DERAILED LOCO SPILLS 2,250 LITRES

A locomotive that ran through a derailer on a siding in Bladensburg, Maryland, on 6 December tipped over and spilled 2,250 litres of fuel. The Prince George's County Fire Department assisted crews...

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COAL TRAIN DERAILS

On 4 December, six loaded hopper cars in a 110-wagon CSX Transportation coal train derailed in downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina. Four tipped right over, spilling their cargo. Two level crossings...

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THIEF CAUGHT BLOWTORCHING TRACK

On 30 November, Union Pacific Railroad police in Modesto, California, arrested a 40-year-old man who was coolly blowtorching sections off the railway track. He was cutting it into lengths of about a...

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AMTRAK PASSENGERS ROBBED

It doesn't only happen in South Africa. Two 18-year-old students at Michigan State University were robbed when they alighted from an Amtrak train at Battle Creek, Michigan, at midnight. Threatened...

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DERAILMENT IN MONTANA

Late on 19 November, a Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) freight train derailed about a dozen wagons east of Glasgow, Montana. According to reports, some vehicles landed upside down and on their...

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BNSF INSISTS ITS TRAINS ARE SAFE

Following a month-long independent investigation which criticised Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway security - finding that freight trains could easily be boarded almost anywhere by anyone -...

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NY PORT JERVIS LINE PROGRESS

Repairs to Metro North lines washed away in the Hudson Valley near New York by Hurricane Irene are expected to permit the restoring of normal commuter service by 28 November. Nearly 3km of track was...

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SACRAMENTO DERAILMENT

On 14 November, a load of metal pipes dislodged and fell from a Union Pacific freight train in Sacramento, the capital of California. Wagons in the consist derailed as a result, and hazmat crews were...

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TRESTLE BRIDGES IN THE USA

Trestle railway bridges constructed of timber - unknown in Southern Africa - are still to be found in many places in the Unites States. Provided there is consistent inspection and maintenance, coupled...

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MIAMI PEOPLE-MOVER ACCIDENT

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called a special board meeting early in November to discuss the final report on the 28 November 2008 accident at Miami International Airport. An...

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