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Train Derailment
Northampton
News
NTSB Reveals New Findings In Lower Saucon Train Derailment
Seven crewmembers were treated for minor injuries when three trains derailed after a collision in Lower Saucon early this month, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a new report. The collision happened on tracks parallel to Riverside Drive around 7:15 a.m. on March 2, officials have said. All three were Norfolk Southern trains. Investigators now say NS intermodal train 24XH101 was stopped on the tracks due to traffic when it was struck by train 268H429. Both trains were eastbound. As a result, train 268H429 derailed three railcars onto the adjacent …
Northampton
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Triple Train Derailment Sends Locomotives Into Pennsylvania River (
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Norfolk Southern trains were in a head-on collision, derailing three trains on Saturday morning — sending the two locomotives into the Lehigh River, authorities said. The three trains derailed near Riverside Drive in Lower Saucon Township at 7:15 a.m. on March 2, officials explained. Northampton County Executive Lamont G. McClure released the following statements about the crash: "There has been a train derailment in L. Saucon Twp. Preliminarily there are no evacuations, no injuries and no leaks. However, this can change. The best thing we can do to assist first responders…
Union
Police & Fire
Train Cars Overturn After Derailment: Linden PD
A 90+ tank railcar train derailed in Linden on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 15, police said. At 7 a.m., police responded to reports of a train derailment near Tremley Point Road and found an industrial tank railcar stopped on the tracks near the Conrail Garden State Secondary line at Road to Grasselli, officers said. Eight railcars were derailed from the track, two of which fell onto their side, police said. None of the tanks appear to be breached and there were no injuries, police said. First responders are expected expected to remain on scene for an extended duration while the railcars …
Capital District
News
Freight Train Derailment Shuts Down Valley Falls Highway; 2 Cars Plunge Into River
Cleanup efforts are underway following a freight train derailment that shut down a major highway in the region. The Rensselaer County incident happened just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, near Route 67 in Valley Falls. County officials said a Norfolk Southern train was carrying a total of 94 cars when 10 of them derailed near the Hoosic River. Of the 10 cars that left the tracks, two went into the river. Nobody was injured and it’s not believed that any hazardous materials were involved, officials said. The train was carrying plastic pellets and vegetable oil. Emergency crews now on …
Nassau
News
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Employee Admits Faking Report, Leading To Crash: US Attorney
A man who worked for the Long Island Railroad has pleaded guilty for his role in a fake inspection report that ended up in a train derailment, officials announced. Stuart Conklin, age 66 of Magnolia, Texas, entered his guilty plea on Friday, Dec. 1 for submitting a false inspection report during his time as a LIRR worker, the US Attorney’s Eastern District of New York Office said. Conklin was working for the LIRR as a signalman at the time of the alleged crime. Among his duties was inspecting rail bonds – the electronic jumpers around railroad track joints that ensure signal currents are …
Prince George's
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CSX Train Derailment Causes Road Closures In Hyattsville (
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Crews in Prince George's County are picking up the pieces after a massive train derailment in Hyattsville. More than a dozen cars were derailed when a freight train went off the tracks early on Saturday morning at the intersection of Alternate Route 1 and Decatur Street, officials say. 10:15 AM Photos from the scene: pic.twitter.com/Ih8l8yXMHu — Hyattsville Police Department (@HyattsvillePD) September 23, 2023 City officials are also advising that people avoid the area after several pedestrians were caught near the scene taking in the sights and taking photos. PLEASE AVOID THE AREA…
Hudson
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NJ Transit Train Derails Near Penn Station Disrupting Service (
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NJ Transit service into and out of Penn Station New York has been suspended on Tuesday, Sept. 12 due to a minor slow speed derailment, transit officials said. At 8:55 a.m., Northeast Corridor train 3926, which had departed Trenton at 7:32 a.m., derailed prior to arriving at Penn Station, NJ Transit said. No injuries were reported and the train remains upright, transit officials said. 1 of 2: Rail service into and out of Penn Station New York is suspended due to a minor slow speed derailment in Penn Station New York. Midtown Direct service is being diverted to Hoboken. — Northeast Corri…
Saratoga
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Rail Tampering: FBI Seeks Culprit Who Tried Derailing Passenger Train In Corinth
Federal investigators are asking for the public’s help after someone tried to derail a passenger train in the region. A railyard worker contacted the FBI’s field office in Albany in early June 2023 after noticing that someone had tampered with a portion of tracks in Saratoga County, on the Saratoga Corinth and Hudson Railroad in Corinth. The railroad offers scenic tours for passengers of all ages, including field trips for children. Following a joint investigation between the FBI and the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, it was determined that someone was attempting to derail a train, the …
Nassau
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Derailment, Service Disrupted: 'Everybody Got Pretty Shaken Up'
