Tag: derailed

9 Railcars From Norfolk Southern Train Derail in Pennsylvania, No Hazardous Chemicals on Board

NEW CASTLE, Pa.—Nine railcars from a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Pennsylvania, with no hazardous chemicals on board and no reported injuries, fire department and company officials said. The derailment happened late Wednesday outside of New Castle, the company said in a statement. “Our crews responded immediately and are actively working at the site,”…


Netherlands Train Crashes Into Maintenance Crane, Killing One; Dozens Hurt

VOORSCHOTEN, Netherlands—A passenger train in the Netherlands rammed into a maintenance crane on the railway tracks early on Tuesday, killing the equipment operator and injuring dozens of passengers as the train derailed, officials and local media said. The maintenance work was planned and standard, but “we have no idea how the crane got on the…


LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (March 29): MN Train Carrying Ethanol Derails; Lawmakers Call for Mayorkas’ Resignation at Budget Hearing

A freight train carrying ethanol derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early Thursday morning. Officials have evacuated a nearby town. The Department of Homeland Security is coming under scrutiny in both the House and Senate. This week lawmakers grilled Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the department’s budget request, and called for his resignation. Two U.S. Army…


Train Carrying 30,000 Gallons of Propane Derails in Florida’s Manatee County

A train carrying around 30,000 gallons of propane derailed in Florida’s Manatee County on Feb. 28, officials said, just weeks after a train carrying toxic chemicals came off the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio. Five railcars carrying sheet rock and two propane tankers were derailed in the 7200 block of 16 Street East in an industrial area north of…


Ohio Crews Complete Toxic Chemical Release From Derailed Train

Train operator Norfolk Southern said Monday that crews in East Palestine, Ohio, had successfully completed a controlled release of hazardous chemicals from five rail cars after a freight train derailed. The compromised rail cars posed a significant threat to safety, with Gov. Mike DeWine saying on Sunday there was “the potential of a catastrophic tanker…


LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (Feb. 6): Thousands Feared Dead in Turkey Earthquake; US Senators China Briefing after Spy Balloon Shot Down

A massive earthquake hit Turkey and parts of Syria. Over 1,300 were killed and over 6,000 injured. The death toll is expected to rise as authorities search for survivors. A Chinese Spy Balloon shot down over the weekend.  Briefings are scheduled for U.S. senators and the Gang of Eight. And Former President Trump responds to…


NTD Good Morning (Feb. 6): Thousands Feared Dead in Turkey Earthquake; US Senators China Briefing After Spy Balloon Shot Down

A massive earthquake hit Turkey and parts of Syria. Over 1,300 were killed and over 6,000 injured. The death toll is expected to rise as authorities search for survivors. A Chinese Spy Balloon shot down over the weekend.  Briefings are scheduled for U.S. senators and the Gang of Eight. And Former President Trump responds to…


Berlin-Bound Train Partly Derails in Poland; 8 Injured

WARSAW, Poland—A Berlin-bound train hit a truck at a railroad crossing Thursday in northwestern Poland, and eight people were slightly injured when the train partly derailed, authorities said. Two cars of the DB Regio train traveling from Szczecin, Poland, to Germany’s capital derailed at about 6:30 a.m. local time when the train hit the truck…