Train derailments and explosions and chemical spills

[Aeneas]

Re: Deadly train crash in India

Train accidents are fairly common in India, where much of the railway equipment is out of date and as much as 23 million passengers every day use the country's vast network, the fourth largest in the world.

It is true that the train accidents are common in India, but still this one is the deadliest in 6 years. Another problem is that trains in India often are overcrowded. Having said that, transporting 23 million passengers a day is massive and about 20 times the passengers per day in Switzerland.

The latest from India Times:
_http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indore-Patna-Express-derails-120-die-in-worst-rail-accident-in-6-years/articleshow/55531934.cms

Indore-Patna Express derails: 120 die in worst rail accident in 6 years

KANPUR: At least 120 lives were snuffed out in the deadliest train accident in six years as the Indore-Patna Express, packed with more than 2,000 people and doing 100 kmph, flew off the tracks at 3.10am, leading to derailment of 14 coaches.

The coaches derailed in the pre-dawn hours as the Patna-bound train crossed Pukhraya in the Jhansi-Kanpur section, about 60km from here. The high toll was in part due to sleeping passengers being caught unawares and the older coaches in the train. Two coaches, S2 and S3, bore the brunt of the derailment.

'Rail fracture' due to expansion of the track in summer and contraction in winter has been identified as the likely cause of the accident that occurred at Hasemau village, between Pukhraya and Malasa stations. If confirmed, it could point to deficiencies in track management.

The train had 23 coaches, including 12 sleeper coaches, three general seating coaches, four AC3, one AC1 and two SLR (seating-cum-luggage) rakes. The driver and guard are safe; their account could help the commissioner of rail safety piece events together.

The last big rail accident was in May 2010, when Gyaneshwari Express derailed in West Midnapore in West Bengal, killing 148 people.
Medical and accident relief trains from Kanpur, Jhansi, Agra and Allahabad were rushed to the spot. Rescue personnel, including National Disaster Response Force, pulled out dozens of passengers.

 

[Aeneas]

https://www.sott.net/article/334877-At-least-44-killed-and-over-100-injured-in-horrifying-train-collision-in-Iran

At least 44 killed and over 100 injured in horrifying train collision in Iran

© HO / Tasnim News / AFP
A handout picture released on November 25, 2016 by the Tasnim news agency shows damaged trains following an accident in the Semnan province, some 250 kms east of the Iranian capital Tehran.

Technical problems and cold weather may have caused a devastating train collision and subsequent massive fire in northern Iran which claimed at least 44 lives and left more than 100 people injured.

The two train collided early Friday in the vicinity of Haft-Khan station in the province of Semnan, 250 kilometers east of Tehran. One train rear-ended another that had stopped near the station, reportedly as the result of a technical failure.

Four carriages derailed and two caught fire. At least 44 people were killed. Many of the bodies were badly burned and are hard to identify, according Ali Yahyaei, a provincial rescue and relief official, cited by the Tehran Times. The number of casualties is expected to rise, the official added. Some 100 injured people were transported to local medical facilities.

Rescue teams struggled to arrive on time on account of harsh weather conditions. Firefighter crews eventually managed to put the blaze out. Several Red Crescent helicopters arrived at the scene.

The cause of the incident thought to be the forced stop that the first train had to make due to bad weather conditions and some technical problems. The second train failed to brake in time and rear-ended the first, according to Semnan Governor General, Mohammad-Reza Khabbaz.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani urged the transport ministry and others responsible for public transportation to thoroughly investigate the crash, and establish the source of the fault according to IRNA.

Such deadly train incidents are quite rare in Iran. The deadliest rail disaster in Iran occurred on 18 February 2004, when a train transporting sulphur, petrol and fertilizers exploded near the northeastern city of Nishapur. At least 328 people were killed and over 460 injured in the disaster. The entire village of Khayyam was destroyed.

According to Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Railways

Some 33 million tons of goods and 29 million passengers are transported annually by the rail transportation network, accounting for 9 percent and 11 percent of the whole transportations in Iran (2011).

So in comparison to India, which had a train crash just a few days ago, India transports every 30 hours the same number of passengers as Iran transports per year.

