Railway disaster

CSX fourth quarter financials are being squeezed by an October coal train derailment and a slump in auto volumes, even as overall traffic and intermodal business continue to grow.

CPKC train derailment near Cranbrook has set off cleanup efforts east of the city, while recovery work after an earlier Kamloops-area derailment continues along key rail corridors in British Columbia.

CPKC train derailment near Cranbrook on Saturday morning led to the evacuation of several properties along the Kootenay River, as reported by VictoriaNow.

CPKC train derailment in Alberta took place on Thursday, Nov. 27, when 34 cars left the tracks north of the village of Champion, according to Global News.

The NTSB grade-crossing accident investigation focuses on a fatal crash in Elgin, Illinois. In this incident, a Union Pacific Railroad train struck a Ford pickup truck at the South State Street crossing on the UP Belvidere Subdivision, killing the driver and injuring two passengers.

A freight train derailment in Galicia halts regular passenger links and freight flows, and operators scramble to rethink routes because recovery teams focus first on clearing nine overturned wagons from the damaged section.

Avanti West Coast train derailment brings a pause in train operations between London and Scotland, following a possible landslip near Shap, after a Pendolino train derailed on Monday.

A derailed freight train west of Kamloops released fuel oil and gypsum cargo near Cherry Creek.This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

A train derailed in the Cumbria region near Shap, which disrupted Avanti West Coast services. Emergency services had to shut the main line between Penrith and Oxenholme.

Services between Richmond and Newport News continue to be suspended due to a CSX derailment, while cleanup activities in relation to environmental concerns continue.

An Amtrak train derailed a tree that fell Thursday night as the remnants of Hurricane Melissa passed through the area, forcing passengers to board another train after the line was cleared.

Authorities are investigating the CSX train derailment in New Kent County, where locomotives leaked diesel fuel into nearby wetlands and forced Amtrak to suspend several Virginia routes.