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President Biden talks with East Palestine, Ohio Mayor Trent Conaway during a tour of the site where a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed a year ago.

Biden visits East Palestine a year after a train derailment changed the Ohio town

6:14pm February 16, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

Biden had promised to visit soon after the derailment. He has faced criticism from some residents and from former President Donald Trump, who made a trip to the community shortly after the disaster.

An Amtrak train struck a public works vehicle in Moorpark, Calif., on Wednesday, sending 16 people to the hospital.

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16 people are hospitalized after an Amtrak train crashes into a water truck

1:13pm June 29, 2023

by Emily Olson

Amtrak says the Coast Starlight train was carrying 198 passengers and 13 crew when it rammed into a public works truck on a raised gravel crossing. The truck's driver was taken to a trauma center.

Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 4, 2023.

The Justice Department adds to suits against Norfolk Southern over the Ohio derailment

3:44pm March 31, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The federal government is accusing Norfolk Southern of "unlawfully polluting" the country's waterways and violating the Clean Water Act in the accident near East Palestine.

The scene Thursday morning after a BNSF train carrying ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in the west-central Minnesota town of Raymond. Residents living near the derailment were evacuated in the middle of the night.

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A train carrying ethanol derails and catches fire in Minnesota, forcing evacuations

12:18pm March 30, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Twenty-two cars, including 10 carrying ethanol, derailed west of Minneapolis; four are on fire. The derailment's cause is under investigation. There is a half-mile evacuation area around the site.

A BNSF engine is pictured in Chicago in 2022. A train operated by BNSF carrying corn syrup derailed in Arizona Wednesday.

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A train carrying corn syrup derails in Arizona

10:17am March 16, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

About eight train cars went off the tracks Wednesday evening in Mohave County, Ariz., near the California border. The incident follows a recent string of high-profile train derailments.

Portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 3 remained on fire the next day.

When train crashes leak harmful chemicals, small town firefighters can be vulnerable

8:08am March 11, 2023

Firefighters are often "woefully under-equipped" to handle train accidents that emit hazardous materials. Most of those serious enough to cause evacuations happened near small towns.

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Portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train remained on fire Feb. 4 after derailing the previous day in East Palestine, Ohio.

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There are about 3 U.S. train derailments per day. They aren't usually major disasters

7:10am March 09, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The U.S. saw more than one thousand train derailments last year, but industry leaders say traveling by rail remains one of the safest methods of transportation.

An aerial view of a Norfolk Southern Train Derailment, which sent more than 20 cars sliding off the tracks on Saturday near Springfield, Ohio.

Another Norfolk Southern train derails in Ohio

1:32pm March 06, 2023

by Emily Olson

The 212-car train that derailed outside of Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday was not carrying any toxic materials, several state and local agencies confirmed. The EPA will stay on site for cleanup.

This week, workers continued to clean up the derailed tank cars in East Palestine following the Feb. 3 crash.

Here's the most thorough explanation yet for the train derailment in East Palestine

6:29pm February 23, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

A wheel bearing on the train's 23rd car overheated to a dangerous degree, a new NTSB report says. An earlier warning may have helped to prevent the derailment, officials said.

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Emergency personnel search for survivors after a raised subway track collapsed Monday night in Mexico City.

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Mexico City Metro Train Derails, Killing At Least 23 And Injuring Dozens

11:08am May 04, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The subway train derailment occurred on Line 12 at Olivos Station in Mexico City. Photos from the scene show two train cars dangling precariously from the elevated track.