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"This devastating accident serves as a somber reminder of the inherent risks railroad workers face daily, and it highlights the critical need for urgent safety improvements across the industry ...
One of the train's crew members, the one that ran the red, is suspected to be high on cocaine. There was a camera on board one of the locomotives involved in the collision; the video of the collision is widely available on YouTube and related sites. During the footage, the southbound train's engineer was seen jumping clear of the locomotive ...
1833 Hightstown rail accident, Hightstown, New Jersey; two killed plus 15 injured. Earliest recorded train accident involving the death of passengers. [1] [2] 1837 Suffolk head-on collision, Suffolk, Virginia; 3 killed plus dozens injured. Later in the year, a second accident resulted in ten injuries, with two of them ultimately dying. [3]
The train derailed while approaching the railroad bridge across southbound Interstate 5 near Mounts Road, [12] which contains a left-hand bend. [ 13 ] The lead locomotive, the then brand-new Siemens Charger No. 1402, [ 11 ] and six rail cars, went down the embankment to the west of the bridge (to the train's right, in the original direction of ...
Video taken on Dec. 7 showed a piece of metal hanging off the top of the railcar at U.S. Pipe's facility. At one point, a worker there even put up caution tape around the railcar because of the ...
Sketch of the accident site. The San Bernardino train disaster (sometimes known as the Duffy Street incident), was a combination of two separate but related incidents that occurred in San Bernardino, California, United States: a runaway train derailment on May 12, 1989; and the subsequent failure on May 25, 1989, of the Calnev Pipeline, a petroleum pipeline adjacent to the tracks which was ...
The frequent train derailments are under scrutiny after an ecological disaster struck East Palestine, Ohio. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
As the result of a provision in the Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105–134 (text)), [65] there is a US$200 million cap on the aggregate of all passengers' damage claims in a railroad crash against a passenger railroad, including punitive damages. In dividing the $200 million among the 25 dead and more than 100 injured ...