Long Island Derailment Blocks Penn Stn

On 23 September, an empty train derailed as it was pulling out of the West Side Yard on its way to Penn Station, shortly before 17:00. Due to its partially obstructing train access into Penn Station,...

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Ten Ethanol Tankcars Derail

On 19 September, 10 tankcars carrying ethanol in a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) 98-wagon train derailed between the towns of Scotland and Lesterville in south-east South Dakota. Two...

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Bike On Track

A bicycle, apparently discarded on the track, was hit by a train on 14 September. The train was put out of action and services were disrupted at four Harlem Line (New York) stations - Williams Bridge,...

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​Train Strikes Empty Vehicle On Line

A northbound passenger train with more than 200 people on board struck an empty vehicle on the track near Palo Alto, south of San Francisco, on 12 September. No one was hurt in the accident but...

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SUBWAY TRAIN DERAILS IN BROOKLYN

Three people were reported hurt after a subway train carrying about 100 passengers derailed on 11 September in Brooklyn, New York, but the incident disrupted trains running in both directions on the G...

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DERAILMENT IN RANDOLPH COUNTY

Nine out of 16 empty coal wagons that derailed in Randoph County, Indiana, on 2 September were on their sides, but the other seven remained upright. The train was headed west, parallel to Highway...

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WASHINGTON DC DERAILMENT

On 6 August, a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Wmata) train derailed at the Smithsonian station in Washington DC. Nobody was injured, as the train derailed before anyone boarded....

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DERAILMENT AT SPRING, TEXAS

On 10 August, the second locomotive and six wagons in a freight train derailed in Spring, Texas. Union Pacific suspects that excessive heat may have caused track buckling. A hazmat crew was called...

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PLANE CRASHES ON CROSSING

A small, single-engine plane crashed on to a Long Island, New York, rail crossing on 16 August, killing the pilot, injuring a passenger and shutting down service on a branch of North America’s busiest...

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CANADIAN PACIFIC COAL TRAIN DERAILS

On 1 August, a Canadian Pacific coal train derailed 18 wagons near Sparwood, British Columbia. The crew were uninjured. Emergency personnel attended but due to track damage it was not possible to...

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