 

[Aeneas]

https://sputniknews.com/europe/201612101048391109-train-derails-bulgaria/

At Least Four Killed as Train Derails in Bulgaria

At least four people were killed and 20 sustained injuries when a freight train derailed in Bulgaria, the BTV broadcaster reported on Saturday

The train was transporting 26 tanks of propane-butaine in the Hitrino village of the Shumen Province in the east of the country. Their explosion was lethal. "At least four people died and over 20 were injured," a local fire-fighting crew's chief Nikolay Nikolov said as quoted by the BTV.

The blast destroyed several buildings. Twelve people were extracted from under the rubble. The injured individuals have been hospitalized. Medics and firefighters are working at the site. The village was cordoned off by police. The head of a hospital in the city of Shuman said 23 people have been hospitalized, most of them with multiple burns. ​

Bulgaria's acting prime minister Boiko Borisov headed to the scene.

 

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Wed. Dec. 28, 2016 - India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state - passenger train derailment

At Least 2 Killed, 26 Injured as Train Derails in Northern India
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201612281049053674-northern-india-train-derails/

The accident occurred at about 5:20 a.m. local time [23:50 GMT] 50 kilometers (31 miles) away from India’s Kanpur city, The Times of India newspaper reported.

The coaches derailed due to dense fog in the morning, the newspaper said citing a railway spokesperson. A rescue team and a medical relief train have been sent to the accident site, according to the newspaper.

 

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Wed. Jan. 4, 2017 - Atlantic Terminal in the borough of Brooklyn, New York - passenger derailment

New York City commuter train derails in Brooklyn, injuring 37
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-derailment-idUSKBN14O1FO

At least 37 people have suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a New York City commuter train derailment on Wednesday during peak morning commuting hours, city officials said.

Dozens of emergency crews swarmed Atlantic Terminal in the borough of Brooklyn after the Long Island Railroad train went off the tracks at about 8:30 a.m. local time inside the busy transportation hub, the New York City Fire Department said.

The nature of the injuries was not immediately known, and the incident was under investigation, police Detective Ahmed Nasser said.

Police and firefighters, some holding stretchers, could be seen entering the terminal as emergency vehicles blocked traffic.

Commuters, meanwhile, described a frightening and chaotic scene on social media.

"People flying everywhere," Serena Janae, who said she was a passenger on the derailed train, wrote on Facebook.

The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration said it was sending investigators to the scene.

Atlantic Terminal, which also connects commuters to nine city subway lines, is one of New York's busiest stations.

A New York commuter train derailed in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning, injuring dozens of passengers, authorities said.

LIRR train derailment in New York City injures dozens (Photos)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/long-island-rail-road-train-derails-brooklyn/

New York’s fire department said 76 people were injured and that none of the injuries were considered to be life-threatening.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters that the worst known injury was a possible broken leg. The woman who suffered the injury was transported to a hospital.

“A broken leg is not good, but we’ve been through situations where we’ve had worse,” Cuomo said.

The fire department said the train derailed around 8:20 a.m. during the busy morning rush.

 

[Phill4]

Msn is saying over 100 injured in brooklyn New York city.

 

[angelburst29]

Msn is saying over 100 injured in Brooklyn New York city.

Good catch, Felipe! Checking - there is an update stating over 100 have been injured.

New York train crash injures more than 100 commuters (Video)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-derailment-idUSKBN14O1FO

A New York City train derailed at a downtown Brooklyn terminal during Wednesday's morning rush hour, injuring more than 100 commuters in the metropolitan area's second major rail accident since late September.

Emergency crews swarmed Atlantic Terminal after the Long Island Rail Road train went off the tracks inside the busy transportation hub at 8:20 a.m. local time, the New York City Fire Department said.

While none of the injuries were life-threatening, at least 11 people were sent to the hospital, Deputy Assistant Chief Dan Donoghue said at a briefing at the crash site. Between 600 and 700 people were on the train, he said.

The train, arriving from the Queens neighborhood of Far Rockaway, failed to stop on time. Traveling at a fairly slow speed, it derailed after striking a bumping block, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said at the briefing.

About 103 people were injured, the fire department said in a Twitter message. The front two cars of the six-carriage train were severely damaged. The station's partitions and bumping block, which prevents railway vehicles from going past the end of a section of track, were also damaged.

Passengers said the blood and chaos following the derailment was frightening.

"There were people crying," said Aaron Neufeld, a 26-year-old paralegal who commutes on the rail line daily. "I saw some bloody faces."

