CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — An Amtrak train struck a piece of heavy equipment just south of Philadelphia on Sunday, causing a derailment that killed two Amtrak workers and sent more than 30 passengers to hospitals, authorities said. Train 89 was heading from New York to Savannah, Georgia, at about 8 a.m. when it hit the […]
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Cause yet to be determined in Rumford train derailment
RUMFORD — After a week of investigating, a cause has yet to be determined for the six rail cars that slipped off the tracks on the evening of July 11 on Route 108 in Rumford, said Cynthia Scarano, the Pan Am Railways vice president of human resources. The trains, which are part of Pan Am […]
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Canadian train carrying oil derails, catches fire near Maine border
Of the 17 cars that derailed late Tuesday in New Brunswick province, five contain crude oil and four contain propane, said Claude Mongeau, the chief executive of CN Rail. Some of the propane cars are venting and some of the crude cars are burning, he said. “It is contained, but it is evolving,” Mongeau said. […]
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Multiple casualties in New York train derailment
Some of the 100 to 150 passengers on the early morning Metro-North train from suburban Poughkeepsie to Manhattan said they were jolted awake around 7:20 a.m. to screams and the frightening sensation of their compartment rolling over on a bend where the Hudson and Harlem rivers meet in the Bronx. When the motion stopped, four […]
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Quebec train fire victims seek U.S. bankruptcy role
BANGOR (AP) — Survivors of more than 30 people killed when an oil train derailed in Quebec in July are seeking a role in the U.S. bankruptcy case of the company whose train caused the disaster. The motions filed last week in U.S. Bankruptcy Court ask for the creation of committee to represent wrongful-death and […]
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Railroad cars derail near Route 2 in Hermon
HERMON — At least two railroad cars on a train derailed behind a storage facility on Route 2. Railroad workers were at the scene. One of the cars was a tanker while the other appeared to be a boxcar. The tanker was on its side. The derailment occurred behind S&S Self Storage. No further details […]
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Libraries raise funds to help build Lac-Megantic library
FARMINGTON — When the downtown area of Lac-Megantic was destroyed in the deadly July 6 oil train derailment, the Quebec town also lost its library, the Bibliotheque de Lac-Megantic. Libraries across the state are joining to raise funds to help rebuild the library. Donation cans are available for the next few weeks at the circulation […]
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Mexico migrant train derails; at least 5 dead
CHONTALPA, Mexico (AP) — A notorious cargo train known as “the Beast” and carrying at least 250 Central American hitchhiking migrants derailed in a remote region of southern Mexico on Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring 18, authorities said. The train company and rescue workers were bringing in two cranes to help search […]
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Four tanker cars derail in Veazie; no leaks reported
VEAZIE — Four tankers in a 92-car Pan Am Railways train derailed Wednesday morning near the Penobscot River, but indications are nothing is leaking, local fire and railroad officials said. “There are no leaks or hazards,” Bangor fire Lt. Greg Hodge said from the end of Riverview Street in Veazie with tankers still on the […]