Articles Tagged with ''train derailment''

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Who turned off the locomotive that kept train in place?

Canadian officials probe mystery behind runaway train that caused fatal fiery crash
July 8, 2013

While emergency responders in Quebec, Canada sift through the wreckage for bodies which may never be found -- due to the intensity of the blaze caused by a train derailment on Saturday -- officials are focusing on why the train came loose from its overnight parking spot.


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Train derails, explodes near Baltimore

At least one person injured
May 28, 2013

A CSX freight train derailed and exploded this afternoon near Baltimore after colliding with a tractor trailer, news sources are reporting. Although numerous witnesses report a loud explosion accompanied by intense heat, and the incident caused a major disruption by forcing the shutdown of U.S. 40, only one injury is being reported: that of the truck driver, who was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.


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National Transportation Safety Board

Maintenance may be culprit in Conn. train derailment

NTSB go-team heads back to Washington
May 24, 2013

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is focusing on maintenance work done on the track in its ongoing investigation into the May 17 derailment and collision of two Metro-North trains near Bridgeport, Conn. The accident along a busy New York–New Haven corridor injured more than 70 people, at least five of them critically.


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