Nevada, National and International Transportation News

January 26 - FM 1725 hazmat spill: Truck driver killed in San Jacinto Co. crash; shelter-in-place lifted, roadway reopened

January 20 - DC Circuit Vacates LNG Rail Safety Rule from First Trump Administration

January 19 - Three trains collide as freight cars found in the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania

January 19 - Broken rail led to Montreal-area derailment, hazardous-materials release: TSB

January 13 - Crash on I-35E near UNT leaves dump truck dangling; hazardous waste cleanup causes delays

January 11 - Train derails in Purcell; hazardous materials teams ensure public safety

January 10 - Dalion Ambler, of Cleveland, killed in Twinsburg-area hazmat incident

January 10 - No injuries in Norfolk Southern derailment in Kentucky

January 05 - HAZMAT cleaning pool chemical spill on El Cajon road

January 03 - Hazmat cleanup closes I-64 in Illinois nearly all day Friday

January 03 - Marys River train bridge in Corvallis collapses, one train car falls into river

January 03 - Ten cars of NS train derail in Roanoke

January 02 - New details released after bomb threat situation on I-85 in Greenville County

Trains are running again after Sunday derailment of freight cars in East Syracuse

CSX Transportation workers try to get a derailed freight train back on the tracks near 312 W. Terrace Street in East Syracuse on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024.
© Timia Cobb | tcobb/syracuse.com/TNS

December 23 - City of Houston says water supply safe after train derailment sends two rail cars into canal

December 23 - UP derailment blocks route to ports of LA and Long Beach

December 20 - Terrifying moment high speed train carrying hazardous materials slams into huge tractor trailer stranded on crossing in deadly Texas crash

December 19 - Videos Capture Deadly Pecos, TX, Train Derailment

December 19 - Train derailed in Pecos could possibly hold hazardous materials

December 19 - 2 killed and 3 injured when freight train derails in small West Texas city

December 19 - Fatal Texas Train Derailment Leaves Multiple Casualties

December 16 - I-805 reopens following hours-long closure due to major crash, hazmat spill

December 13 - Westbound I-20 reopens after wreck closes it for hours

December 13 - I-22 reopens after hazardous material truck crash

December 12 - I-55 South closed due to crash involving hazardous materials

December 12 - Researchers develop faster hazardous spill response method

December 12 - Tangipahoa Parish interstate shut down after truck with hazardous materials overturns

December 12 - Train Derailment Blocks Tulsa Street, No Injuries Reported

December 07 - Horrific 4-Car Crash on Highway 231 Under Investigation [Liberty County, TX]

December 07 - 2 trains collide in East Harris County, estimated 12 box cars derailed

December 06 - Emergency response crews handle hazardous material crash involving four vehicles on Highway 321

December 06 - City of Houston says water supply safe after train derailment sends two rail cars into canal

December 06 - Hazardous Material Spill in Collision Involves 18-Wheelers Near Cleveland, TX; Texas 321 Shutdown for Emergency Response

December 02 - Train derails north of Ringgold, cleanup in progress

Train Derailed in Boonville Thursday Morning

November 28 - What lessons did London learn after a train on fire barreled through the city?

November 26 - Hazmat team deployed after big rig crash in Willits

November 26 - Urgent need for improved safety standards for oil tankers

November 22 - OKC crews continue cleanup after crash causes hazardous material spill off I-40

November 21 - Train derailed on west side of Frankfort

November 21 - Train derailment in the city of Frankfort

November 18 - Freight train collides with car at crossing in St. Charles

November 18 - Train derailment in Denison

November 17 - Bridge reopens after 8 train cars derail, 1 falls into Ohio creek

November 17 - Eight train cars derail in Cincinnati

November 16 - EPA investigating after 8 train cars derail in Queensgate, multiple hit 6th Street Viaduct supports

November 16 - Train derails in Queensgate, does not appear to involve hazardous materials

November 14 - Train derails in Longueuil, Que., raising concerns about chemical spill

