February 15, 2024 | Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: Trains.com, February 11, 2024) Fourteen cars of a Norfolk Southern train derailed early Saturday morning near the town of Aurora, leading to a leak of molten sulfur from one car. No injuries were reported. Full story: Trains.com
February 5, 2024 | Derailment, Fatality, FRA, Legislation, News, NS, Railroad Safety
On January 25, 2024, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced a final rule requiring railroads to provide emergency escape breathing apparatuses to train crew members who work on hazardous materials trains. The FRA press release announcing the final rule...
November 29, 2023 | CSX, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Trains.com, November 27, 2023) CSX says a failed wheel bearing caused the Nov. 22 derailment that led to an evacuation of residents in Livingston, Ky., on Thanksgiving. In a statement, the railroad said it has completed the removal of all 16 railcars involved...
November 22, 2023 | Derailment, FRA, Headlines, Weather
(Source: Railway Age, November 21, 2023) The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has released a safety advisory recommending six actions that railroads take “to reduce weather-related accidents/incidents and improve the efficiency of the national rail network during...
November 21, 2023 | BNSF, Canada, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: CBC.ca, November 19, 2023) Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says it is sending an investigator to probe a train collision and derailment in Metro Vancouver, while a spokesperson for the company says no one was injured and there’s no threat to...
October 20, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Fatality, News
A truck driver was killed in this October 16 BNSF derailment in Pueblo, Colorado.Photo: Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office _______________________ Rail safety laws are receiving renewed attention after a truck driver was killed in a BNSF derailment near Pueblo,...
October 18, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Fatality, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Associated Press, October 17, 2023) A broken rail caused a train derailment that collapsed a bridge over an interstate highway in Colorado, killing a truck driver and blocking the road for days, federal authorities said Tuesday based on their preliminary...
October 13, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: KOAA, October 10, 2023) Eight cars of a Union Pacific train derailed south of Colorado Springs on October 10, spilling military vehicles and equipment along the tracks. Full story: www.koaa.com
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...
