Train derailments and explosions and chemical spills

Saturday Oct. 24, 2015 - Corsicana, Texas - Freight train derailment

Massive Freight Train Toppled Due to Texas Flooding as 20 Inches of Rain Fall in Places
https://gma.yahoo.com/massive-freight-train-toppled-due-texas-flooding-20-183125238--abc-news-topstories.html

Two crew members were rescued today from a freight train that was derailed by heavy rain and flash flooding near Corsicana, Texas, according to Union Pacific Railroad, an area that saw more than 19 inches of rain.

The demonstration of the force of nature came as torrential rains drenched Texas, with two counties getting more than 20 inches of rain since the storm began. And the end may not be in sight as an additional foot of rain was possible in parts of Eastern Texas, forecasters said.

Powell, in Navarro County, got at least 20.15 inches and Coolidge, in Limestone County, got 20 inches. Rainfall records were broken for San Antonio, Waco and Dallas for daily totals.

The train, which was carrying cement, had been heading southward around 3:30 a.m. when the conductor noticed water starting to come over the tracks, according to Jeff DeGraff, director of corporate media relations for Union Pacific Railroad.

Degraff told ABC News that the conductor "was able to safely stop the train in a high-water area due to flash flooding of a nearby creek," and he and another crew member "evacuated and were subsequently picked up by a Navarro County water rescue team."

Shortly after the two crew members escaped the train, 46 of the train's 54 cars were knocked over by the floodwaters several feet high, DeGraff said. Fortunately, "the two men are both doing fine and both escaped uninjured," he added.

Remnants of moisture from Hurricane Patricia, which weakened into a tropical depression late Saturday morning, is expected to "exacerbate" the current heavy rain from a separate front, NOAA meteorologist Dennis Feltgen told ABC News today.
 
Me thinks perhaps some one's not coming clean here :huh:

GALLUP, NM 3:01 PM, Oct 23, 2015
32 train cars derail, spill closes down State Route 118 in New Mexico
_http://www.abc15.com/news/national/32-train-cars-derail-spill-closes-down-state-route-118-in-new-mexico

GALLUP, NM - There was a train derailment of the BNSF Railway east of Gallup, New Mexico on Friday morning, closing down State Route 118.

32 cars were derailed at the Southfork Bridge that crosses north to Red Rock State Park spilling liquid asphalt. Hazmat crews determined the spill was non-toxic.

“This derailment is certainly unfortunate. However, we trust that the New Mexico Environment Protection Agency (EPA) will be diligent in making sure that anything spilled is not hazardous to the environment or to people,” said The Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye. “EPA must be forthright in this situation as many of our Navajo people live along the railway.”

Route 118, otherwise known as Old Route 66, is back open but residents from Pinedale or Church Rock are advised to use Superman Canyon Road or Becenti Trail is necessary.

No people were reported to have been injured in the derailment.

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https://youtu.be/ZKK2eloGt4U
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Dual and Lateral proposes
At-37 seconds White cars? :huh:
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A component or components of this material
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Friday Nov. 6, 2015 - Bavarian city of Freihung, southern Germany - Passenger train & truck crash

Bavaria rail disaster: At least 2 dead as German train collides with towed US Army vehicle (VIDEO)
https://www.rt.com/news/320983-germany-train-truck-crash-bavaria/

A passenger train collided with a tractor trailer towing a US Army truck at a railway crossing in southern Germany, local media reported. The train driver and the trailer driver were killed, while more than 20 people were injured, according to DPA agency. The crash happened in Freihung, in eastern Bavaria, late Thursday. According to DPA news agency, it is now being assumed that the truck got stuck on the tracks and was hit by the train. The collision was followed by an explosion. The train, which was heading from Nuremberg to the city of Weiden, collided with a "Romanian tractor trailer" towing a US Army truck, FOCUS Online reports, citing local police. The truck was being transported from the US military’s Grafenwöhr Training Area in Bavaria, local Mittelbayerische.de reports.

The collision was followed by an explosion and fire, as both the train and the truck were engulfed in flames. The train’s engine was completely destroyed by the collision and fire.
 
Sat. Nov. 7, 2015 - Alma, Wisconsin Freight train derailment

Train derails in Wisconsin: 32 cars off track, voluntary evacuation announced
https://www.rt.com/usa/321181-train-derail-alma-evacuation/

At least 32 cars have derailed near Alma, Wisconsin, with some tankers containing denatured alcohol, according to the sheriff’s office. A voluntary evacuation has been announced. Emergency crews have arrived at the scene of the derailment near the town of Alma, located along the Mississippi River, about 80 miles south east of Minneapolis. The cause of the accident is not yet clear. There have been no reports of injuries. The derailment has prompted several road closures, according to the Buffalo County sheriff’s office. BNSF Railway said that there have been no reports of fire or smoke. Fox9 news reported that the tankers contained oil. AP cited the BNSF Railway statement saying that the derailed cars included empty auto racks and tanker cars of denatured alcohol.
 
