Early on 19 February, a 110-wagon Union Pacific freight travelling from Wyoming to Portland, Oregon, derailed five vehicles near Weiser, Idaho. One wagon was on its side. The train was carrying...
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On 18 February, “at least” seven wagons derailed and partially overturned in downtown Shreveport, Louisiana. The derailment occurred near the Holiday Inn in Lake Street. Heavy equipment was brought in...
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Nearly 300 local residents were left without power following the derailing of some 15 wagons in a Canadian Pacific freight train in south-east Calgary on 18 February. No injuries were reported. Early...
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On 22 February, commuters reported that a man had been pushed out of a Metrorail train near Vereeniging. ER24 paramedics found the 23-year-old lying on the ground with a badly injured leg. He was...
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Problems with Melbourne’s suburban train services have cost the state of Victoria millions. Now 800 metres of newly-laid track are to be ripped up because of damage caused by suspected defective...
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On 10 February, a locomotive of the Rift Valley Railway (RVR) company reportedly ran away in Nairobi and travelled some 14km with nobody on board. Apparently the driver had problems with the braking...
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The operation of passenger trains on Angola’s Caminhos de ferro de Benguela (CFB) was suspended for seven days in early February between Luena and Bié due to failure of the track infrastructure. The...
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On 11 February, a train headed to the Egyptian capital from the temple city of Luxor, was involved in an accident in Bani Sueif province south, of Cairo. Altogether 70 passengers were injured,...
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The UK Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is looking into a collision between a train and an excavator bucket at Knockmore Junction, County Antrim, Ireland, on 4 February 2016. The 06:25 of...
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On 10 February, thirty-one wagons carrying soda ash came off the track on the Union Pacific’s Nampa Subdivision in Eastern Idaho. Used as a domestic water softener, soda ash is not considered...
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