Over a dozen people are injured after a Long Island Rail Road train derailed leaving New York City. The derailment happened at around 11:10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, as the eight-car train was traveling east of the Jamaica, Queens station at 175th Street and 93rd Avenue, according to MTA officials. “It appears to be all eight cars of the train derailed,” MTA Chairman Janno Lieber told reporters. Officials said 13 people were injured, two of them seriously. All of those injured were in stable condition and were expected to recover. It was not immediately clear what caused the derailment, tho…
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
Freight Train Derailment Evacuates Homes, Businesses In Whitemarsh Township
A freight train derailed early Monday, July 17 in Montgomery County, briefly forcing area residents out of their homes while emergency teams assessed the scene. It happened just before 5 a.m. in the Plymouth Meeting section of Whitemarsh Township, Barren Hill Fire Company Chief Chris Schwartz told reporters at a press conference late Monday morning. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elevated Angles (@elevated.angles) Fifteen CSX Norfolk Southern train cars derailed between Stanton Avenue and Joshua Road, Schwartz said. Rail cons…
Arlington
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Amtrak Train Derails Outside DC Station (
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There was a reported train derailment outside the tunnel entrance to Union Station in Washington, DC, officials say. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the station at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning where there was a train that went off the rails. Investigators say that one person was evaluated by paramedics, though crews were working to reach the occupied train as of 10 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the agency. Crews at the scene of the derailment in DC.@dcfireems All passengers were moved to unaffected cars and were transported to the L'Enfant Plaza station, accordi…
Suffolk MA
Traffic
Green Line Train Carrying 30 People Derails Near Packard's Corner In Allston
About 30 people were left unharmed after a Green Line B Branch train went off the tracks in Boston this week, according to officials. The incident happened near Packard's Corner in Allston on around 1:40 p.m. on Monday afternoon, June 12, the MBTA reports. Whoops! @universalhub pic.twitter.com/bc3nZWNO62 — lipistickey (@lipistickey) June 12, 2023 Buses replaced service between Kenmore and Washington Street while personnel worked to re-rail the trolley car. The cause of the derailment is under investigation. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Department of Public Utilit…
New Canaan
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New Update: Metro-North Service Resumes After Train Derails Near New Canaan Station
This story has been updated. MTA service has resumed along the New Canaan branch following a train derailment. The derailment took place around 7:25 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Elm Street station, causing heavier than normal traffic in the area of Elm Street and Park Street due to the ongoing investigation, said the New Canaan Police. Train service on the New Canaan branch resumed with the 4:39 p.m. train from Stamford to New Canaan. The non-passenger train that derailed near New Canaan has been cleared. Earlier report: Train Derails Near New Canaan Station The MTA Police h…
New Canaan
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Train Derails Near New Canaan Station
New Update: Metro-North Service Resumes After Train Derails Near New Canaan Station Metro-North New Canaan branch service is temporarily suspended on Tuesday morning, Feb. 14 because of a non-passenger train derailment near the New Canaan station, according to authorities. "We are attempting to secure buses but until they are on scene, please travel to Stamford for service to Grand Central as well as other destinations," Metro-North said in a statement just before 8:30 a.m. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Franklin PA
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Evacuation Ordered In PA Following Ohio Train Derailment: Gov. Josh Shapiro (
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Days after a train derailment in Ohio, the crash scene continues to burn so crews are doing a "controlled release" of "toxic material" to prevent an explosion— leading the governor of Pennsylvania to urge people at the border to evacuate. Governor Josh Shapiro joined Gov. Mike DeWine in urging all of those within a one by to two-mile radius of East Palestine — to "evacuate immediately," first on Sunday then again he reiterated the plea on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. pic.twitter.com/i3nuDQcIBq — Governor Josh Shapiro (@GovernorShapiro) February 6, 2023 East Palestine: Residents living w…
Franklin PA
Police & Fire
Photos
: Train Dangles Off Bridge Following Derailment In Central Pennsylvania
A train derailed in central Pennsylvania on Friday, Dec. 2, authorities say. The train was transporting "non-hazardous material" when several cars left the track on the Rockville Bridge closing South Main Street in Marysville, authorities at Norfolk Southern say. The scene of the train derailment.Marysville Fire Department The Norfolk-Southern train appears to have partially gone off the bridge, sending at least one car onto the roadway below and suspending a couple of the cars mid-air, as seen in photos shared by the Marysville fire department. The fire department suggests the publ…
Cumberland
Police & Fire
'T' Rail Derails In Pittsburgh (
