Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday urged President Joe Biden to declare a major disaster in response to the toxic train derailment that occurred in East Palestine in February. The incident resulted in the release of hazardous chemicals from several rail cars operated by Norfolk Southern and raised health concerns among local residents. DeWine emphasized…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Asks Biden to Declare Major Disaster After Toxic Train Derailment
Indian Railways Official Says Error in Signaling System Led to Crash That Killed 275 People
BALASORE, India—The derailment in eastern India that killed 275 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks and crash into a freight train, officials said Sunday. Authorities worked to clear the mangled wreckage of the two passenger trains that derailed Friday…
Error in Signaling System Led to Train Crash That Killed 275 People in India, Official Says
BALASORE, India—The derailment in eastern India that killed 275 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks and crash into a freight train, officials said Sunday. Authorities worked to clear the mangled wreckage of the two passenger trains that derailed Friday…
India Train Crash Kills Over 280, Injures 900 in One of Nation’s Worst Rail Disasters
BALASORE, India—Rescuers found no more survivors in the overturned and mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed in eastern India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds in one of the country’s deadliest rail crashes in decades, officials said Saturday. Chaotic scenes erupted on Friday night as rescuers climbed atop the wrecked trains…
Fractured Rail Found After Fiery Minnesota Derailment
Federal investigators say BNSF railroad is analyzing a section of fractured rail after last month’s fiery derailment that prompted evacuations in southwest Minnesota, but they didn’t say definitively that the broken rail caused the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board issued its preliminary report Tuesday on the March 30 derailment that forced about 800 people…
Rail CEO Repeats Derailment Apologies Before Ohio Senate
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Norfolk Southern’s CEO reiterated apologies Tuesday for the East Palestine train derailment and vows to make things right during his first testimony to Ohio lawmakers since the fiery accident, expressing support for some additional safety proposals but resistance to others. An Ohio Senate panel on rail safety questioned Alan Shaw over a wide range…
Montana Rail Link Confirms Substance Spilled in Paradise Train Derailment
A train that derailed near the town of Paradise in western Montana on Sunday morning has been cleared of any environmental hazards and injuries after it triggered an emergency response with witnesses reporting carriages entering a nearby waterway. Upon news of the derailment, first responders, rail owner Montana Rail Link (MRL), and local leaders worked to…
Evacuation Ordered as Train Carrying Flammable Materials Derails in Minnesota, Catches Fire
A freight train traveling through Minnesota derailed in a fiery crash near the town of Raymond, prompting an evacuation of area residents. The train, operated by Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), went off the tracks on the western edge of Raymond at around 1 a.m. local time, according to a statement from the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office….
Toxic Wastewater From East Palestine Train Derailment to Be Taken to Baltimore
Toxic wastewater from the site of the February derailment in East Palestine, Ohio is set to be transported to Baltimore, Maryland where it will be treated and discharged, according to officials. In a press release on March 25, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, a Democrat, said Clean Harbors Environmental Services has contracted with Norfolk Southern Railroad…
Miscommunication Caused Washington State Train to Derail
According to the Federal Railroad Administration, a seven-car BNSF Railway train derailed in Puget Sound, Washington state, last week, spilling 3,100 gallons of diesel fuel. Two cars were flipped on the ground when the train tried to pass a swinging bridge over the Swinomish Channel on Thursday (March 16) after leaving an oil refinery in…
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