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WASHINGTON - At least two people have died and several people are trapped and injured after a Metro Red Line train derailed and collided with another Metro train, officials say. The six-car train derailed and then collided with another train between the Takoma Park and Fort Totten stations around 5 p.m. Monday. The trains are "lodged on top of one another," D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Alan Etter says.

"Rockford woman killed in train derailment Teen in critical condition with burns, 2 others hurt" SNIPPET: "Several cars from a Canadian National Railway Co. train smoldered Saturday near Rockford as federal investigators continued to probe whether standing water from heavy rains was a factor in a Friday night derailment that left a 41-year-old woman dead and three others injured."

COLFAX, Calif. -- A train carrying non-hazardous chemicals derailed in northeast California and was partially suspended over a steep cliff Sunday night. One of the train's 73 cars hung over a drop known as China Wall in a rural area away from people and homes, said Placer County Sheriff's Captain Rick Armstrong. No one was injured and authorities said the rail car was not in danger of falling. One of the six cars that derailed contained non-hazardous byproducts and two were carrying an ammonia sulfate powder that is not dangerous by itself, Armstrong said. The Burlington Northern & Santa...

Train Blocks Chili Avenue by Rich Turner Published Mar 24, 2008 A disabled train has Chili Avenue blocked at the 3300 block, near Old Chili-Scottsville Road. The train hit a boulder on the tracks, causing

CNN reporting that there has been a train derailment in Washington, DC. 5 cars of a CSX freight train have fallen into the Anacostia River. No reported injuries at the moment.

A train derailed near the Lubrizol Corp. plant in Painesville after striking a gas line shortly after noon today, according to authorities. Several of the cars that derailed are on fire, with flames shooting 20 to 30 feet in the air. Three of the cars that derailed were not burning. Several area fire departments and the local hazardous-materials management team have responded to the blaze and can be seen fighting the fire, which is pouring thick, black smoke into the air toward the southeast. Smoke is visible several miles away. Flames have been reported to be visible at least a...

Strong wind derails train, killing 4 in Xinjiang www.chinaview.cn 2007-02-28 09:16:48 URUMQI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- At least four passengers were killed and more than 30 injured in a train derailment in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region early Wednesday, rescuerssaid. According to sources with the Urumqi Railway Bureau, 11 cars of Train No. 5806 were derailed by a strong windstorm around 2:00 a.m,, soon after it left the Turpan station. The train runs between Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang region, and Aksu, a city in southern Xinjiang. The accident occurred between Zhenzhuquan station and Hongshanqu station, about 20 to 30...

In echoes of Potters Bar, train crash investigators find four vital bolts lying at the side of the tracks as Network Rail orders checks on 600 sets of points around Britain... Rail crash investigators were facing up to the possibility that the Virgin train derailment could have been the result of sabotage. Four vital steel bolts from a set of points that the train had just crossed were found lying at the side of the track. ~snip~ The bolts should have been firmly fixed to a track stretcher bar on the high-speed West Coast line at Grayrigg, near Kendal, Cumbria....

Huge fire in Shepherdsville (Bullitt County)

DARWIN, Australia (AP) - One of Australia's most popular tourist trains derailed Tuesday in the remote Outback, but no one among the 82 people aboard was seriously hurt, a spokesman said. The Ghan, which makes the 1,850-mile run from Adelaide to Darwin twice weekly, derailed about 18 miles south of the Adelaide River in Australia's Northern Territory. "We don't know why it came off the tracks. It's too early to tell," said Alan Stuart, a spokesman for the Great Southern Railway. "At this stage, we are investigating." The train was carrying 65 passengers and a crew of 17, none of...

Wreck Occurred Along Tracks Near BaxterBAXTER, Calif. -- One person died and several others were injured when a maintenance train derailed and caught fire Thursday just south of Interstate 80 near Baxter in Placer County, officials reported. The wreck occurred at about 11 a.m. along tracks used by passenger and freight trains traveling over the Sierra, officials said. Sheriff's Lt. George Malim confirmed one dead and six to eight people injured. The train, known as a grinder and consisting of a locomotive and eight cars, was going down a grade when the accident took place, officials added. It was carrying...

