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Four officials suspended after train derailment kills 24 people in UP, India
2017-08-22 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Four railway officials were suspended and three others were sent on leave following a rail accident in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), which resulted in the deaths of 24 people and injured several others.
Oregon train derailment spills oil, sparks fire
2016-06-04 10:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A train towing cars full of oil derailed Friday in Oregon's scenic Columbia River Gorge, sparking a fire that sent a plume of black smoke high into the sky and leading to evacuations. The accident happened around noon near the town of Mosier, about 70 miles east of Portland. It involved eight cars filled with oil, and one was burning, said Ken Armstrong, state Forestry Department spokesman. No injuries have been reported. About 200 students were evacuated from an elementary and middle school near...
Train derailment near Benicia Bridge rekindles safety fears
2016-01-21 05:05:15| Railroads - Topix.net
MARTINEZ >> Three tank cars carrying a hazardous liquid derailed Wednesday morning on train tracks under the Benicia Bridge, and although there were no reports of leaks, the incident rekindled fears about the potential dangers of derailments along the East Bay's industrial and refinery belt. “Thank God there were no leaks.
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Minor train derailment in Fairfield Tuesday
2015-12-09 21:49:54| Railroads - Topix.net
Fairfield police officers responded to a train derailment around 12:25 a.m. Tuesday at the 23rd Street crossing behind Performance Pipe. According to the police report, Burlington Northern Santa Fe officials advised the two locomotives were dislodged from the main track, but they were not blocking the crossing.
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Cracks in track led to train derailment in Banff, coal waste in river: report
2015-11-26 21:22:25| Railroads - Topix.net
The Transportation Safety Board says a fractured piece of railway track caused a derailment last year that sent coal ash waste into a creek in Banff National Park. A report has concluded that a loose joint and minor cracks in the track had worsened over time with train traffic.