PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE IN CHICAGO

On 3 June, two slow-moving passenger trains collided in an underground tunnel near downtown Chicago's Union Station, putting 12 people in hospital with minor injuries. The injured reportedly suffered...

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MASSIVE AMTRAK FLOOD DISRUPTION

On 13 June, Amtrak long-distance passenger service was still down in North Dakota and Minnesota. Trains were not running west of St Paul because of 'water-related' BNSF track closures between Devils...

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DEADLY TORNADO CLOSES LINES

Severe weather across six US southern states resulted in at least 280 dead in what was reported to be the deadliest tornado in nearly 40 years. The tornados felled many trees, blocking several lines...

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MALICIOUS US DERAILMENT THWARTED

On 12 June, the lock securing points a short distance west of Des Moines, Iowa. was cut off, the points setting changed and the indicator covered with a black bag. The objective was apparently to...

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FLOODS CLOSE US LINES

Late in May, floodwaters disrupted a number of lines in the Amerian north-midwest. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) route near Laurel and Livingston in Montana was closed and repair...

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AMTRAK VS FIRES

Amtrak's daily Chicago-Los Angeles express Southwest Chief had to be suspended on 14 June between Newton, Kansa, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, because of wildfires. Service was provided using road...

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JAPANESE EXPRESS DERAILS

According to an Associated Press report, the derailing of one vehicle caused a six-coach express travelling toward Sapporo to make an emergency stop inside a tunnel. Smoke entered several carriages...

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SHINKANSEN BACK

Little more than six weeks after the earthquake and tsunami struck north-east of Honshu on 11 March, East Japan Railway was able to resume services on the whole of the Tohoku Shinkansen on 29 April....

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RAIL THEFT CAUSES CSX DERAILMENT

Metal thieves are not confined to railways on the African continent. A recent derailment in Taunton, Massachusetts, was due to two 2.4 metre sections of rail being removed from the track. A...

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IOWA FLOODED - NO TRAINS

Amtrak suspended train service in most of Iowa on 8 June due to flooding. The Missouri River in western Iowa rose as the Army Corps of Engineers opened flood gates to lower river levels and ease...

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