NORWEGIAN DERAILMENT

Rail accidents in Norway are rare. On 15 February, a Stadler FLIRT test train derailed south of Oslo. According to the Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN), investigations at the accident site...

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CANADIAN DERAILMENT: 3 DIE

On 26 February, two locomotive drivers and a learner railway employee in the cab were killed and 45 people injured when VIA Rail Canada passenger train no 92 from Niagara Falls to Toronto derailed in...

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COAL TRAIN DERAILS 45 WAGONS

On 21 February, 45 wagons in a Canadian National coal train derailed about 25km north of Houston in British Columbia, on the Prince Rupert line. The locomotives and 19 wagons remained on the track,...

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FLYING CAR LANDS ON LINE

At 02:00 on 21 February, a police officer in Bridgeport, Connecticut, watched in disbelief as a car travelling at high speed hit several parked cars, then a roadside barrier, took off and flew six...

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RAIN DELAYS JOHANNESBURG TRAINS

Heavy rain caused delays to trains on 9 February between Johannesburg and the western side of the city because of power failures in Vereeniging, Nhlazane, Dube, New Canada, Crown, Kliptown, Midway,...

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TRAIN INTO APARTMENT BLOCK

On 9 February, an empty Santiago (Chile) metro electric set derailed and smashed through four motor cars, narrowly missed a children's playground, then ran into an apartment block. No injuries were...

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BROOMS & CONCRETE BALLS FAIL: NOW IRON BARS

After concrete balls and brooms failed to deter fare-dodging commuters from riding on the roofs of trains, state railway company Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) is to try iron bars. Fibre-glass bars...

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TRAIN CREW HURT IN CROSSING COLLISION

Three crew members on a CSX Transportation freight train were taken to hospital after a scrap metal truck and trailer grounded and stuck fast on a level crossing in Marietta, Atlanta. The train driver...

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TEN OFF IN YORKVILLE

On 24 January, ten wagons in a freight train derailed in suburban Yorkville, Illinois. Nobody was hurt in the accident, which did not itself cause an obstruction, but a level crossing was partly...

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RAILWAY SUICIDES IN NEW JERSEY

Within two years, five people have died in front of trains at a single station - Hamilton - in New Jersey. Amtrak expresses pass through at over 200km/h and each of the deaths was an apparent suicide,...

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