At about 01:40 on 3 July near a BP refinery in Sugar Creek, Missouri, a tankcar carrying toluene exploded, sending flames a spectacular 60 metres into the sky. The fire spread to
two other tankcars,...
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A train of 123 loaded coal wagons derailed 17 vehicles near Wayzata, Minnesota, on 30 June. There were no injuries but a considerable quantity of coal was spilled. The Star Tribune reported that 'a...
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Red signals are taken seriously in Canada. On 5 July, a Via Rail intercity express from London, Ontario, reportedly (according to passengers) ran a red light on the outskirts of Toronto. The train was...
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Early on 25 June, a man was arrested in Sellersburg, Indiana, for placing a bomb on the railway. He told police he did not intend to hurt anyone.
A girl of 16 walking along the line with her father...
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A one metre track subsidence following heavy rain near Power in north-west Montana derailed both locomotives of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) coal train on 22 June. The 125-wagon...
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On 15 June, following as much as 200mm in some areas of exceptionally heavy rains, a trestle bridge more than 30 metres long over the strongly flowing Chikaskia River, 22km south-west of Wellington,...
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An earthquake measuring 'at least 5' on the Richter scale struck north of Ottawa in Canada shortly after midday on 23 June. All rail service was immediately halted between Toronto, Ottawa and...
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From the The Charleston Gazette. See readers' comments below the following story :
'Five members of one family have been arrested after they allegedly tried to steal several large metal plates...
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On 15 June, according to a BBC report, 'at least 13' people were killed when a freight train ran into another in north-western Mexico. 'TV footage showed dozens of wrecked train carriages that had...
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A piece of metal found in the track is suspected to have something to do with a fire aboard an Amtrak passenger train on 27 May. The FBI is investigating what is believed to be foul play in Van Buren...
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