train derailment

WASHINGTON (AP) — A CSX freight train has derailed in Washington, D.C., leaving several cars overturned and a possible hazardous leak.

Emergency crews are still working to contain a hazardous spill that occurred following a train derailment in the Chautauqua County town of Ripley, New York.

DALLAS (AP) — A Union Pacific freight train has derailed in flooded North Texas after the tracks washed away. Two crew members who were on board escaped by swimming to safety.

07/21/2015  10:08pm  Utica Police have released the following statement regarding today's "runaway train:"

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal authorities say they're uncertain if anything struck the windshield of an Amtrak train before it derailed in Philadelphia, but they haven't ruled out the possibility.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The FBI is looking into whether a flying object struck the windshield of an Amtrak train just before it derailed this week, killing eight people and injuring about 200.

The death toll in the crash of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia Tuesday night has risen to seven.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An Amtrak train has abruptly overturned in Philadelphia, killing at least five people and injuring dozens of others.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two men in South Carolina face seven federal charges after authorities say they parked a car on train tracks, causing an Amtrak train to derail, then came back and claimed they were injured in the crash.

VALLEY MILLS, Texas (AP) — Texas authorities say a dozen train cars have derailed near Valley Mills, including five tanker cars carrying methanol.