Very early on 10 May, a Canadian National freight train ran into a semi-articulated truck on a crossing at Unity in Canada’s Saskatchewan. The driver of the truck was taken to hospital with...
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North America is increasingly perturbed at the incidence of oil train derailments, accompanied - invariably – by explosions and huge fires. Though most recent accidents have been in remote...
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On 7 May, a flatbed tractor-trailer carrying steel went off a road in Dade County, Georgia, USA, while making a turn, spilling pipes onto an adjoining rail line. A Norfolk Southern Railroad freight...
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A man who was not supposed to be aboard a tram during a “maintenance trip” was hurled through the windscreen when the vehicle made a sudden stop. He fell some five metre s to the ground...
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Two Mexico City subway trains collided on4 May at Oceanía, a busy metro interchange station, reportedly causing injuries to 12 passengers, none serious. Three were taken to hospital. No further...
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The lead locomotive of an Amtrak passenger train sustained “significant” damage when it hit a flatbed truck at a crossing in Amite City, Louisiana, 122km from New Orleans, on 10 May. Two...
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On 28 April, two freight trains collided head-on in a siding about 16km south-east of Roswell in south-eastern New Mexico. The driver of one train died in the accident. Reportedly a freight consist of...
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For two years since the disastrous oil train derailment and explosion that wiped out downtown Lac Megantic in Quebec, North American research has been focusing on stricter specifications for tankcar...
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In addition to requiring stronger vehicle construction, a number of measures being implemented in North America to control oil train operation include speed restrictions. An envisaged limit of 80km/h...
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On 27 April, four flatcars carrying empty containers were blown off the Huey P Long Bridge at New Orleans. The weather was described as 'severe', and there were tornado warnings.
The 7km-long Huey...
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