train derailment

No injuries and no leaks were reported in Oakland on Monday after the derailment of six rail cars, four of which were full of liquid sulfuric acid, an Oakland Fire Department chief said.

A series of 911 calls about an Amtrak train that derailed in rural Montana near the Canadian border set off an outpouring of help from area residents, volunteer fire and medical teams and regional law enforcement

An Amtrak train that derailed in rural Montana over the weekend was going just under the speed limit at about 75 mph (121 kph) when it went off the track along a gradual curve

A Taiwan train carrying around 350 people derailed in a tunnel on Friday, killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens more in the in one of the country’s deadliest rail disasters.

A freight train derailed in the Southern California desert on Wednesday, sending more than 40 rail cars off the tracks in San Bernardino County.

Officials say seven train cars carrying crude oil derailed and five caught fire, sending a black plume of smoke into the sky north of Seattle close to the Canadian border.

Authorities in southeast Texas say a freight train has derailed and are urging nearby residents to evacuate their homes as hazmat crews assess the damage.

Fire crews are battling a fire after a train derailment and bridge collapse in Tempe, Arizona.

A freight train traveling on a bridge that spans a lake in a Phoenix suburb derailed Wednesday, setting the bridge ablaze and partially collapsing the structure, officials said.