Train Crash Articles

Lovelock, NV: Six people have died in a horrific train accident in Nevada. The train crash occurred when a tractor-trailer collided with an Amtrak train on Friday.

Roanoke, VA: It's a miracle no one was hurt or killed in the December 15 train crash. It was 7:40 pm on a Sunday evening when a 66-car train loaded with new vehicles partially derailed in an area of tracks that bisect the Roanoke tourism and business district. Media reports indicate a fence along Norfolk Avenue was flattened, and one derailed car wound up on a pedestrian sidewalk adjacent to the Taubman Museum of Art.

Cleveland, NC: A tractor trailer was at the center of a recent train accident that took place early Monday morning and left one man in serious condition at a local hospital.

Mumbai, INDIA: It may have happened a half world away, but the train crash this week in Mumbai that killed more than 100 people and injured scores of others has terrorism experts a bit worried, warning that terrorists make note of methods and take lessons from all such attempts at train derailment regardless of location or success. The train wreck of May 28th proved that this attempt was successful for those taking responsibility.

Mebane, NC: A serious train crash involving an Amtrak train and a tractor-trailer occurred around 8:00 am this morning on the Amtrak tracks in Mebane. While no one was killed, several people sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospital.

Detroit, MI: City officials are blaming a Detroit firefighter for a train crash Monday morning occurred when a Chicago-bound Amtrak train collided with a fire truck that was parked on the railroad tracks.

Washington, DC: An investigation into a 2008 train crash that killed 25 and injured 135 people in Chatsworth, California found that the tragic accident may have been caused by an engineer who ran a red signal while composing a text message.

Orlando, FL: Disney World is a land of fantasy and magic, so it becomes even more devastating when an accident happens at the vaulted theme park. And it happened in the wee hours of this morning, when a moving monorail train collided with the back of a stationary train, killing the driver and injuring another in a train crash.

Pisa, Italy: A gas explosion on a freight train in western Italy late Monday has claimed the life of a child and at least 11 others, officials close to the scene have said in a report carried today by CNN. The number of injured in what has been described as a horrific train crash has risen to 36, with 16 in critical condition.

Washington, DC: As rescue workers and fire crews struggle to dismantle the wreckage from what is being called the worst train crash in DC's history, the official number of fatalities continues to climb, with nine people now confirmed dead. More than 70 people have been hospitalized with injuries.