On 10 October, a Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train hit boulders on the track about 37km south of Wishram, Washington state, derailing the leading locomotive. About 90 litres of fuel were...
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An Amtrak passenger train to Milwaukee which left Chicago early on the morning of 30 September was stopped at Sturtevant station due to the locomotive leaking fuel.
The local fire department was...
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On 30 September, high winds brought down trees causing lengthy delays to commutes in the Boston area. A branch that hit high-tension lines in Hyde Park was a major problem. "It actually was hanging...
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A Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train derailed on 14 October in Great Falls, Montana. Sixteen empty container flat wagons left the track, some toppling onto their sides....
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On 30 September, five crew members were injured when two Canadian National trains collided head-on about 25km north of Two Harbors in Lake County. One unit of a three-locomotive train heading north...
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A freight train derailment near Parry Sound, Ontario, on 1 October delayed VIA passenger service between Toronto and Capreol for two days. Both west and eastbound "Canadian" transcontinental expresses...
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The Metrolink (Los Angeles) Board of Directors has authorised completion of a $120 million contract for a system intended to prevent train-to-train collisions. CEO John E Fenton was directed to...
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On 24 September, an Amtrak passenger train from Richmond bound for Newport News hit a tree that had fallen across the track. There were no injuries aboard the passenger train and it did not leave the...
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Whitefish, population 5,000, a city in Flathead County, Montana, and home to a ski resort, originated when the Great Northern Railway was built through the area in 1904. In 2006, over 68,000...
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On 20 September, all service on the busy Metro North commuter line into Manhattan was suspended due to a fire beneath the bridge over the Harlem River. The fire reportedly followed the explosion of a...
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