Nevada, National and International Transportation News

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2024 April - CPKC derailment closes Louisiana highway

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

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

April 8 - Railroad bill in Colorado would increase safety measures, shorten train length

April 8 - Train derailment blocks roadway in Calera

April 6 - Norfolk Southern train derailment on Old Walkertown Road in Winston-Salem

April 5 - Passengers face delays after derailment at West Ealing

April 5 - Train derailment repairs on State Road 26 take longer than expected

April 4 - How many train derailments have there been in the US in 2023?

April 4 - PA Lawmaker Pushes State Action on Rail Safety After Derailments

April 3 - Ohio train derailment: Documents show EPA chose not to declare emergency

April 3 - TRAFFIC ALERT: Route 11 in Masardis closed due to train derailment

April 3 - Tractor trailer strikes train in Masardis causing derailment

April 2 - Loose clamp on switch led to Maya Train derailment, government official says

April 1 - CPKC derailment closes Louisiana highway

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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 9 -Scrap rail caused train derailment - Network Rail

March 9 - Train derailment closes street near Decatur

March 5 - London travel news LIVE: Burst water pipe causes major disruption between Stratford and Tottenham Hale

March 5 - One injured in low-speed collision of UP trains in Idaho

March 4 - TSB to investigate CN derailment in Alberta

March 3 - Investigators release control of site of collision, derailment to NS

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

March 3 - Cleanup, investigation continue after Norfolk Southern train derailment in Lower Saucon Township [updated]

March 2 - Three trains involved in ‘collision and derailment’ in eastern Pennsylvania; no injuries reported

March 2 - Pa. train derailment leaves cars on riverbank and in water; no injuries or hazardous materials reported

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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 6 - 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

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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

January 10 - Video: Train derailment in Sand Springs blocks southbound lanes of Highway 97

January 09 - Democrat renews push for new railroad safety rules in Virginia

January 08 - Spill concerns linger months after train derails in Delta, B.C.

January 06 - 18-car train derailment near Nevada, Mo. at Milo

January 06 - Train derails, crashes into home in Vernon County

January 05 - NTSB Releases WMATA 2021 Derailment Report

January 04 - Heat-buckle at railway line led to Fortescue's train derailment

January 04 - MPP says people are 'frightened' to drive on Northern Ontario highways

January 03 - Train derailed in Colorado near Florence, wreckage visible Wednesday afternoon from Highway 120

January 02 - Coal Train Derailment Disrupts Morning Commute, Raises Safety Concerns

January 02 - Roanoke makes repairs after train derails

January 1 - Truck carrying hazardous waste from Ohio train derailment site crashes

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2023 December - Semi-truck collides with train causing derailment and road shutdowns

Semi-truck and train collision on FM 5 in Weatherford, Texas

2023 December - Bridge that collapsed during Pueblo train derailment set for repairs; I-25 closures coming

2023 December - Cleanup efforts underway for 20 car train derailment in Pike County, Illinois

2023 October - Loose brake bolts might have caused a Metro train derailment

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2023 September - Several train cars derail east of Denver

Photo credit: 9NEWS

2023 August - Metra Rock Island services shut down following derailment near La Salle Street Station

2023 - Metra Rock Island service disrupted by morning derailment

2023 - Metra Rock Island Line train carrying hundreds of passengers derails in South Loop

2023 - Amtrak train partially derails after crashing into water truck in Southern California

2023 - Some 7 months after East Palestine derailment, neighbors raise new contamination concerns

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2022 - Safety changes after Newcastle coal train collision

A loaded coal train collided with the rear of a stationary train in low-light conditions at the Port of Newcastle, after network control was not advised that the second train was disabled, a transport safety investigation report notes.
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2018 - U.S. Rail Infrastructure Problem

New Acela Express train that will enter revenue service by 2021, and completely replace the current fleet of Amtrak’s high-speed trains by 2040