train accidents
Rockslide causes train derailment that injures 3, spills 'unknown quantity' of fuel in WV river
Three people were injured and an unknown amount of oil was spilled into a West Virginia river Wednesday when a rockslide sent a freight train into a fiery derailment. All...
Train derails in Ohio, forces residents to shelter-in-place — weeks after East Palestine disaster
Ohio residents have been ordered to shelter in place Saturday after another Norfolk Southern train ran off the tracks.
Rail boss tells train crew to skip inspections, limit reports: leaked audio
The audio hears the manager telling a former employee of Union Pacific to stop tagging railcars for broken bearings. The manager says doing so delays other cargo.
Biden's Ohio failure: Letters to the Editor — March 2, 2023
Post readers sound off on the Biden administration response to the Ohio train derailment, as well as the Supreme Court's consideration of Biden's student loan plan.
Toxic air from train crash may pose risks, researchers say — but EPA claims no health concerns
An independent analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data from the Ohio train derailment site found that nine of the toxic chemicals detected could pose long-term health risks if they continue...
Train car carrying 30,000 gallons of propane derails in Florida
"It looks like a minefield, honestly," Southern Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Robert Bounds said. "The cars are on their side... they really dug in and the tracks are pulled up...
Ex-subway surfer's grave warning for thrill-seekers 10 years after he was bloodied, blinded by risky stunt
One former daredevil who lost his eye in a subway surfing stunt begs teens not to give in to the social-media trend.
EPA puts brakes on shipping of toxic Ohio train derailment waste
The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern to slam the brakes on shipping toxic waste from the site of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Activist Erin Brockovich warns Ohio town of dangers after train crash: 'Not a quick fix'
“You want to be heard, but you're going to be told it's safe, you're going to be told not to worry,” Brockovich said. “That's just rubbish, because you're going to...
Biden says he has no plans to visit site of toxic Ohio train derailment — and hasn’t been invited
“The idea that we’re not engaged is simply not there. In addition, there was not a request for me to go out, even before I was heading over to Kyiv,”...
Joy Behar implies Trump-voting Ohioans to blame for toxic train spill
"That's who you voted for in that district. Donald Trump, who reduces all safety."
Wild footage shows freight train destroying tractor-trailer
There were no injuries at the accident scene in the village of Haverstraw, Rockland County Executive Ed Day said.
EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean Ohio train derailment site
Federal regulators stepped in to ensure Norfolk Southern exhausts all available measures to sanitize the air and water contaminated during the Feb. 3 train wreckage in East Palestine, Ohio.
Biden's 'Migrants first, Americans last' policy on full display with Ohio train disaster
President Joe Biden’s “Put Americans Last” policy is on full display with the Ohio chemical-spill disaster.
Goya ships ready-made meals to 'forgotten' Ohio town after train derailment contamination
"East Palestine has been treated like a forgotten town, and while this may be a small community, it is not a forgotten community by Goya," the company said.
Rosie O'Donnell slams response to Ohio train derailment: 'Nothing's being done'
Rosie O'Donnell went on a TikTok rant this weekend about the response to the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment.
Buttigieg visit Ohio wreck site 'when the time is right' -- after avoiding area for weeks
Embattled Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Tuesday he will travel to Ohio "when the time is right" to review the devastating effects of the train derailment.
Pete Buttigieg slams Norfolk Southern after criticism of his response to Ohio train derailment
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg penned a letter to the CEO of Norfolk Southern, alleging that the railway company is putting profits over safety after the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Pols' toxic train failure: Letters to the Editor — Feb. 20, 2023
The Issue: Official claims that it’s safe to return to East Palestine, Ohio, after a train carrying chemicals derailed.
Train carrying hazardous materials derails near Detroit
Thursday's train derailment in Van Buren Township, Michigan, comes less than two weeks after a freight train went off the tracks in Ohio, causing a toxic spill.