April 26, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, April 25, 2023) Five locomotives and approximately 24 cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Monday morning after a grade-crossing accident with a tractor-trailer truck, a railroad spokesman told KOAM-TV. The train’s crew as not injured, but...
April 25, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Associated Press, April 24, 2023) Almost 3 months after a fiery Norfolk Southern train derailment blackened the skies, sent residents fleeing and thrust East Palestine into a national debate over rail safety, residents say they are still living in limbo....
April 24, 2023 | CPKC, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: The Saxon, April 22, 2023) Maine Department of Environmental Protection takes Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) to task for cleanup work following freight train derailment and fire occurred last week. Full story: The Saxon
April 24, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, PSR
(Source: CNBC, April 20, 2023) Washington lawmakers are scrutinizing the freight rail industry as a string of derailments unfold in 2023. Others within the industry say accidents have become more difficult to avoid as railroad companies pursue more demanding business...
April 24, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, UP
(Source: WFAA, April 17, 2023) A train collision in Wise County injured an engineer and a conductor on Sunday night, according to officials. In a statement to WFAA, officials with Union Pacific said that at around 7 p.m. a southbound Union Pacific train hit an...
April 20, 2023 | BNSF, Derailment, Headlines, NTSB
(Source: Freight Waves, April 19, 2023) BNSF is conducting further testing on a piece of fractured rail involved in the March 30 derailment of one of its trains in Raymond, Minnesota. The derailment, which occurred approximately 106 miles northwest of Minneapolis,...
April 13, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS, PSR
(Source: Television station WBRC, April 12, 2023) Lawmakers are sharing their concerns and what could be done to address the frequent problems that trains are creating in Central Alabama. Tuesday night, a rail car caught fire while parked on the tracks. Frequently,...
April 11, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, EPA, FRA, Headlines, NS
(Source: Yahoo News, April 10, 2023) Two months after the East Palestine disaster, amid mounting distrust and as lawsuits pile up against Norfolk Southern, the railroad giant maintains an outsized role in monitoring for contamination in and around East Palestine....
April 11, 2023 | Derailment, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, NS
(Source: Yahoo News, April 10, 2023) The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the commercial vehicle was hauling 40,000 pounds of contaminated soil along Route 165, near Waterford Road, when it crashed and overturned, according to the report. Nearly half of its contents...
April 11, 2023 | Derailment, Headlines, NS
(Source: 1819 News, April 10, 2023) Another Norfolk Southern train derailed in Jasper on Saturday night, marking the third time one of its trains has gone off the rails in Alabama since January. It also trapped crew members inside the engine room, requiring assistance...