Sunday Nov. 8, 2015 - Watertown, Wisconsin - Freight train derailment

2nd train derails in Wisconsin in 2 days, spills crude oil
http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Train-derailment-spilled-thousands-of-gallons-of-6618225.php

WATERTOWN, Wis. (AP) — A Canadian Pacific Railway train carrying crude oil derailed Sunday and prompted some evacuations in Wisconsin, the second day in a row a freight train derailed in the state. The eastbound CP train derailed about 2 p.m. in Watertown, in the southeastern part of the state. The railroad said at least 10 cars derailed, and some were leaking. No fires or injuries were reported. CP was sending teams to the site. The company did not say how much oil spilled. Federal investigators and hazardous material specialists are on their way to the scene, the Federal Railroad Administration said in a tweet. Residents of about 35 homes were asked to evacuate around 4 p.m., said Donna Haugom, director of the Jefferson County Office of Emergency Management.

On Saturday, a freight train derailed near Alma in western Wisconsin, spilling thousands of gallons of ethanol. BNSF Railway said crews continued Sunday to transfer ethanol from the derailed cars and get the cars back on the tracks. The BNSF train derailed at 8:45 a.m. Saturday about two miles north of Alma, a town along the Mississippi River. Some of the 25 derailed cars were empty auto racks and tanker cars. BNSF said railroad crews stopped the leaks from five tanker cars and placed containment booms along the shoreline. One tanker released an estimated 18,000 gallons of ethanol, and the other four released an estimated 5 to 500 gallons each. No one was hurt. BNSF said it expects the tracks to return to service Monday morning.


Monday Nov. 2, 2015 - Spanish, Ontario Freight train derailment

Train derails outside Spanish, Ontario
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/spanish-train-derailment-1.3300102

The clean-up continues after a Huron Central freight train derailed near the town of Spanish, Ont., about 100 kilometres southwest of Sudbury. A company spokesperson says 13 tanker cars left the tracks late last night as the 77-car train was heading west. No injuries or spills were reported and there is no report of any hazardous material on the train. Crews from Huron Central Railway are on site. Transport Canada and Ontario's Ministry of Environment are investigating.


Sat. Oct. 31, 2015 - Granville, Chicago Passenger train derailment

CTA train derails in Chicago injuring one
http://fox17online.com/2015/10/31/cta-train-derailment-in-chicago-one-injured/

CHICAGO (WGN) — One person was taken to the hospital following a train derailment in Chicago Saturday afternoon, according to our Chicago affiliate WGN. The Chicago Fire Department responded to a CTA car derailment in the city’s North Side near the Granville stop at Broadway. Passengers were evacuated from the train. Officials told WGN one person was taken to the hospital with a shoulder injury. Power was shut off and service suspended between Howard and Bryn Mawr on the city’s Red Line following the accident.
 
Third Freight Train Derails (Second Owned By Buffett) Days After Obama Kills Keystone Pipeline
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-11-09/third-freight-train-derails-second-owned-buffett-days-after-obama-kills-keystone-pip

Monday Nov. 9, 2015 - On Saturday, we noted with great irony, that just a day after Obama - with great pomp and even more preaching - killed the Keystone XL pipeline, that a freight train with 32 cars, belonging to Warren Buffett's BNSF, had derailed north of Alma, Wisconsin prompting several road closures and a voluntary evacuation of the affected area.

Then on Sunday, barely 24 hours later, in another Wisconsin derailment incident, a train, this time with 100-car, carrying crude oil, derailed near the intersection of S. Montgomery St. and West St. in Watertown on Sunday afternoon. The Mayor said the derailment happened around 2:00 p.m. While this train did not belong to BNSF but to Canadian Pacific Railroad instead, that was hardly comforting to the people. The spokesperson said 13 cars tipped over, one of which was punctured and oil.

And then, moments ago in what we initially thought was a joke, KCRG reported that close to two dozen train cars derailed after a crash Monday morning. Lt. Brett Grimshaw of the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened a little after 8 a.m. when a coal train hit a road grader that had been backed up onto the tracks.

And before you ask, yes, this train, too, belongs to BNSF, which in turn belongs to Warren Buffett,

BNSF railroad spokesman Andy Williams said two locomotives and 21 of the 135 cars being pulled derailed near mile marker 249 of Highway 34, which is between Danville and New London close to the Henry County line.

The grader was backed up onto the rails while doing repairs on Highway 34 and didn’t see the train coming, Grimshaw said. The grader’s operator was thrown about 40 feet by the impact of the crash and was checked by paramedics. No injuries were reported, Grimshaw said.

Williams said the two tracks at the site are out of service until the spilled coal is removed and any track repairs are finished.

Today, you can make that 3 oil trains in the past 8 months, and now add one coal train to the mix.
 