A train derailed and spilled a hazardous liquid Tuesday night, prompting about half the population of Crawford to temporarily evacuate, officials said. President Bush's ranch is about 20 miles away from the town and is not near the area evacuated. Bush was not at the ranch at the time of the spill. More than 300 people were told to stay away from their homes for about four hours before they were allowed to return at 10 p.m., said Crawford Police Chief Donnie Tidmore. No injuries were reported after the train spilled vinyl acetate, said Joe Faust, spokesman for BNSF Railway....

MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- At least 30 people have been killed in a subway train derailment in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia, officials say. The Spanish newspaper El Pais reported the death toll at 34, and said 14 people were seriously injured, including a pregnant woman. [...]

Urgent Headline News Passenger train derails after hitting truck in Ibaraki: JR East

<p>A railcar leaking acid forced the closure of major highways and the evacuation of more than 6,000 people. By late Sunday, about 5,000 of the 13,000 gallons of industrial waste had leaked into the ground, but South Salt Lake fire officials were hoping to pump out the rest within a few hours and end the evacuation. There were no injuries, but the area downwind of the leak was evacuated because of fumes from the spill, Fire Chief Steve Foote said. Evacuation centers were set up at church meeting houses, but most of those evacuated were staying with friends or relatives. The waste, eventually found to be hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, nitric and sulfuric acids, was discovered leaking about 6 a.m. and the tanker wall was becoming soft, Foote said Sunday night. Officials brought in 6,500-gallon portable tank. They first planned to lift a hazmat technician in a cherry picker to the top of the tanker so he could attach a hose to the rail tanker and pump the acids into the portable tanks. However, they changed their plans after a specialist from Las Vegas arrived and the latest idea was to pierce the side of the tank with remotely operated equipment and pump it into the portable tanks. "Once we have one tank that's filled and holding, we could lift the evacuation order," Foote said. The cherry-picker plan was being kept in mind as a backup. The fire officials and Gov. Jon Huntsman expressed displeasure at the difficulty in determining exactly what was in the tanker. "It's tough to know how to respond if you don't know the contents of the bulk container," Huntsman said. The leak was discovered while crews were loading chemicals into the parked railcar at a Union Pacific rail yard. Officials said the tanker car was owned by Kennecott Utah Copper and was sublet to Phillips Environmental, which could not tell them immediately what all was in the waste. "We're going to be looking into that," Foote said. "When we ask a direct question, we expect a direct answer." Eventually, tests determined what acids were in the waste, and Phillips Environmental provided verbal confirmation. Documents finally were delivered late Sunday. The spilled acid has not yet been neutralized. Foote said authorities wanted to concentrate on the tanker first. Officers closed 600 West from 2100 South to 2700 South. Northbound I-15 from 4500 South to 2100 South, the westbound I-80 off ramp to southbound I-15, and the southbound collector on I-15 up to westbound I-80 also were closed. The area south and east of the rail yard was evacuated. A little less than one square mile recommended for evacuation, with less than half of that a mandatory evacuation area. The acids were not full strength but still are highly toxic and can cause severe burns if they come in direct contact with the skin or eyes, and the fumes can cause respiratory problems.</p>

Alvarez's estranged wife said he threatened her and her family and threatened to abduct their 3-year-old son, although he never physically assaulted her, according to a request for a temporary restraining order that was granted Dec. 14, The Associated Press reported. "He threatened to take our kid away and to hurt my family members," Carmelita Alvarez said. "He is planning on selling his vehicle to buy a gun and threatened to use it. He is using drugs and has been in and out of rehab twice." [SNIP] Alvarez, a U.S. citizen, watched as the train barreled into his SUV shortly...

