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October 4 – South Africa – An overcrowded passenger train carrying black workers to KwaMashu derailed at Effingham Junction near Durban; 81, [97] 89 [86] or 150 [98] people are killed and hundreds injured. A white signalman was killed in retaliation by an angry crowd of black people.
The 1971 Salem, Illinois derailment occurred on June 10, 1971, when Amtrak’s City of New Orleans passenger train derailed near Salem, Illinois.It is sometimes referred to as the Tonti derailment, after the unincorporated community of Tonti, Illinois, which was the site of the crash.
Several cars of a freight train derailed and caught fire in Dupo, Illinois, on Tuesday, September 10, sending flames and black smoke into the sky.The crash happened near Vertex Chemical ...
2005 Metra Rock Island derailment, Chicago, Illinois; 2 killed plus 83 injured [260] [261] 2008 Massachusetts train collision , Newton, Massachusetts; 1 killed plus 12 injured [ 262 ] [ 263 ] 2008 Chatsworth train collision , Chatsworth, California; 25 killed plus 135 injured [ 264 ] [ 265 ] [ 266 ]
A freight train with flammable liquid derailed in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis, causing a fire that sent black smoke into the air, prompting evacuations.
June 10 – United States – 1971 Salem, Illinois, derailment: Amtrak train number 1, the northbound City of New Orleans derailed at 90 miles per hour (145 km/h) due to a false flange on a flat wheel caused by a seized axle bearing. Eleven people died and over were 150 injured in Amtrak's first major incident.
Train derailed due to unreplaced pipe - report January 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM The train was carrying four passengers and four staff members when it came off the tracks near Grange-over-Sands [Network ...