By Trevor Hughes usatoday.com For decades, railroads have been able to both cut costs and improve safety.But union railroad workers – and federal statistics – suggest we may have reached a tipping point. Some train accident rates have risen nearly 25% in the past decade, and union workers say further cuts to staffing imperil the nation’s safety in the wake […]
By Natalie Neysa Alund for usatoday.com A train carrying ethanol derailed early Thursday in rural Minnesota, and several cars caught fire, forcing nearby residents to evacuate homes as a precaution. The derailment took place at 1 a.m. in the small city of Raymond, the Raymond Fire Departmentreported. The city is in southwest Kandiyohi County about 110 miles west of Minneapolis. Homes […]
Norfolk Southern, the company behind the Ohio train crash, and other rail firms spent millions on marketing and lobbying By Adam Lowenstein for theguardian.com Six children, smiling and laughing, sit at a table with lunch boxes open in front of them. “Hey guys! My dad can stop a train with his finger,” one brags. “My […]
By Bill Wilson, Editor-in-Chief for rtands.com Union Pacific has not set a timeline on when a line of track in Albany County, Wyo., will be reopened following a 57-car derailment over the weekend. The cars that left the track were carrying grain, and crews were busy cleaning the area and repairing the track on Sunday. No […]
By Ray Sanchez and Hira Humayun, for cnn.com One person was treated for smoke inhalation after a Union Pacific train derailed andcaught fire on a bridge over Tempe Town Lake in Arizona, officials said Wednesday.Plumes of black smoke could be seen rising into the sky beneath a trail of flames on video and images from the […]
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) is investigating why a train carrying flammable liquid derailed and caught fire at UNP’s rail yard in Dupo, Illinois, on Sept. 10. Dupo is across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. A preliminary review of the accident indicates that train handling might have played a role in the derailment, according […]
HULL, Iowa (KCRG) – Authorities in northwest Iowa released new video of a train derailment. The Sioux County Sheriff’s office posted video to their Facebook page yesterday. It shows the aftermath of a derailment Wednesday afternoon near Hull, southeast of Sioux Falls. Investigators say 25 of the 83 cars derailed. There are no reported injuries. […]
EUREKA, Juab County — In order to safely continue cleanup of the aftermath of a derailed Union Pacific train in Juab County, officials conducted a “controlled detonation” of 11 cars carrying explosive materials. “The decision was made to detonate,” Juab County Undersheriff Brent Pulver said Sunday evening. The explosion was set off about 9:30 p.m. […]
Wild weather has battered communities across the United States this week, and New Mexico is no exception. State police shared pictures on Wednesday that revealed one jaw-dropping impact of intense winds lashing the state: The gusts contributed to a train derailment near Logan, which left 26 cars in a pile of wreckage at the bottom […]
By Jasmine Adams | February 7, 2019 at 9:59 AM CST – Updated February 7 at 12:53 PM DEXTER, MO (KFVS) – Stoddard County, Missouri Sheriff Carl Hefner reports heavy damage due to weather in the area. Trees are lying across roads and power lines are down according to the sheriff. Ameren Missouri is reporting […]