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One dead in high-speed train crash in southwest China

Train driver killed and at least eight passengers and staff injured after vehicle hits soil on tracks.

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One dead in high-speed train crash in southwest China​

The driver’s carriage left the tracks at Rongjiang railway station in the southwestern province of Guizhou on Saturday morning. Photo: Weibo

At least one person died and eight others were injured when a high-speed train went off the rails at a railway station in southwestern China on Saturday morning, state media reported.
The train was exiting a tunnel when it hit soil on the tracks swept down from a hillside near Rongjiang county railway station in Guizhou province at about 10.30am, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
Two carriages left the tracks, the report said.
Operator China Railway said the train ran for more than 900 metres (2,950 feet) after the driver discovered an “abnormality” on the track and engaged the emergency brakes within five seconds. Walls along the line had prevented the vehicle from leaving the rails, it said.

The high-speed train came off the tracks after hitting soil on the rails on Saturday. Photo: Weibo
The driver of the vehicle, identified as Yang Yong, was killed and both passengers and staff were among the injured.




In photos posted online by the Guizhou fire department, the front of a badly damaged carriage had mounted the station platform and was roughly perpendicular to the tracks. Police and firefighters freed passengers trapped inside the wreckage.
In all, more than 140 people were on the train heading from the city of Guiyang in Guizhou to Guangzhou in the southern province of Guangdong.

Emergency workers attend the scene at Rongjiang railway station in Guizhou province. Photo: Weibo
The Ministry of Emergency Management said at least 52 rescuers had been sent to the scene.
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It said workers started clearing mud from the tracks near the tunnel in the afternoon, and an excavator was used to clear soil piled up next to the line.
The county weather bureau had issued heavy rain warnings throughout Saturday morning. At around 1.30am, the bureau forecast that at least 100mm (3.9 inches) of rain would fall in the county in the next few hours. An hour later, it warned of 200mm of rain by around 8am.

 

[Nan Yang]

Bavaria train crash: At least four killed in German rail accident​

By Matt Murphy
BBC News

Published19 hours ago

Watch: Video shows derailed German train after deadly accident

At least four people were killed and about 30 injured when a train derailed in Germany's south-eastern state of Bavaria, police say.

The train, which was carrying many students, was heading to Munich when three carriages came off the tracks near Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Investigators say they are working to establish what caused the accident.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed shock at the incident and said his sympathy was with families of the victims.

An official from the Garmisch-Partenkirchen local authority had initially suggested that some 60 people had been injured, but Stefan Sonntag, a spokesperson for the German federal police, said that figure referred to the number of passengers on the train.

The accident happened at around 13:15 local time (11:15 GMT) on Friday, shortly after the train left Garmisch-Partenkirchen for Munich.

Mr Sonntag told reporters that 15 of the injured were in serious condition at a local hospital. Authorities also confirmed that a number of children were among those hurt.

It is unclear what caused the accident, which occurred as the train rounded a wide bend, but Bavaria's transport minister, Christian Bernreiter, told regional broadcaster BR that the accident may have been the result of a technical fault.

"There were no third parties involved here, so one must assume that some technical reason - either on the vehicle or on the rail - was the cause," he said.

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Emergency workers had to use ladders to climb down through windows to reach survivors trapped in upended carriages and officials said that people had been "pulled through the windows" to rescue them from the wreckage.
Six helicopters, including three scrambled from the Austrian region of Tyrol, were sent to the scene to assist in rescue efforts.

The area has started preparations to host the G7 summit of world leaders later this month and a number of police and soldiers deployed to the region were enlisted as part of the rescue operation.

A US soldier based at a nearby air base was driving past when the train derailed. He told local media the accident had been "just awful - suddenly the train overturned".

The accident comes as Germany launched a new discounted rail ticket and Mr Sonntag said the regional train was "very crowded and many people were using it, hence the high number of injured".

Part of the route between Munich and Garmisch-Partenkirchen has been blocked off and traffic has been diverted, German rail operator Deutsche Bahn says.

Germany's deadliest rail crash in modern times occurred in 1998 when a high-speed train derailed in Eschede in Lower Saxony, killing 101 people.
The country's most recent fatal crash took place in February, when one person was killed and 14 others were injured in a collision between two trains near Munich.

In a separate development, a carriage on an Italian high-speed train travelling from Turin to Rome derailed while approaching the capital.

Local emergency officials say nobody was injured in the incident, which saw the train's back carriage come off the tracks as it neared the Serenissima tunnel in Rome.

 

[Nan Yang]

High-speed train derails in Rome, no serious injuries​

Source: Xinhua| 2022-06-04 01:41:30|Editor: huaxia

People work after a train accident in Rome, Italy, on June 3, 2022. A high-speed train connecting Italy's northern city of Turin and the southern port city of Naples had an accident in a tunnel in Rome on Friday afternoon, local police said. According to news reports, the last car of a train that carried about 250 passengers derailed while approaching Roma Termini, the city's main railway station. There were no serious injuries, and police said the passengers were evacuated and offered alternative transportation without major incidents. (Xinhua)

ROME, June 3 (Xinhua) -- A high-speed train connecting Italy's northern city of Turin and the southern port city of Naples had an accident in a tunnel in Rome on Friday afternoon, local police said.

