Transients charged with boarding locomotive carrying hazardous materials, going on joyrideAugust 25th, 2009 Transients board locomotive in Colo., get arrestedGLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — Three transients hopped aboard a locomotive hauling hazardous materials and went on a dangerous joyride in Colorado, authorities said.
Train hauling hazardous cargo comes to emergency stop in Colo. when transients trigger brakesAugust 25th, 2009 Transients board locomotive, cause emergency stopGLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — Three transients hopped aboard a locomotive on a train hauling hazardous materials and triggered the brakes, bringing it to a halt in a western Colorado canyon, authorities said.
Kushinagar Express derails, five injuredAugust 19th, 2009 LUCKNOW - At least five passengers were injured when four coaches of the Kushinagar Express train from Mumbai derailed Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district, officials said. "The derailment took place this (Wednesday) morning at the Odwara railway station," Government Railway Police (GRP) inspector Kishori Prasad told IANS over phone from Basti, some 300 km from Lucknow.
Death toll in Italian train derailment rises to 20, railways suspend convoysJuly 3rd, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll rises to 20ROME — Italian officials say the death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany has risen to 20 after a woman died overnight in the hospital. The Civil Protection said Friday some 15 injured are still in serious condition.
Death toll in Italian train derailment rises to 21, railways suspend convoysJuly 3rd, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll rises to 21ROME — The death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany rose to 21 on Friday after a woman and a man died in hospital, Italian officials said. The Civil Protection said about a dozen of the injured remained in serious condition.
Death toll in Italian train derailment rises to 22, railways suspend convoysJuly 3rd, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll rises to 22ROME — The death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany rose to 22 Friday after three injured people died in hospital, Italian officials said. The Civil Protection said about a dozen of the injured remained in serious condition.
Italy's train derailment death toll rises to 19; gov't will investigate safety rulesJuly 2nd, 2009 Italy's train derailment death toll rises to 19ROME — Italian officials say the death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany has risen to 19, with 25 people injured. Premier Silvio Berlusconi says 11 of the injured are in very serious condition.
Death toll of Italy's train derailment rises to 16 as 2 children die in hospitalsJuly 1st, 2009 Italian train derailment death toll at 16ROME — Two children have died after suffering severe burns in an explosion that followed a train derailment in northern Italy, bringing the death toll to 16, officials said Wednesday. A 3-year old girl died at the Bambin Gesu hospital in Rome, said hospital official Marco Magheri.
Reports: Death toll of Italy's train derailment rises to 16 as 2 children die in hospitalsJuly 1st, 2009 Report: Italian train derailment death toll at 16ROME — News reports say two children have died after suffering severe burns in an explosion that followed a train derailment in northern Italy, raising the death toll to 16. The ANSA news agency and Sky Italia said Wednesday that a 3-year old girl died overnight in a Rome hospital, while a 2-year old boy died in a Florence hospital.
17 cars from a coal train derail near Atlanta; tracks damaged but no injuries reportedJuly 1st, 2009 Coal train derails near Atlanta, no one hurtUNION CITY, Ga. — Seventeen cars from a coal train have derailed and tipped over in Georgia.
Deadly Ill. derailment revives national debate about moving hazardous cargo by railJune 27th, 2009 Ill. derailment revives hazardous cargo debateCHICAGO — When derailed freight train cars carrying ethanol burst into flames just 50 miles from her Chicago suburb, killing a motorist who tried to flee, Barrington Mayor Karen Darch saw her worst fears realized. "This is exactly the kind of thing we've been afraid of," said Darch, who tried but failed to stop a railroad sale that will boost freight traffic through her village.
Officials say a 6-car commuter train collides with another train, killing at least one near DCJune 23rd, 2009 Train derails near Maryland-DC line, killing oneWASHINGTON — Authorities say a six-car train has collided with another train near the Washington and Maryland border, killing at least one person. Washington fire spokesman Alan Etter says at least one person was killed, and this is developing into a "mass casualty event."
He said crews are cutting apart the trains to get people out.
Freight train derails northwest of Chicago, area residents evacuatedJune 20th, 2009 Freight train derails northwest of ChicagoROCKFORD, Ill. — A Canadian National freight train derailed, triggering an explosion Friday night that left at least two people critically injured and prompted officials to evacuate the area northwest of Chicago amid concerns more of the train's cars might catch fire.
1 dead after fiery freight train derailment northwest of Chicago, area residents evacuatedJune 20th, 2009 1 killed when freight train derails in IllinoisROCKFORD, Ill. — A freight train hauling ethanol derailed and its tankers exploded, killing one person and triggering a fire that continued to burn early Saturday.
1 female dead from fiery train derailment northwest of ChicagoJune 20th, 2009 1 dead from train derailment northwest of ChicagoROCKFORD, Ill. — Authorities say one person is dead after a fiery freight train derailment northwest of Chicago.
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