Author: Ashley Cole A train has derailed in Illinois resulting in a massive fireball that sent a thick black plume of smoke into the sky. 1 January – United States - A BNSF freight train strikes a landslide and derails near Bonner's Ferry, Idaho.Both locomotives end up in the Kootenai River.Two crew are rescued by boat. 2020. Metra customers have been advised to expect delays after a freight train derailed in Elgin overnight Sunday. Seven Canadian Pacific freight cars went off the track near National Street at …

A freight train bearing a flammable liquid used in solvents derailed in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis on Tuesday, causing a fire that sent thick, black smoke into the air and prompted the evacuation of nearby schools and residences. A freight train loaded with crude oil derailed in northern Illinois on Thursday, bursting into flames and prompting officials to suggest that everyone with 1 mile evacuate, authorities said. Freight train derails in Illinois, sparking flames and black smoke More Eighteen cars, some of which were carrying a chemical solvent, jumped the tracks, leading authorities to … June 10, 1971 – United States – 1971 Salem, Illinois derailment: Amtrak train number 1, the northbound City of New Orleans derails at 90 miles per hour (145 km/h) near Salem, Illinois, due to a false flange on a flat wheel caused by a seized axle bearing. 2 January – Netherlands – A passenger train derails between Den Haag Centraal and Den Haag Ypenburg stations.
Residents were allowed to go back to their homes around 3:45 p.m. The accident occurred at around 12:45 pm local time at Union Pacific’s Dupo Yard, when the train was being prepared for departure, the railroad said. A freight train derailed early Sunday morning along the Milwaukee District West Line in Elgin, creating hours of delays for Metra. BNSF freight train derails, puts cars into Mississippi River As Earth Day turns 50, Wabtec and rail industry tout sustainability improvements Wilmington, N.C., …

Illinois derailment prompts evacuation of schools, homes A freight train bearing a flammable liquid used in solvents derailed in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis Tuesday, causing a fire that sent thick, black smoke into the air and prompted the evacuation of nearby schools and residences. Freight train derails, catches fire in Illinois The fire was contained around 3 p.m. Freight train derails in Illinois, sparking flames and black smoke More Eighteen cars, some of which were carrying a chemical solvent, jumped the tracks, leading authorities to … Environmental remediation takes place in creek bed that leads to a retaining pond next to a rail yard on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 during clean up after train derailment … Plumes of huge black smoke have been seen miles away from the crash site after a freight train carrying flammable liquid derailed near Dupo, Illinois, prompting an evacuation of railroad staff. AURORA, Illinois (WLS) -- Aurora police said a multi-car freight train derailed near South River Street and Third Street at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday.