Page 2 - Train Derailments

13 wagons of goods train derail near freight corridor in Bihar's Dehri

The operation of the dedicated freight corridor, both up and down, has been disrupted

Local train derails in Tamil Nadu capital, no casualty reported

A local train derailed at the Beach station on Sunday but there was no casualty, Railway sources said.

Investigators probe deadly Amtrak train derailment in Montana

The westbound Empire Builder was en route to Seattle from Chicago, with two locomotives and 10 cars, when it left the tracks about 4 pm Saturday near Joplin, a town of about 200.

At least 3 killed, multiple injured after Amtrak train derails in Montana

Multiple people were injured after an Amtrak train that runs between Seattle and Chicago derailed Saturday afternoon in north-central Montana, the train agency said. Five cars of the Empire Builder train, which runs from Seattle to Chicago, derailed at 4 pm near Joplin, a town of about 200, Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said in a statement. The train had about 147 passengers and 13 crew members onboard, he said Amtrak is working with the local authorities to transport injured passengers and safely evacuate all other passengers, Abrams added. An eyewitness told KSEN radio that at least four cars were tipped over and on the track. Emergency responders are on the scene. Reports and pictures from passengers show cars tipped over off the tracks. It was a sunny fall day with dozens of people standing or sitting alongside the track, some with luggage.

Taiwan investigators ask public for photos of train wreck that killed 50

Prosecutors investigating Taiwan's worst railway disaster in seven decades appealed to the public Monday for any photographs they may have taken of the crash that killed at least 50 people last week

Train partly derails in eastern Taiwan, killing 34, injuring dozens

Reports said a truck fell from a cliff above and landed on the tracks, where a train emerging from a tunnel smashed into it

Mumbai-Gorakhpur Antyodaya Exp derails near Western Ghat area, no casualty

Due to the derailment, the train halted on a bridge in the hilly section with a deep gorge below it, causing panic among passengers who were later evacuated

Train accidents down by 40%, says CMD Ashwani Lohani

In the safety category, 1.25 lakh group C and group D staff will be appointed on a priority basis: Lohani

Stop train mishap, get out-of-turn promotion: Piyush Goyal to railway staff

Terming the recent train accidents as 'unfortunate', Goyal called upon the railway staff to work diligently

On a day of derailments, Piyush Goyal chairs high-level meeting on safety

Two major causes were identified as unmanned level crossings and defects in tracks, said an official

333 killed in 206 train accidents in last three years: Suresh Prabhu

Suresh Prabhu said that to minimise train accidents, modern technologies are being adopted

ISI behind train derailments, NIA finds merit in Bihar Police's claim

In January, the Bihar Police had arrested three persons

NIA to probe sabotage angle in train derailments

Agency has taken over the probe in these cases following an order from the Home Ministry