November 13 - Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office responds to train derailment near Lone Wolf

November 12 - 11 injured in Louisville explosion, shelter-in-place order issued for ‘hazardous materials incident'

November 11 - 3 people injured in multi-vehicle crash on I-95 near Emerson Street

November 11 - Amtrak’s new Albany to NYC train schedule could derail some plans

November 11 - Train derails in Vado; cause under investigation

November 10 - Early morning Hwy 101 crash prompts hazardous material spill, lane closures

November 10 - Derailment Of Freight Train Disrupts Essential Supplies Across Northeast India

November 08 - Report blames staff, faulty signals for train accident

November 07 - Norfolk Southern’s 1-minute railcar inspection rule draws safety concerns

November 07 - Multiple cars derailed after train derailment in Limestone County

November 06 - Train derailment near Tri-Cities

November 06 - Derailed train spills estimated 600 gallons of diesel near Columbia River

November 05 - Deadly train crash near New Rockford

November 05 - Train safety system failed in moments before fatal crash in Wales, investigation shows

November 05 - Train derails in Abbotsford near U.S. border

November 05 - Transportation Safety Board of Canada provides update on train derailment in Rocky View County

November 04 - Partnerships for Emergency Preparedness

November 02 - Train derailment in Northeast China - no injuries

November 01 - Nineteen cars of CN train derail in Alberta

November 01 - UP crews still working to clean up unexplained derailment

November 01 - Eugene police investigate fatal rail car accident on Greenhill Road

Train operator might have caused Green Line train derailment at Lechmere, T official says

A train derailed at Lechmere Station Tuesday night, the MBTA said. Broderick/@INGSOC

October 26 - Update: I-5 southbound lane reopens after truck fire, hazmat response in Eugene

October 24 - At Least One Killed, Several Injured in Arctic Train Derailment

October 23 - Logan Motorway reopens after crash involving truck carrying hazardous material

October 23 - Train derailment near Sixth Street in East Austin; traffic blocked, CapMetro rail affected

October 23 - NTSB publishes illustrated digest of 2023 Ohio train derailment and hazmat release

October 22 - Train derailment left over 80 people without power in East Austin

October 21 - Authorities release details on last week’s train derailment in Bailey Yard

October 20 - TN train crash: GRP finds rail switch points tampered

October 19 - Eastbound lanes on I-40 near Holbrook are closed following a crash

October 19 - Interstate 40 eastbound partially reopens near Holbrook after hazmat-related crash

October 19 - Train derailment in Donaldsonville

October 18 - Tow truck driver dies in Willoughby pileup

October 18 - Aerial footage of derailment

October 16 - CN train derails in Saskatchewan after striking tractor

October 16 - MBTA Green Line ran red signal, was speeding prior to derailment, NTSB says

October 15 - Derailment caused 30,000 gallon sulfuric acid spill

October 15 - Green Valley residents report illness following train derailment

October 14 - Hazardous material truck fire shuts down I-80 east of Waverly

October 14 - Close Train derails in southeast Calgary

October 14 - Train car runs off the tracks in north Topeka

October 14 - 1 dead, 23 injured after train crashes into downed tree in New Jersey

October 14 - Train derailment creates latest supply chain hiccup for US-Mexico grain exports

October 14 - Train derails near Glacier, spills hundreds of tons of grain

October 12 - Amtrak trains canceled between Whitefish & Shelby after freight train derails east of Essex

October 11 - UP derailment in Arizona leads to acid spill

October 11 - Union Pacific forced to clean up train derailment near Green Valley that spilled acid

October 10 - Firefighters battle train fire in Eunice

October 09 - Mock drill held at Vejendla railway station

October 08 - Houston traffic: All lanes closed on I-45 northbound after hazmat incident

October 08 - Report: Broken rail caused deadly I-25 train derailment

October 07 - San Ramon road shut down due to hazardous material leak: police

October 07 - No injuries reported in train derailment

October 07 - Route 60 and Route 154 closed in Covington due to train derailment

October 04 - Newly available evidence sheds light on what may have gone wrong in deadly Colorado train derailment

October 02 - Safety expert says Green Line derailment could have had ‘devastating impacts’

October 01 - Hazardous material crash closes all lanes on I-95 in St. Lucie County

October 01 - PR insights gained from the Norfolk Southern train derailment response

October 01 - Ohio Train Derailment's Toxic Fallout Lingered in The Worst Possible Places

Telangana Floods: Heavy Rains Damage Railway Track, Multiple Trains Cancelled

September 22 - Train derailment in between Caliente and Bealville, workers say 15 cars had fallen off

September 22 - UP: 5-litre gas cylinder on tracks to derail train, emergency break prevents disaster

September 19 - WATCH: Texas train derailed by high winds

September 18 - Rise in Freight Train Derailments Calls for Regulatory Reassessment

September 18 - Witnesses describe 'chaotic' scenes and residents rushing to help in Cape train derailment

September 18 - No injuries reported after train derailment in Bailey County

September 18 - Feds should beef up freight train safety or risk derailments, report warns

September 17 - Railroads and regulators must address the dangers of long trains, report says

September 15 - Train catches fire

September 14 - Mississippi with high share of US train derailments: data

September 11 - Indian Railways to install cameras in all trains to monitor tracks following suspected derailment attempts

September 11 - Bena Landfill reopens after brief closure due to train derailment near entrance

September 09 - Lawyers Report Number of Claims Filed in Derailment Settlement

September 09 - Fewer than 400 households reject $600 million Ohio train derailment settlement

September 07 - Somnath Express Derails In Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur, Rescue Operation Underway

September 06 - Rail line closed after freight train derails

September 06 - No injuries reported in Roanoke derailment

September 05 - Watchdog lawsuit dismissed as U.S. EPA produces documents about East Palestine controlled burn

September 05 - Man injured after train derails in Vicksburg

September 05 - MBTA warns of commuter rail delays after freight train derailment

September 05 - Freight train derailment in Ayer, Massachusetts leaves 9 cars toppled

September 04 - Plastic pellets on trains: a disaster waiting to happen

September 04 - Ohio Train Derailment Cleanup Hits Another Milestone

September 04 - Emergency crews respond to train derailment in Russell County

September 04 - Child killed, migrants injured when border-bound Mexican train derails south of Juárez

September 03 - ScotRail's InterCity fleet to be replaced after safety fears from Carmont derailment

September 03 - Pepsi van's unbelievably close call with a Virginia coal train

September 02 - Gotthard Base Tunnel fully reopens 13 months after derailment

September 02 - Cause of weekend derailment under investigation

September 01 - Rail worker's death in Ohio rail yard highlights union questions about remote control trains

August 2024 - NTSB releases preliminary report on July CPKC hazardous-material derailment in North Dakota

Railcars burn at the site of a CPKC derailment near Bordulac, N.D., on July 5, 2024. Foster County Emergency Management via NTSB

August 27 - Shapiro announces water near train derailment site will be tested for 10 years

August 27 - Edmonton LRT train derails after hitting flatbed truck at 75 Street, Roper Road

August 27 - 1 killed in interstate crash involving truck carrying ‘potentially explosive’ military devices

August 26 - Train derailment in Hagerstown: No injuries or hazardous materials reported

August 26 - Deadly crash involving multiple 18-wheelers, hazardous military materials shuts down I-40 in Monroe County

August 24 - McClure Passes New Law Aiming To Prevent Accidents Involving Hazardous Materials

August 21 - Fuel Truck Accident Spills Hazardous Materials on I-80 Wednesday Morning

August 19 - Safety board investigation of Ohio train derailment leads to recommendations

August 15 - Summer Legislative Roundup: Your IAFF at work in Washington

August 15 - A vehicle spilled sulfuric acid in Thursday morning's Turnpike crash; here's what that means

August 15 - Four dead, ten hospitalized in series of turnpike crashes that stopped traffic for hours

August 05 - Tractor trailer crash involving explosives shuts down all lanes on I-85 NB in Jackson County

August 05 - I-85 reopens in Jackson County after crash involving hazardous materials

August 05 - Why Do Trains Derail, And How Often Does It Happen?

August 01 - Fatal accident near Grand Island causes hazardous material to spill into Mormon Island SRA

August 01 - Fiery North Dakota derailment was latest crash to involve weak tank cars the NTSB wants replaced

July 2024 - Rail cars carrying hazardous material derail and catch fire in North Dakota

photo by Doug Zink

July 29 - EHS Daily Advisor: Group Says Soil is Toxic Near Ohio Train Derailment, Petitions EPA

July 29 - Train derailment in Russia's Volgograd Oblast injures more than 100

July 28 - North-South railway line reopens after train derailment

July 27 - Fiery crash, hazmat situation closes northbound I-15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas

July 22 - Robertson: No, the Industrial Triangle won’t process toxic waste

July 22 - Teen accused of tampering with rail, filming derailment in Bennet

July 22 - Reviewing Nuclear Accidents: Separating Fact From Fiction

July 20 - Crews Working to Clear Train Derailment in Big Lake

July 20 - BNSF investigating cause of train derailment in Franklin County

July 20 - Train derailment in Fredericksburg damages garages, no injuries reported

July 16 - Assam: Vehicles in Pathsala flout Centre's regulations, carry hazardous materials despite ban

July 12 - Woodward highway could be closed for several days after train derailment

July 11 - Train derailment reported in Woodward

July 08 - Train derails near Gibbon

July 08 - Carson train derailment under investigation

July 08 - No injuries reported in Amtrak derailment east of Washington

July 07 - Shelter in place lifted after air monitors detected anhydrous ammonia from Friday’s derailment

July 07 - Train derailment at Gibbon

July 06 - Several train cars carrying hazardous material are on fire after derailing in North Dakota

July 05 - Crews continue work at site of train derailment near Carrington

July 04 - Number of rail accidents and incidents in the United States from 2013 to 2023

July 03 - Yet another derailment on the Iron Ore Line

July 03 - Train derailment in Penobscot County releases 2,500 gallons of diesel fuel

July 02 - Rail unions approve government safety findings, despite holes

July 02 - Freight Train Derails in El Centro Overnight; 10 Cars Affected

July 01 - Cleanup Underway After Train Derailment in Illinois Leads to Temporary Evacuation, Leak of ‘Various Substances’

July 01 - One person hurt in Muscatine County train derailment

July 01 - About 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled after train derailment in rural Muscatine County Saturday

June 2024 - Logan County Sheriff’s Office Issues Advisory After Train Derailment North of West Mansfield

Photo: Courtesy of Beth Ashba Verbeek

June 25 - NTSB says Norfolk Southern threatened agency during derailment probe

June 24 - Railroads must provide derails of hazardous cargo immediately after a derailment under new rule

June 24 - Broken rail caused 16-car freight train derailment in Colorado foothills

June 20 - Toxins from Ohio train derailment spread to 16 states: Data

June 19 - East Palestine train derailment spread 'hazardous' pollution to 16 states: Study

June 05 - Ohio and Pennsylvania Residents Affected by the East Palestine Train Derailment Say Their 'Basic Needs' Are Still Not Being Met

June 02 - German long-distance train with 185 on board derails after landslide

June 02 - Two injured as freight trains collide near Sirhind; crossing passengers train hit on another track but passengers escaped

June 01 - TSB investigating early Saturday CN train derailment near Hinton, Alta.

