Six Dead in High-Speed Croatian Train Crash Outside Zagreb

Six people have died in a high-speed train crash outside of Zagreb, Croatia on July 24, 2009. The train derailed en route to the coastal town of Split; the derailment occurred midday at the height of tourist...

Police: 5 dead in car-train crash near Detroit

A car crossed in front of an Amtrak passenger train in Detroit Michigan this morning, killing five people in the car. Canton Township police say the victims included a 14-year-old female from Wayne and four young...

Detector Equipment Repaired 5 Days Before DC Train Crash

Equipment supposed to detect stopped trains on the rails in Washington's Metro system was repaired five days before the June 22 DC train crash, revealed the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday, July 1.The detectors still failed to work, causing a train...

"Train in Vain" by Ace Preston Washington D.C.

Washington D.C's Train in Vain.. no bells..no whistles. As I stood photographing the site earlier yesterday I recalled several other train wrecks. Did it resemble the June 4, 2003 train crash in southeastern Spain...

At least 15 killed in a train crash in Tanzania

A cargo train has hit a stationary passenger train in the town of Dodoma in central Tanzania on Sunday, killing at least 15 people. An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the crash. Currently, the train wreckage is being separated by cranes to retrieve...

Freight train crash fire under control

Firefighters dealing with a freight train carrying oil and diesel that derailed and caught fire south of Stewarton, East Ayrshire, Scotland has brought the fire under control. A railway bridge has partially...

Findings Released by Metrolink Safety Panel

Amid the devastating Chatsworth Metrolink accident of 2008, a panel has finally released it's findings.  It is so unbelieveable to me that they did not even have basic safety procedures to stop such an avoidable accident. "   ...

Constitutional Challenge to $200 Million Dollar Single Train Crash Damages Ca...

Cool blog discussion about the $200 million dollar damages cap that may apply in the Metrolink crash.  This is also a very cool blog that  deals with  all the issues of the deadliest train crash in...

Congo train crash kills 100

The death toll has risen to at least 100 after the crash of a goods train in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The train jumped the tracks in Western Kasai province.An official of the railway operator said many of...

At least 68 dead in Congo train crash

"A TRAIN crash in a remote location in central Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 68 people, the UN peacekeeping force said. “There are 68 dead and 128 severely wounded,” UN mission spokesman Kemal Saiki said. The accident took place late on Wednesday near...

Egyptian train crash kills 58

"At least 51 people were killed and 138 injured when two commuter trains collided near Cairo today. The crash happened in the town of Qalyub, 12 miles (19 kilometres) north of the Egyptian capital."

Two Passenger Trains Collide in Poland (AP)

AP - Two passenger trains collided in southern Poland on Monday afternoon, injuring three people, according to Polish media.

Two critically injured in Mississippi train crash

Two crew members were critically injured and three others were admitted to the hospital after two trains collided outside of ...

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