Train Derailments on the Increase?

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Train Derailments on the Increase?
Collasped Cranium User ID: 429261 United States 07/24/2008 10:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Train Derailments on the Increase? If you buy the theory that crane collapses are due to a shift in the ground that puts a sideways force on the crane that it isn't designed for and causes it to collapse then you might wonder if trains are also victim to this ground movement. They are heavy and balanced on those skinny rails. A quick google of news.google.com for train derailment finds a bunch. Many very recent. I will list a few. The time shown is when the article was posted on the Web not when the train derailed. If you want a link to the articles do your own google search. Road opened after train derailment Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 3 hours ago BRIEF: Train Derailment Forces Road Closure istockAnalyst.com, OR - 4 hours ago Train Derails in Laurens County News Channel 7, SC - 4 hours ago • Train derails in Delta County WLUC TV6, MI - 5 hours ago A Canadian National train had 12 cars loaded with limestone derail in Brampton Township around 9:00 Wednesday night. The train, with two locomotives and 50 ... Train Derailment Spills Coal Into Yellowstone River FOXNews - Jul 7, 2008 Train derailment at Carnforth causes widespread disruption Westmorland Gazette, UK - Jul 21, 2008 By Beth Abbit » A TRAIN derailment at Carnforth station caused widespread delays on the Furness and West coast lines yesterday (July 20) morning. ... No chemical leak from BC train derailment: CP Rail Canada.com, Canada - Jul 3, 2008

Derailed Crainium (OP) User ID: 429261 United States 07/28/2008 11:52 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Train Derailments on the Increase? Second BNSF derailment in three days Oh man not the SECOND one! Monday, July 28, 2008 A BNSF train went off the tracks at a Vancouver connection station early Monday, the second train derailment in three days without a known cause, officials said. The train originating from South Dakota, carrying corn and bound for Kalama, went off the tracks at about 12:30 a.m., close to the intersection of West Eighth Street and King Street Surprise! Train falls from Brenham overpass; roads closed [link to www.khou.com]
Anonymous Coward User ID: 475148 Australia 07/28/2008 11:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Train Derailments on the Increase? Trains derail all. the. time. I grew up in a railway town, with a train driver father and friends on the job. Every driver derails once or twice (or multiple times) over their career.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 452586 United States 07/29/2008 12:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Train Derailments on the Increase? I second that! They are more common than you would think. Freight trains at least. Passenger ones, not so much. Might be why they are not more publicized.

Spectator User ID: 385881 United States 07/29/2008 12:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Train Derailments on the Increase? How about grain elevator fires? [link to news.google.com] [link to news.google.com] [link to news.google.com] [link to news.google.com] for a few recent ones.
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