Railway Accident News

12:06 PM EDT
10/13/2011 Amtrak collison in California injures 18An Amtrak train crashed into a stationary train in Jack London Square in Oakland, California, just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, injuring 18.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Railway Accident, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

7:29 AM EDT
10/13/2011 Amtrak trains collide head on near Oakland CaliforniaTwo Amtrak passenger trains collided head-on at low speeds Wednesday night, injuring at least 18 people near Oakland, Calif.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Railway Accident

7:12 AM EDT
9/14/2011 11 dead, 212 injured in Argentina bus-train crashAt least 11 people died and 212 injured on Tuesday when a bus trying to beat a red light skidded across railroad tracks, eventually ramming itself against two trains.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Railway Accident, Rescue, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

8:07 PM EDT
9/13/2011 Train rams bus in Argentina, kills nine, injures hundredsA passenger bus failed to beat a train across a railroad track and was rammed on Tuesday in Buenos Aires killing nine passengers and injuring 212 others.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Railway Accident, Human Interest, Curiosity

1:42 PM EDT
8/26/2011 Amtrak train derails in NebraskaAn Amtrak train carrying approximately 175 passengers derailed Friday morning in Nebraska. The train was traveling between Chicago and San Francisco when it ran off the track near Max, in southwest Nebraska.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Accident, Transport Accident, Railway Accident

6:46 AM EDT
8/1/2011 Indian passenger trains’ collision leaves one deadNearly three weeks after a high-speed express train derailed in northern state of Uttar Pradesh, two passenger trains on Sunday collided head-on when Guwahati-Bangalore express’ engine derailed with a local train in eastern India. One person is confirmed dead, while more than 50 are injured.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Railway Accident

7:58 PM EDT
7/23/2011 China bullet train stopped by lightning hit by another train, 11 killedA Chinese bullet train stopped running after being struck by lightning and was then hit on the rear by another bullet train throwing two of its coaches off a viaduct on Saturday. The mishap killed 11 passengers and injured 89 others.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Railway Accident, Lifestyle And Leisure, Travel And Commuting

6:58 PM EDT
7/10/2011 Train derails in India, killing at least 20At least 20 people were killed and more than 100 injured after a train derailed in India this weekend.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Railway Accident

4:56 PM EDT
6/21/2011 Metra train hits, kills 2 men in ChicagoA Metra train bound for Aurora City hit and killed two men shortly before midnight on Monday, according to Chicago police and train officials.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Railway Accident, Crime, Law And Justice, Police, Investigation

5:14 PM EDT
5/12/2011 Secretary Napolitano expresses grief over deaths of agentsThe top official of the United States Homeland Security expressed her grief at the death of two federal agents when their vehicle was stuck by a freight train on Thursday morning as they were on the trail of illegal immigrants in the area notoriously known as “Devil’s Highway,” originating in Mexico and going through Arizona desert.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Road Accident, Railway Accident, Politics, Government, Safety Of Citizens