June 01 - 20 train cars carrying grain derail in West Mansfield

May 2024 - 20 train cars derail near Pyote, investigation ongoing

May 17 - Union says Rio Tinto train crash risked workers' safety and could have contaminated Pilbara drinking water

May 17 - Federal agency takes control of investigation of fiery train derailment in New Mexico

May 16 - Hand brake test shortfalls lead to derailment of rail cars loaded with sulphuric acid

May 16 - Report gives new details on train derailment near New Mexico-Arizona state line

May 16 - Study Shows Longer Freight Trains Have Higher Risk of Derailment

May 14 - Freight train derailment blocks Amtrak routes from Chicago to Michigan

May 13 - Decker Lake Station remains inoperable while crews repair damages after train derailment

May 12 - Automated Rio Tinto iron ore train derails in WA

May 12 - No injuries sustained after TRAX derailment at Decker Lake station in West Valley City

May 11 - Sulphur Run cleanup continues following derailment

May 09 - New rail safety office could add protections for Colorado residents and environment

May 09 - What would happen if … train derails with hazardous items

May 08 - Delays after derailment near Wigan railway station

May 07 - Crews plan to extinguish fire Saturday night from train derailment near Arizona-New Mexico line

May 07 - Steel Bridge train derailment warning for future

May 07 - Engineers evaluate reliability of pressure relief valves for liquid natural gas tanks in train derailment scenarios

May 07 - Officials advise drivers to avoid area of train derailment in Dawson

May 06 - Stricter standards needed to prevent rail accidents: Expert

May 05 - WHYY follows up on train derailment in Whitemarsh caused by sink hole

May 05 - Train derailment causes road closure in Livingston County

May 04 - 2 derailments in 3 days: 19 Harbour trains cancelled Fri

May 04 - Gazipur train derailment: Salvage operation still on 29 hours post-collision

May 03 - East end of Morrison Bridge closes in Portland after semi rollover

May 03 - Union Pacific undermined regulators’ efforts to assess safety, US agency says

May 02 - Floodwaters blamed for train derailment in Limestone County

May 02 - Federal rail agency conducted a ‘limited scope investigation’ of Whitemarsh train derailment — meaning no report

May 01 - No injuries reported in train derailment west of Pyote

May 01 - TasRail’s Western Line Reopens after Westbury Derailment

2024 April - CPKC derailment closes Louisiana highway

Photo: Train derailment in Lincoln County. Photo courtesy KFOR.

April 29 - I-40 reopens Sunday after train derailment and fire on Friday

April 29 - Steel Bridge reopens after early Monday train derailment

April 29 - Train derailment shuts down all Steel Bridge traffic

April 28 - Interstate near Arizona-New Mexico line reopens after train derailment as lingering fuel burns off

April 18 - New Maine law gives public more rights to know about hazardous materials on freight trains

April 18 - Train derailment in Mason City

April 17 - Freight train derails after passing signal set at danger

April 16 - Train Derailment Sends 15 Tankers Off Track Near Soulard

April 15 - 3 crew members hurt after train derails in Folkston

April 14 - Train derailment on Sunday near Chappell under investigation

April 13 - Cleanup underway after massive train derailment in Oklahoma

April 11 - U.S. 287 reopens after train derailed in Longmont

April 10 - Many Victims Of The Ohio Train Derailment Are Upset With $600 Million Settlement

April 09 - Railroad agrees to $600 million settlement for fiery Ohio derailment, residents fear it’s not enough

April 08 - Railroad bill in Colorado would increase safety measures, shorten train length

April 08 - Train derailment blocks roadway in Calera

April 06 - Norfolk Southern train derailment on Old Walkertown Road in Winston-Salem

April 05 - Passengers face delays after derailment at West Ealing

April 05 - Train derailment repairs on State Road 26 take longer than expected

April 04 - How many train derailments have there been in the US in 2023?

