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New York Freight Train Derailment Suspends Service

2013-07-19 17:29:35| Railroads - Topix.net

The CSX freight train was headed north and hauling trash when 10 of its 24 cars derailed at about 8:40 p.m. Thursday night.

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Canadian freight train blast death toll hits three, set to rise

2013-07-07 09:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: At least five people died and 40 were missing on Sunday after a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in the center of a small Canadian town in a disaster that raised fresh questions about shipping oil by rail. The train was hauling crude in 72 tanker cars from North Dakota to eastern Canada. It was parked, without a driver, but then it rolled downhill, gathered speed and derailed on a curve in the small town of Lac-Megantic at 1 a.m. (0500 GMT) on Saturday. Montreal, Maine...

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Oil Freight Train Explodes in Canadian Town, People Killed

2013-07-07 08:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A fast-moving, driverless train hauling tankers of crude oil derailed and exploded into a sky-high fireball in the middle of a small Canadian town early on Saturday, destroying dozens of buildings and killing several people. The disaster took place soon after 1 a.m. when the runaway freight train with 72 cars and five locomotives hurtled into Lac-Megantic, a lakeside town of about 6,000 in the province of Quebec, and left the tracks. Police spokesman Guy Lapointe said one person had died, and...

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Freight train derails in Everett; no injuries

2013-07-05 18:40:34| Railroads - Topix.net

Burlington Northern Santa Fe says a freight train has derailed in Everett, leaving four cars off the track, but no injuries or spills.

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Man struck, killed by Freight Train near Black Rock Desert

2013-06-03 14:08:10| Railroads - Topix.net

PERSHING COUNTY, Nev. - According to a Union Pacific Railroad spokesperson, a man is dead after being struck by a freight train 15 miles northeast of Gerlach on Monday around midnight.

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