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A train car has derailed in Pittsburgh, authorities say. The car went off the track under unknown circumstance in Dormont on Wednesday, Oct. 5 around 10:30 a.m., according to a release by Pittsburgh Regional Transit. Crews are working to get the rail car back on the tracks, according to Pittsburgh Regional Transit. No injuries were reported. To help passengers, a bus shuttle is operating between South Hills Junction and Dormont Junction, and a rail shuttle is operating between Dormont Junction and Overbrook. The Blue and Silver lines were not affected by the…
Mercer
Police & Fire
SEPTA Train Derails After More Than Two Dozen Board, Suspending Trenton Services: Reports
A SEPTA train with more than two dozen passengers derailed and suspended transportation services in Trenton on Wednesday, Sept. 28, reports say. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority train had just departed from the Trenton Transportation Center and was traveling slowly when it derailed not long after 11 a.m., NJ.com reported citing company spokesperson Andrew Busch. A photo from Fox29 showed at least two of the train cars off their tracks. No injuries had been reported. While most SEPTA services in Trenton remained suspended in both directions as a result of equipment i…
Northampton
Police & Fire
Partial Bethlehem Train Derailment Captured In 'Beautiful' Series Of Photos
The partial train derailment in Bethlehem on Tuesday, Sept. 27 was captured in a stunning series of photos from Lehigh Valley With Love. The derailment occurred near Riverside Dr. and W. 2nd St. around 8:20 p.m., Bethlehem Police said. Local traffic was not affected as Norfolk Southern arrived at the scene to assess damages. Meanwhile, a series of photographs from Facebook blog Lehigh Valley With Love, which cites photographer Lucy Kwiatek (Twitter user @MandHF), shows several images that may have changed some users’ perspectives on what initially seemed like an unfortunate incident. “Be…
Suffolk MA
News
MBTA: Orange Line Construction Incidents Will Not Derail Repair Schedule
The MBTA says two recent construction incidents will not push back the date when the entire Orange Line is expected to be repaired. The first incident occurred when the rear wheels of a stationary piece of equipment slipped off the rails just north of Wellington around 7:20 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 22, an MBTA spokesperson said. Investigators believe the rain and slick conditions could have caused this to happen. The second incident occurred when a piece of equipment used for rail and tie replacement work derailed near the Ruggles Crossover, which is just south of the Massachusetts Avenue…
Adams
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Crude Oil Carrying Train Cars Derail, Fall Off Bridge Into Allegheny River: Authorities
Injuries have been reported at trail derailment in Allegheny County, officials say. A Norfolk Southern train struck a construction vehicle along the tracks at 2400 Freeport Road in Harmar Township around 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, according to Allegheny County Emergency Management. Eight or nine train cars carrying train crude oil were among the 17 train cars that derailed, and approximately eight cars landed in the Deer Creek and the Allegheny River, according to emergency management officials' statement to the press. “It will take weeks to clean up,” officials said in a statement to me…
Bucks
Police & Fire
Ex-Amtrak Engineer Cleared In Deadly Philadelphia Train Derailment
A former Amtrak engineer has been cleared in a deadly train derailment in Philadelphia in 2015. Brandon Bostian's train was going 106 mph — more than double the speed limit on the tracks — on an S-curve when he slammed on the brakes in Frankford Junction in May 2015. The train, headed to Washington D.C. from New York City, jumped the tracks, killing eight people and sending 185 to the hospital. Federal officials said Bostian lost "situational awareness" and briefly thought he was past the S-curve and on a straightaway. Bostian's lawyer during the trial described him as a l…
York
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Car On Tracks Causes Train Derailment In York County, Officials Say
A train derailed in York County after hitting a vehicle on the tracks on Thursday, according to York County Office of Emergency Management spokesman Ted Czech. The train was hauling pulverized coal when it struck an unoccupied parked vehicle near Walton and Locust streets, Czech said in a statement. The collision occurred around 10:15 p.m. Thursday in the New Haven area, according to Cezch, although WGAL News 8 reports the crash occurred in East Manchester Township. 18 cars of the 28-car Norfolk Southern train went off the tracks— one of which overturned into the Conewago Creek, Czech sai…
York
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Train Derailed, 30 Cars Overturned In York County
Over 30 train cars-- including one carrying oil-- were overturned in a train derailment on Monday afternoon in York County, according to Emergency Dispatch Services. Crews were called to the scene of the train derailment at 3:10 p.m. Hazmat crews were initially called to the scene to assess a crude oil train car but no leaks were found, according to police. Campers were in the area at the time of the derailment but we're not asked to evacuate and no one was in danger, according to both dispatch and police. Traffic was diverted in the area of Valley Road in Newberry Township into Goldsbor…
Middlesex NJ
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NJ Coast Train Derailment Prompts Modified Schedules
Special train schedules are in effect on the North Jersey Coast and Northeast Corridor lines due to last week's derailment in Central Jersey. The temporary schedules are in effect while repairs to damaged track and road bed are made after the Nov. 23 derailment of a New York-bound train between Perth Amboy and Woodbridge stations in Middlesex County. Commuters may experience general delays of up to 15 minutes and customers should plan accordingly. Riders are urged to view the complete modified schedule for the North Jersey Coast here and for the Northeast Corridor by clicking here. NJ T…