April 04 - PA Lawmaker Pushes State Action on Rail Safety After Derailments

April 03 - Ohio train derailment: Documents show EPA chose not to declare emergency

April 03 - TRAFFIC ALERT: Route 11 in Masardis closed due to train derailment

April 03 - Tractor trailer strikes train in Masardis causing derailment

April 02 - Loose clamp on switch led to Maya Train derailment, government official says

April 01 - CPKC derailment closes Louisiana highway

2024 March - BNSF Train Derailment Near Exeter: Semi-Truck Collision Leads to Injuries, Cleanup Operation

BNSF Train Derailment Near Exeter: Semi-Truck Collision Leads to Injuries, Cleanup Operation

March 26 - Pennsylvania train crash highlights shortcomings of automated railroad braking system

March 23 - Train derailed by sinkhole in Cumbria leaving Northern rail line blocked

March 22 - Hole found under track where train derailed

March 18 - Train derailment in Bangladesh: Relief train starts salvage ops

March 15 - Derailment investigation reveals controller was affected by alcohol

March 13 - State Route 646 reopened in both directions after train derailment

March 13 - Alcohol consumption contributed to 2021 train collision and derailment in Prescott

March 11 - SR 26 closed as train derailment clean up continues

March 09 -Scrap rail caused train derailment - Network Rail

March 09 - Train derailment closes street near Decatur

March 05 - London travel news LIVE: Burst water pipe causes major disruption between Stratford and Tottenham Hale

March 05 - One injured in low-speed collision of UP trains in Idaho

March 04 - TSB to investigate CN derailment in Alberta

March 03 - Investigators release control of site of collision, derailment to NS

March 03 - UPDATE: NTSB reviews data, image recorders from 3-train collision, derailment

March 03 - Cleanup, investigation continue after Norfolk Southern train derailment in Lower Saucon Township [updated]

March 02 - Three trains involved in ‘collision and derailment’ in eastern Pennsylvania; no injuries reported

March 02 - Pa. train derailment leaves cars on riverbank and in water; no injuries or hazardous materials reported

2024 February - Filibuster derails proposal to require two-person crews on trains in Nebraska

Image by KOSA

February 29 - Freight train carrying corn derails near Amtrak stop in northeast Nevada, no injuries reported

February 28 - 16 train cars derail in Elko, closing roads and causing power outage

February 22 - Conservationists voice concerns about Yellowstone River cleanup after 2023 toxic spill

February 21 - Union raises safety concerns following 3 B.C. derailments in under 2 months

February 20 - Train derailment leads to microplastic crisis in Hoosic River

February 19 - Train derails in Golden Valley County, Montana, Monday morning, 26 cars derail

February 18 - Colorado Cargo Train Derailment Causes Massive Diesel Spill

February 17 - Highway 301 in Marion County reopens following 17-car train derailment

February 15 - 2 tanker train cars fall onto side after 8 derail in Linden, New Jersey

February 15 - Freight train derails in New Jersey

February 13 - Work continues at site of rural Kansas train derailment

February 13 - Train derailment spills coal into popular Northern California river

February 12 - Poole: Popular park train derails once again

February 12 - Train derails in Northern California canyon, spiling coal into river

February 12 - Officials investigate rural Kansas train derailment

February 10 - Train derailment in Beaufort County disrupts 14 train cars

February 09 - Train derailment near Cairo

February 09 - Clinton Train Derailment

February 08 - Train derailment in Ragland

February 07 - New bill would give Mainers right to know if train derailment spills hazardous materials

February 07 - Train derailment closes portion of Route 67 in Johnsonville

February 06 - Expert weighs in on risks after truck carrying low-level radioactive waste catches fire on I-40

February 06 - WATCH: Train derailment in Colorado Wednesday prompts Hazmat clean up

February 06 - Four train cars derail in Covington, crews and cranes called to upright two

February 06 - CSX: No injuries, spills following Covington train derailment

February 06 - US rail group tells Buttigieg safety record has been misrepresented

February 05 - The Rail Safety Act Would Increase Costs And Not Boost Public Safety

February 05 - I-40 closed after radioactive waste truck catches fire

February 05 - Rail safety reform efforts stalled in Congress a year after Ohio train derailment

February 05 - Highway near Brooks closed due to train derailment

2024 January - BART train derails, catches fire in East Bay — several passengers injured

Crews work near derailed BART cars on the eastbound tracks between the Orinda and Lafayette stations outside Orinda Station on Monday. The derailment began shortly after 9 a.m. when two BART cars derailed and caught fire.

Brontë Wittpenn/The Chronicle