace about four train cars that derailed...

Train cars crush rail worker

(The following report appeared at KDKA.com on March 31.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Allegheny County detectives are investigating an accident at a rail yard in Duquesne late last night that left one man fighting for his life. Shortly after 11am, a worker at the Union...

Train cars crush rail worker

(The following report appeared at KDKA.com on March 31.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Allegheny County detectives are investigating an accident at a rail yard in Duquesne late last night that left one man fighting for his life. Shortly after 11am, a worker at the Union...

Remotes used in Longview derailment

(The following story by Bob Hallmark was posted on Texas television station KLTV’s website on March 27.) LONGVIEW, Texas — Some freight trains carrying hazardous chemicals through East Texas, are being operated by remote control, as was the case with a Longview...

Remotes used in Longview derailment

(The following story by Bob Hallmark was posted on Texas television station KLTV’s website on March 27.) LONGVIEW, Texas — Some freight trains carrying hazardous chemicals through East Texas, are being operated by remote control, as was the case with a Longview...

Chlorine tankers back on tracks at DuPont

(The News Journal posted the following article by Terri Sanginiti on its website on March 16.) WILMINGTON, Del. — Four chlorine-laden railroad cars that partially derailed at DuPont’s Edge Moor plant in Fox Point on Monday were safely put back on the...

Chlorine tankers back on tracks at DuPont

(The News Journal posted the following article by Terri Sanginiti on its website on March 16.) WILMINGTON, Del. — Four chlorine-laden railroad cars that partially derailed at DuPont’s Edge Moor plant in Fox Point on Monday were safely put back on the...

Crews clean up Va. train derailment

(The following article was posted on Washington, D.C. television station NBC4’s website on March 16.) MANASSAS, Va. — Crews in Prince William County are cleaning up a train derailment in Manassas this afternoon. Four cars from a Norfolk Southern freight train...