On 8 November, five wagons in a train from Geneva to Solvay derailed at Sennett in Cayuga County, New York state. Another five (a second press report said three) 'tipped over'. Two of these were...
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On 3 November, an eastbound 137-wagon freight from Prince George in British Columbia to Edmonton, Alberta, derailed 13 vehicles near Peers, about 177km short of its destination. Twelve of the wagons...
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On 1 November, a locomotive and four wagons derailed in Millcreek Township, Erie, Pennsylvania. City fire department officials said the loco, one of three heading the train, was damaged in the...
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Twelve tankcars derailed and three exploded in a 90-wagon train on 7 November in west Alabama. Crude oil spilled and a trestle bridge was burned out. Fire department teams were still at the scene...
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Three covered Union Pacific hopper wagons carrying petroleum coke to the nearby port derailed as they were being hauled from the Valero Refinery at Benicia, California on 4 November, but none of the...
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An employee of a firm in Florida, who - since the age of 19 - had 17 years' service, lost his life when four rail wagons filled with gravel overturned during a shunting movement at the SunRail station...
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The driver of a semi-trailer car carrier has been charged with causing a collision with a Chicago Metra commuter train on the afternoon of 21 October. Two people on the train were hospitalised with...
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The 19 October Gainford derailment in Canada displaced 126 residents from the village for four days. All were evacuated very early on the Saturday morning and not allowed to return home until Tuesday...
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On 19 October, 13 tankcars derailed at Gainford, about 80km west of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. Four of the wagons were carrying petroleum crude oil, the other nine, liquified petroleum gas. No...
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On 12 October, the daily Amtrak California Zephyr between San Francisco and Chicago reverted to its normal routing west of Denver, following extensive line closures in Colorado since 11 September due...
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