Bells & Whistles—NTSB determines cause of Tempe train derailment

The top news stories of the week.

Look: Second derailment in two weeks happens at UP Idaho rail yard

For the second time in as many weeks a train has derailed at a Union Pacific rail yard in Idaho.

NTSB determines cause of Union Pacific derailment in Tempe, Ariz.

The National Transportation Safety Board released its completed investigation report on a Union Pacific derailment that occurred nearly two years ago. The derailment cased a hazardous material release and fire.

Watch: Significant derailment takes place in Ohio

Crews were cleaning up a 26-car derailment in Mad River Township in Ohio late last week.

Bells & Whistles—Metro Council ignored warning about light-rail project

The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending May 6.

Tempe, Union Pacific reach settlement involving derailment, bridge collapse

The city of Tempe, Ariz., and Union Pacific have come to terms on a lawsuit settlement that involved a derailment in Tempe Town Lake in 2020.

Norfolk Southern train derails in Bluefield, Va.

A Norfolk Southern intermodal train derailed in Bluefield, Va., Monday morning, and about 30 cars were involved.

Second passenger train derails in U.S.

A second passenger train has derailed in the U.S., and investigators are trying to figure out what caused the accident in North Carolina.

Bells & Whistles—Calif. lawmaker goes to Transportation Secretary to reject coal rail project

RT&S Editor-in-Chief Bill Wilson covers the top news stories of the week.

Statement from Amtrak CEO on Empire Builder derailment

One of Amtrak’s most popular long-distance trains has derailed.

Investigators looking at switch, rail as possible causes of deadly Amtrak derailment

A full 24 hours after a derailment of an Amtrak train that killed three passengers near Joplin, Mont., theories were spreading on the cause of the accident.

FRA: Proper safety checks by BNSF could have prevented December derailment

A Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) report says vandalism may have caused the derailment of a BNSF train in Custer, Wash., back in December. The FRA, however, has not cleared BNSF of any wrongdoing.

Canadian Pacific suffers derailment on Friday, resulting in liquid asphalt leak

A Canadian Pacific train derailed last Friday.

CP suffers mainline derailment yesterday; operations restored this morning

A CP freight train derailed yesterday in Plymouth, Minn., northwest of Minneapolis.

BNSF suffers hazmat derailment near Ludlow, Calif.

A BNSF train traveling west on Wednesday derailed near Ludlow, Calif., in the Mojave Desert, not far from Interstate Highway 40.

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Norfolk Southern suffers derailment in Pennsylvania

A Norfolk Southern train derailed on Monday evening in Pennsylvania. Amtrak tweeted that two of it’s trains that run on this line were canceled.

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Goderich-Exeter Railway, a Genesee & Wyoming road, suffers runaway and derailment

A Goderich-Exter Railway (a short line owned by Genesee & Wyoming) freight train that runs between Goderich and Stratford, Ont. yesterday began rolling backward down a hill toward Goderich Harbor yesterday, collided

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Union Pacific train derails in Oregon – UPDATED with Union Pacific statement

According to KGW-TV 8, the local NBC affiliate, a Union Pacific freight train derailed between Canby, Ore. and Oregon City (about 25 miles southeast of Portland) yesterday morning. The train ran into

CSX suffers derailment due to rockslide

When operating in mountainous territory, as is done by most Class 1 railroads, the threat of rock slides is ever-present. In the wee hours of Thursday morning, CSX experienced just that, and

NTSB issues 6 safety recommendations following investigation of train derailment, hazardous materials release

The National Transportation Safety Board issued Rail Accident Report 20/04 Thursday for its investigation of the Aug. 2, 2017, CSX Transportation, Inc. freight train derailment and release of hazardous materials near Hyndman, Pennsylvania.