August 9, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Trains.com, August 9, 2023) Landowners at the site of a 2018 derailment near Doon, Iowa, are suing BNSF Railway, seeking damages for cleanup costs and reduced property values from oil spilled in the incident. Full story: Trains.com
August 8, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: CBS Texas, August 6, 2023) First responders say the situation is “stable” after a train incident in Eastland County in which eight to 10 cars derailed and grassfires ignited Saturday afternoon. The Eastland Fire Department chief, Joe Williamson...
August 1, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, NTSB
(Source: Trains.com, July 31, 2023) The National Transportation Safety Board today released its preliminary report about a Norfolk Southern coal train that derailed in Virginia on July 6 after a wheel bearing failure. Full story: Trains.com
July 31, 2023 | Commuter Rail, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: 6ABC, July 28, 2023) A runaway SEPTA trolley crashed into a historic home in Southwest Philadelphia on Thursday night. Officials said the trolley was out of service when it crashed at about 10:45 p.m. near Island and Woodland avenues. There was a mechanic...
July 21, 2023 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: WHYY, July 20, 2023) Transportation experts and environmental advocates are calling for increased rail safety following Monday’s train derailment in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County. The CSX train, traveling on Norfolk Southern tracks, carried flammable...
July 19, 2023 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: WHYY, July 18, 2023) A spokesperson from CSX told WHYY News in a written statement that the entire length of the train was 40 railcars. CSX believes the cause of the incident “to be weather related” and that conditions created a “sinkhole in the rail bed.”...
July 19, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Pennsylvania Capital-Star, July 18, 2023) Several Pennsylvania officials are calling for action to tighten railroad safety laws after a CSX train derailed in Montgomery County early Monday morning, July 17. Full story: Pennsylvania...
July 18, 2023 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: CNN, July 17, 2023) Emergency crews are investigating a CSX train derailment on Norfolk Southern tracks in southeast Pennsylvania near Philadelphia. About 16 of the train’s 40 cars derailed around 4:50 a.m. Full story: CNN
July 7, 2023 | Canada, Derailment, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Freight Waves, July 6, 2023) Much work is still needed to bolster rail safety and prevent another tragic accident like the one that happened in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, 10 years ago, the head of the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) said on Thursday. Full story:...
July 3, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, June 30, 2023) Nearly a week after a bridge collapsed over the Yellowstone River at Reed Point, Mont., sending rail cars into the water below, the cleanup is well underway. But it’s still unclear just how long Montana Rail...