Commuter train derails in Glendale Associated Press GLENDALE, Calif. - A Metrolink commuter train derailed early Wednesday in this Los Angeles suburb, and firefighters were searching through the wreckage. Television reports showed smoke coming from twisted wreckage at the scene of the crash, where two separate trains could be seen derailed. The derailment in this Los Angeles suburb was near San Fernando Road and Chevy Chase Boulevard.

Sri Lanka: Train Wreck Adds to Toll GALLE, Sri Lanka, Dec. 28 -- The tsunami on Sunday devastated a train that had come to a halt on the outskirts of the tiny Sri Lankan village of Hikkaduwa, as massive waves slammed into a dozen carriages, hurling them across the countryside into coconut groves, fields and flimsy huts, authorities said Tuesday. With 802 bodies already retrieved from the train's cars and the muck beneath them, the wreck appears to have been the single most destructive incident discovered so far in Sri Lanka. Two days after the disaster, authorities were still...

Freight Train Derails in S. California By GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press Writer PICO RIVERA, Calif. - A freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed early Saturday, damaging at least four homes and forcing more than 200 people to evacuate, officials said. No serious injuries were reported. Investigators were trying to identify the hazardous materials on board and determine whether any leaked when the nearly 50 freight cars and trailers left the tracks, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy Luis Castro said. About 500 gallons of diesel fuel spilled. Derailed cars badly battered two homes and littered several back yards with twisted metal...

Heard it live, breaking news...more to follow...Pics showed, looks pretty nasty.

Train Derails Near Downtown Fort Worth No Injuries Reported In Train Accident POSTED: 8:29 AM CST January 30, 2004 FORT WORTH, Texas -- A train derailed early Friday morning near downtown Fort Worth prompting road closures during early morning traffic. One building was damaged when one of the train cars slid off the tracks and down an embankment shortly before the Forest Park bridge. The train cars were not carrying any hazardous material. Police have closed roads near the intersection of West Vickery and Forest Park. No injuries have been reported. The cause of the accident is under investigation....

breaking per Fox

Train de-railment...nothing to see...move along

Train Derails in Sicily, Killing 8 Sun Jul 21, 7:56 AM ET Rescuers work on the wreck of a train that crashed near Rometta Marea, Sicily, southern Italy, Saturday, July 20, 2002, killing at least five people and injuring about 40 others, police said. (AP Photo/Francesco Saya) MESSINA, Sicily (AP) - A passenger train derailed and apparently crashed into an abandoned house in northeastern Sicily on Saturday, killing at least eight people and injuring some 30 others, police said. The nose of the crumpled engine was still hanging over a bridge as firefighters and police scrambled to reach the wreckage....

Police yesterday released pictures of three boys, with one as young as six, building a barricade on a high speed rail line. The three children put a shopping trolley, tyres, tree trunks, traffic cones and tiles on the track. The boys, aged six, seven and nine, were filmed by a passer-by who contacted the British transport police. The police were able to finish dismantling the barricade five minutes before a Liverpool to Manchester passenger train passed through at 80mph. Police said a de-railing might have killed or injured many. Four trains an hour pass between Lea Green and St Helens...

Massive train de-railment in Milwaukee....

43 perish in Sohawa road crashUpdated on 6/3/2002 11:03:55 AM  ~~ F.P. Report ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN: At least 43 persons were killed and ten others seriously injured when a passenger bus fell over a bridge near Sohawa on GT Road early Sunday.The bus was on its way to Islamabad from Lahore when it met with the accident near Sohawa, nearly 125 km east of federal capital, Islamabad at 5.30 am. The accident is said to have been caused by over-speeding. Police says most of the passengers were on their way to Islamabad to attend the annual Urs of Bari Imam.  Thirty-three...

Nothing up on the wires yet, local or national.Just local southern radio reports North Carolina and Atlanta.

amtrak derails enroute from florida to washington dc. several dead and injured.