 

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Two trains have collided in the north of Serbia, injuring almost two dozen people, local media report.

Almost Two Dozen Injured in Train Collision in Serbia
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201701121049500568-serbia-train-collision-injured/

12.01.2017 - A passenger and a freight train collided on Wednesday near the Sajlovo-Kisac railway station of the Belgrade-Novi Sad line, RTV (Radio-Television of Vojvodina) said.

Four passengers were gravely injured, while 18 others sustained minor injuries, RTV cited Novi Sad ambulance service director Bogdan Zivanovic as saying. "The most important thing is that there are no victims or life-threatening injuries," Zivanovic stressed. The injured have been taken to the Clinical Center of Vojvodina.

 

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Feb. 10, 2017 - SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. - Freight train derailment

22 train cars derail in Cosumnes River near Elk Grove (Video)
http://www.kcra.com/article/freight-train-derails-near-elk-grove/8729535

A freight train derailed Friday afternoon near Elk Grove in Sacramento County, sending 22 train cars into the Cosumnes River near Highway 99, according to the Cosumnes Fire Department.

The Union Pacific train was headed from Tracy to Roseville when it derailed about 12:45 p.m. near Dillard Road.

Three people were on board the train, but no one was injured.

“Absolutely apologize for the disruption; but again, thankfully there were no injuries, no hazardous material involved and so, we’ll get this cleaned up as quick as possible,” the Union Pacific Railroad spokesman Justin Jacobs said.

The train was carrying food products. A hazmat crew was originally called to the scene as a precaution, but that crew had left.

Near the train derailment is a levee break, but it is unclear if that caused the derailment. The cause of the derailment is under investigation.

Union Pacific has been doing inspections in this area because of the recent inclement weather.

"They inspect the rail to ensure that everything is as it's supposed to be. Safe for the trains to travel down." Jacobs said. "What happened in this incident will come out in the investigation."

The investigation has been halted for the night because of rising water and a lack of sunlight. Cleanup and repairs will resume in the morning.

Union Pacific said 20-30 trains use this line per day, including Amtrak. Trains will be rerouted until the lines are reopened.

 

[Ca.]

Feb. 10, 2017 - SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. - Freight train derailment

22 train cars derail in Cosumnes River near Elk Grove (Video)
http://www.kcra.com/article/freight-train-derails-near-elk-grove/8729535
Union Pacific said 20-30 trains use this line per day, including Amtrak. Trains will be rerouted until the lines are reopened.

This is a small observation set by email of a commuter who drives that intestate.

To the west of hwy 99 between Galt and Elk Grove, levee submerged and train derailed and fell into flood waters. On both sides, east and west, of hwy 99, for MILES is flood water, comes right up to the side of the hwy. Oroville Dam spillway failure causing massive evac along 99 and 70 in oroville, gridley, marysille, etc

The rail line runs on-long a levy. Which may have suffered some damage due to the many of recent storm systems (with more to come), that continue to pummel the state and it's population.

 

[Aeneas]

https://www.sott.net/article/342970-One-person-dead-up-to-25-injured-in-passenger-train-derailment-in-Belgium

One person dead, up to 25 injured in passenger train derailment in Belgium


RT
Sat, 18 Feb 2017 15:23 UTC

© Eric Vidal / Reuters
Rescuers and police officers stand next to the wreckage of a passenger train after it derailed in Kessel-Lo near Leuven, Belgium February 18, 2017.

A passenger train has derailed on the way from Leuven to Brussels in Belgium, killing at least one person and leaving up to 25 people injured, according to local media reports.

The Leuven fire department has confirmed to local media that two people are in critical condition and 23 others have been injured. 14 people have already been transferred to local hospitals for treatment.

"The victim who died, was not on the train," Leuven mayor Louis Tobback told VTM. "A judicial inquiry should determine what that person was doing there," he added.

"The train derailed around 13:20 hours at the departure from the station of Leuven, in the transition area a few hundred meters past the platform," a spokesman for Belgium's railway company, Infrabel, told De Standaard.

It is also reported that there were between 50 and 60 passengers on the train.

Leuven Police have confirmed that 50 people have been evacuated from the scene of the crash and with several currently being treated for minor injuries.

Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel took to Twitter en route to the scene of the crash site to thank the emergency services.

