2 January – Netherlands – A passenger train derails between Den Haag Centraal and Den Haag Ypenburg stations. Re: Freight Train Derails in Illinois, Causing Explosio Author: butch.g I was in Atlantic City this weekend and heard of the derailment on the news, the news commentator said the train " might have hydroplaned when it went throgh some standing water". A freight train bearing a flammable liquid used in solvents derailed in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis on Tuesday, causing a fire that sent thick, black smoke into the air and prompted the evacuation of nearby schools and residences. A freight train loaded with crude oil derailed in northern Illinois on Thursday, bursting into flames and prompting officials to suggest that everyone with 1 mile evacuate, authorities said. Residents were allowed to go back to their homes around 3:45 p.m. The accident occurred at around 12:45 pm local time at Union Pacific’s Dupo Yard, when the train was being prepared for departure, the railroad said. Environmental remediation takes place in creek bed that leads to a retaining pond next to a rail yard on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 during clean up after train derailment … Freight train derails in Illinois, sparking flames and black smoke More Eighteen cars, some of which were carrying a chemical solvent, jumped the tracks, leading authorities to … AURORA, Illinois (WLS) -- Aurora police said a multi-car freight train derailed near South River Street and Third Street at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday.

Seven Canadian Pacific freight cars went off the track near National Street at … A freight train derailed early Sunday morning along the Milwaukee District West Line in Elgin, creating hours of delays for Metra. BNSF freight train derails, puts cars into Mississippi River As Earth Day turns 50, Wabtec and rail industry tout sustainability improvements Wilmington, N.C., … Author: Ashley Cole

1 January – United States - A BNSF freight train strikes a landslide and derails near Bonner's Ferry, Idaho.Both locomotives end up in the Kootenai River.Two crew are rescued by boat. June 10, 1971 – United States – 1971 Salem, Illinois derailment: Amtrak train number 1, the northbound City of New Orleans derails at 90 miles per hour (145 km/h) near Salem, Illinois, due to a false flange on a flat wheel caused by a seized axle bearing. Freight train derails, catches fire in Illinois The fire was contained around 3 p.m.

Illinois train derailment By James Long | June 14, 2019 at 8:48 PM CDT - Updated June 15 at 3:15 PM MONROE COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - One person has died after a train and tractor collided in Illinois. Freight Train Derails, Catches Fire Near St. LouisA freight train derailed Tuesday afternoon in downstate Dupo, Illinois, near St. Louis. Metra customers have been advised to expect delays after a freight train derailed in Elgin overnight Sunday. Plumes of huge black smoke have been seen miles away from the crash site after a freight train carrying flammable liquid derailed near Dupo, Illinois, prompting an evacuation of railroad staff. A train has derailed in Illinois resulting in a massive fireball that sent a thick black plume of smoke into the sky. 2020. A freight train derailed early Sunday morning along the Milwaukee District West Line in Elgin, creating hours of delays for Metra. Illinois derailment prompts evacuation of schools, homes A freight train bearing a flammable liquid used in solvents derailed in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis Tuesday, causing a fire that sent thick, black smoke into the air and prompted the evacuation of nearby schools and residences. Freight train derails in Illinois, sparking flames and black smoke More Eighteen cars, some of which were carrying a chemical solvent, jumped the tracks, leading authorities to …