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The 2002 Placentia train collision occurred at around 8:10 am. PDT on April 23, 2002, when a BNSF Railway freight train and a Metrolink commuter train collided head-on at Control Point Atwood (CP Atwood) in Placentia, California, United States. This was the first fatal crash in the history of Metrolink, and was the second major rail incident in ...
1963 Chualar bus crash, Chualar, California; 32 killed plus 25 injured. Remains the deadliest U.S. traffic accident to date and California's deadliest to involve a train; also one of a series of events that led to closer scrutiny of migrant labor conditions and fueled the emergence of the chicano and farmworkers labor movements [177] [178]
19 July – India – Sainthia train collision: At least 63 people died and over 150 were injured after the Uttar Banga Express rear-ended the stationary Vananchal Express at Sainthia railway station. [34][35][36] 21 July - United States - Miami: 2 Metromover Trains collided at 12th Street Train Station, injuring 16.
2006. June 14, 2006 – The Kismet Train Collision - Two BNSF Railway freight trains collide head-on in Madera, California, due to one of the trains running a red signal, injuring 5 people. 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 ...
Safety for Sarah movement. The Safety for Sarah movement is a campaign for increased safety in film production, named in memory of Sarah Jones, a camera assistant on Midnight Rider who was killed by a train during filming as a result of unsafe actions by the film's director and producer.
8 March – Argentina – A passenger train derailed 10 kilometers from Olavarria, Buenos Aires Province. 21 people were slightly injured. [86] 10 March - United States - A southbound Caltrain train struck three hi-rail construction vehicles in San Bruno, California, causing the locomotive to derail and ignite a fire. 8 people were injured. [87]
The 2008 Chatsworth train collision occurred at 4:22:23 p.m. PDT (23:22:23 UTC) on September 12, 2008, when a Union Pacific Railroad freight train and a Metrolink commuter rail passenger train collided head-on in the Chatsworth neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. The scene of the collision was a curved section of single ...
The train collided with a Norfolk Southern Railway freight train. RAR-09-01: March 13, 2008 Acela: Providence, Rhode Island: Employee collision 1 2 The train struck two track workers. RAB-09-04: June 24, 2011 California Zephyr: Fallon, Nevada: Grade crossing 6 [13] The train was struck by a tractor-trailer at a grade crossing. October 29, 2014 ...