© Siegried Evens / AFP
Police officers and officials stand next to a train after it derailed in Kessel-Lo, Leuven, on February 18, 2017.

"Condolences to victims and family members of the train accident in #Leuven. Thanks to the emergency services for rapid intervention," Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel said on Twitter.

 

[Ca.]

The rail line runs on-long a levy. Which may have suffered some damage due to the many of recent storm systems (with more to come), that continue to pummel the state and it's population.

Near the train derailment, there was a levee break, but it is unclear if that was what caused the train derailment.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/train-derails-sacramento-injured-45421814

The fact is that this levy is so saturated that the train's own weight (more than likely), caused it to tilt, thus sliding into the water way.

So as a result, (of it's removal that went unreported), the usual procedure would have been to bring in a crane (on a specialized flat car assembly), weighing several hundred tons.

The video below show's that there is no access road to accomplish this task, with a lifting crane on wheels.

So, without fan fare, and no other information of what became of this incident, the e-mailer of the photo (and a regular commuter of this interstate), stated that rail line (incident response team), ended up separating all the cars with trochees. Being that levy would have not support the weight's of the normal procedures.

So we see that the system continues to hide the damage that has already occurred, and keeping the GP in the dark, of a failed infrastructure by the corrupt California government.

Elk Grove derailment 1-10-17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vknl4YNXww

 

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Philadelphia, Pa. Passenger train derailment

Out-of-service commuter trains collide near Philadelphia, four workers injured
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/commuter-trains-collide-philadelphia-injured-article-1.2978153

Officials are investigating an accident involving two out-of-service commuter trains in suburban Philadelphia that injured four railroad workers.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority says the Market-Frankford Line trains were travelling near the 69th Street Transportation Center when the accident occurred Tuesday morning.

Television news footage shows several cars have derailed and one is tipped over at a 45-degree angle.

Upper Darby police Superintendent Michael Chitwood says four SEPTA workers were injured but none of the injuries appeared life-threatening.

SEPTA says the cause of the accident is under investigation.

Shuttle buses are running between 69th Street Transportation Center and 63rd Street Station.

 

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Friday March 24, 2017 - New York's Penn Station Passenger derailment

Amtrak Acela derails at NY Penn Station, transit service suspended
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/24/nj-transit-rail-service-suspended-in-and-out-of-penn-station-for-derailed-amtrak-train.html

An Amtrak Acela derailed as it left New York's Penn Station at a slow speed during Friday morning rush hour and all 248 passengers were safely evacuated, Amtrak said.

All NJ Transit rail service at the station was suspended after the accident.

The Acela Express train, which originated in Boston and was heading to Washington, derailed around 9 a.m.

"The rear of the train was still on the platform, and all 248 passengers have exited the train onto the platform and into the station safely," Amtrak spokeswoman Kimberly Woods said in a statement.

The service disruption affects a busy commuting hub for the New York metro area.

Due to the derailment, NJ Transit MidTown Direct trains were being diverted to the Hoboken Terminal. Tickets will be cross-honored with NJ Transit bus, private carriers and the PATH train.

 

[Palinurus]

A very rare occasion -- train derailment in the Netherlands:

http://nltimes.nl/2017/04/28/dutch-train-derails-near-belgium-border-injuring-engineer (4 twitter illustrations omitted)

Dutch train derails near Belgium border, injuring engineer

By Janene Pieters on April 28, 2017 - 08:49

A passenger train derailed after colliding with a truck in the Noord-Brabant town of Wouw on Friday morning, local safety office Veiligheidsregio Midden- en West-Brabant reports. As far as is known, no one was seriously injured. The train driver sustained slight injuries, but truck driver managed to get out of the vehicle before the train hit, a spokesperson for the safety office said to NU.nl.

The accident happened on Plantagebaan in Wouw, which is located near the Belgian border. The train was heading towards Roosendaal and hit a truck that apparently came from the direction of the A58. The train's front cart derailed. The truck is still half on the rails, according to AD. How the accident happened is not yet clear.

An unknown number of passengers are being evacuated from the train. So far no injuries were reported.

The accident halted all train traffic between Roosendaal and Bergen op Zoom. NS deployed buses to transport stranded passengers, but warns that delays of up to 30 minutes must be taken into account. The rail company could not say how long it will be before train traffic can be restarted.