An electric suburban train on New York's Metro-North line derailed near Bridgeport, Connecticut, on the Friday 17 May evening peak hour and was hit by a commuter train travelling in the opposite...
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On 15 May, 12 wagons carrying sulphur in a southbound Canadian National train left the track near Chetwynd in north-east British Columbia. Eight vehicles fell onto their sides but the others remained...
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Reconstruction of historic arch bridges over the Shawsheen River in Andover, Massachusetts by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority prevented Amtrak's Downeaster express from reaching Boston...
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The rail bridge over the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, Missouri, is closed as a result of 'about 30 barges' breaking free from their tug and smashing into the supporting piers. At the time of...
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At about 18:00 on 28 April, a passenger train derailed near the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border in Canada. It was bound for Churchill, Manitoba when it left the rails at Togo, Saskatchewan 383km east of...
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According to findings by the US Federal Department of Transportation, a broken rail caused the 2 February derailment of eight out of 105 wagons in a Hamlet-Wilmington freight train at Bladenboro,...
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The presence of a high railway embankment probably saved hundreds of lives on 17 April when a Texas fertiliser plant exploded. It shielded a community of nearly 3,000 during the blast. The explosion...
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Metra, Chicago's metropolitan transport authority, had trains running up to 100 minutes late on the morning of 18 April, following exceptionally heavy rains that dumped 150mm and caused extensive...
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On 19 April, following the horrific bombing at the marathon event, transport to and from the Boston area was virtually shut down as the manhunt continued for the perpetrators. Amtrak suspended...
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On 16 April, a minor collision in a yard at Oklahoma City resulted in a fire on board a train. Apparently a boxcar carrying shredded paper was sideswiped during a shunting move and the impact set the...
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