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/seven-dead-after-high-speed-train-catches-fire-and-derails-in-france-34201041.html

Seven dead after high speed train catches fire and derails in France
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Rescue workers search the wreckage of a test TGV train that derailed and crashed in a canal outside Eckwersheim near Strasbourg, eastern France, November 14, 2015. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

Seven people are confirmed dead and 11 injured after a high speed train caught fire and derailed in Strasbourg.
The test train came off the tracks outside Eckwersheim, near Strasbroug, and plunged into a river.

Dramatic pictures on social media showed the train upended and partially submerged in the water.

There has not been any link established with the Paris attacks.

A witness, a teenage girl having a lesson at a nearby riding school, told Dernieres Nouvelles A’Alsace (DNA) she saw the train catch fire and then overturn. It is believed the train may have struck a nearby bridge before catching fire.Emergency services have been deployed to the scene.

Pictures from the scene showed the locomotive partly submerged in a canal alongside the tracks with other parts lying broken and detached in a field beside the track.

French Environment Minister Segolene Royal was en route to the crash scene, the prefecture said.

Emergency services have been deployed and those injured airlifted to nearby hospitals.

Medical units including police divers were spotted at the scene.

It is believed the crash occurred during a test run of the TGV train when the vehicle gained “excessive speed” according to sources speaking to AFP.
 
Train Carrying Sulfuric Acid Derails in Australia

http://sputniknews.com/asia/20151227/1032356621/australia-train-sulfuric-acid.html

Train carrying some 200,000 liters of sulfuric acid derailed in the northwestern Australian state of Queensland, local media reported Sunday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A locomotive, as well as 26 carriages with acid derailed on 10:20 a.m. local time (00:20 GMT) near the town of Julia Creek, ABC TV channel reported.

According to the TV channel, local authorities have already declared an emergency and placed more than one-mile exclusion zone around the crash site.

Police reported about three injured people, who had been taken to the local hospital.

The passenger operations in the region were canceled, Queensland Rail, operator of the rail services in the region, reported.
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Southern Thailand truck collided with a passenger train killed at least three people were killed

_http://www.inews163.com/2016/01/08/southern-thailand-truck-collided-with-a-passenger-train-killed-at-least-three-people-were-killed-138455.html

BEIJING, Jan. 8, according to foreign media reported on the 8th, Thailand a passenger train collided with a truck, killing at least three people were killed and as many as 30 people were injured.

According to local government sources, in the south of Bangkok, Phetchaburi province, a truck carrying livestock crossed the barrier machine and hit the train. Thailand Railway Bureau deputy director, said the accident caused five cars derailed, at present there are three people allegedly killed 20 to 30 people were taken to hospital.

The dead included two truck drivers and train passengers, including a monk. Railway authorities said, because the track is damaged, all bound for southern Thailand train services have been suspended.

The events related to the case investigation is ongoing, it is not clear why the crash occurred.
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Several people dead, 100 injured after 2 passenger trains collide head-on in Bavaria, Germany

https://www.rt.com/news/331814-passenger-trains-collision-bavaria/

Two Meridian passenger trains collided head-on near the town of Bad Aibling in Bavaria, Germany. One train reportedly derailed as a result of the collision. Police report multiple injured and several dead.

Local police spokesman Jürgen Thalmeier told Rosenheim24 that "several people have been killed in the crash." Süddeutsche Zeitung reports that according to police about 100 people have been injured, some of them seriously.

At 8:45 a.m. CET, police tweeted that a rescue operation was in full swing, with over 100 emergency service vehicles in operation, The Local reports.

Police spokesman Jürgen Thalmeier said the trains collided between the local railway stations of Holzkirchen and Rosenheim. The incident occurred at about 7 a.m. local time (6:00 GMT). Bad Aibling is 60 kilometers southwest of Munich.

All local ambulance vehicles have been dispatched to the crash site. Nordbauyerischer Kurier reports that eight medical helicopters have been spotted in a nearby field. “I've never in my life seen so many ambulances,” a BR24 reporter said from the scene of the crash.

It is believed that due to Bavaria's Fasching carnival being celebrated this week, the trains could have been carrying fewer passengers than usual.

DETAILS TO FOLLOW
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Several people were injured in a hard collision of two trains at Bad Aibling in Bavaria, 60 kilometers southeast of Munich. One of the trains derailed,
There are dead and severely injured
Link:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35530538

https://www.rt.com/news/331814-passenger-trains-collision-bavaria/
 
Wow, thanks for posting this. What a tragedy. Condolences to the family and friends of the victims.

The creepy thing is that I had a dream las night where I was riding in a fast train, and suddenly got into a total panic that there might be another train arriving from the opposite direction that will crash head-on in our train. Then I woke up... :umm:
 
What we know so far:

Four people were killed when two trains collided head-on in the southern German state of Bavaria this morning
About 150 people were injured, including 15 very seriously
The collision took place on a single track, and the cause of the accident is unclear
The accident took place between two local passenger trains near Bad Aibling
Dozens of rescue teams are on site, including helicopters, and streets in the area were closed
Police will hold a news conference at 11am GMT
 
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