According to news reports, the last car of a train that carried about 250 passengers derailed while approaching Roma Termini, the city's main railway station. There were no serious injuries, and police said the passengers were evacuated and offered alternative transportation without major incidents.

Police did not say what caused the accident. The high-speed rail line was temporarily closed pending further investigation.

The accident took place around 2 p.m. local time.

Trenitalia, the country's primary rail operator, called the event a "technical inconvenience."

The Serenissima Tunnel, where the accident occurred, is located on the eastern side of Rome.

In a separate incident, a head-on collision between a heavy truck and a food van near Strevi in northern Italy left five people dead and two others seriously injured on Friday. ■

People work after a train accident in Rome, Italy, on June 3, 2022. A high-speed train connecting Italy's northern city of Turin and the southern port city of Naples had an accident in a tunnel in Rome on Friday afternoon, local police said. According to news reports, the last car of a train that carried about 250 passengers derailed while approaching Roma Termini, the city's main railway station. There were no serious injuries, and police said the passengers were evacuated and offered alternative transportation without major incidents. (Xinhua)

Members of a rescue team work after a train accident inside a tunnel in Rome, Italy, on June 3, 2022. A high-speed train connecting Italy's northern city of Turin and the southern port city of Naples had an accident in a tunnel in Rome on Friday afternoon, local police said. According to news reports, the last car of a train that carried about 250 passengers derailed while approaching Roma Termini, the city's main railway station. There were no serious injuries, and police said the passengers were evacuated and offered alternative transportation without major incidents. (Xinhua)

People work after a train accident in Rome, Italy, on June 3, 2022. A high-speed train connecting Italy's northern city of Turin and the southern port city of Naples had an accident in a tunnel in Rome on Friday afternoon, local police said. According to news reports, the last car of a train that carried about 250 passengers derailed while approaching Roma Termini, the city's main railway station. There were no serious injuries, and police said the passengers were evacuated and offered alternative transportation without major incidents. (Xinhua)

People work after a train accident in Rome, Italy, on June 3, 2022. A high-speed train connecting Italy's northern city of Turin and the southern port city of Naples had an accident in a tunnel in Rome on Friday afternoon, local police said. According to news reports, the last car of a train that carried about 250 passengers derailed while approaching Roma Termini, the city's main railway station. There were no serious injuries, and police said the passengers were evacuated and offered alternative transportation without major incidents. (Xinhua)

 

[Nan Yang]

3 killed and at least 50 injured when Amtrak train derails in Missouri after hitting dump truck​

By Amy Simonson, Steve Almasy, David Williams and Pete Muntean, CNN
Updated 7:07 PM EDT, Mon June 27, 2022

CNN - Three people are dead and at least 50 injured after an Amtrak train derailed Monday in Missouri, authorities said Monday evening.

Cpl. Justin Dunn, a spokesperson for Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop B, told reporters that two of the people who were killed were aboard the train while the third was in a dump truck that the train struck.

Authorities said the tragic incident happened at an uncontrolled intersection – without warning lights or motion gates – where a gravel road crossed the railroad tracks southwest of town.

Amtrak said the train collided with the dump truck at a public crossing near the city of Mendon at about 12:42 p.m. CT (1:42 p.m. ET).

Eight cars and two locomotives left the track “after striking a truck that was obstructing a public crossing near Mendon, Missouri,” company officials said in an updated statement. Dunn told reporters that seven cars had derailed.

Amtrak had said earlier that there were approximately 243 passengers and 12 crew members aboard the train.

A school has been turned into a triage center for victims with minor injuries, officials said.

The chassis and motor of a truck that apparently was struck by the train.
Courtesy Ron Goulet

Everything was in slow motion, passenger said​

Robert Nightingale, a passenger with a sleeper car, said he was taking a nap when he heard something.

“It all happened like slow motion. It started to rock and, and rock, and then flicker, and then it just all of a sudden – all this dust was through my window,” Nightingale, who is from Taos, New Mexico, told CNN.

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People stand on the side of the overturned Amtrak train in Mendon, Missouri.
Robert Nightingale

He said the train fell over on the side that his compartment was on.

Nightingale, who was not injured, said he couldn’t get through the window, which was blocked by dirt, so he grabbed his backpack and climbed into the hallway. Then he moved into a neighboring room where he found a way to climb out and onto the side of the train.

The train was headed to Chicago when it reportedly collided with a dump truck about 100 miles northeast of Kansas City, Missouri.
Robert Nightingale

He said some people helped others reach the ground where he and others walked to the front of the train. He said the truck looked like it had big boulders in it.

“It hit something major to cause … every car to go off,” he said.

Boy Scouts help the injured​

Passengers collect their items as the train rests on its side.
Courtesy Ron Goulet

Two Boy Scout troops from Appleton, Wisconsin, were on the Amtrak train and assisted people who were hurt, Scott Armstrong, director of national media for Boy Scouts of America, told CNN Monday.

Armstrong said the scouts on the train are believed to be between 14 and 17 years old and confirmed none of them were hurt. Eight adults were with the troops.

The two troops were on their way back from a stay at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, Armstrong said.

Second deadly collision in 2 days​

Mendon is about 100 miles northeast of Kansas City. The train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago.

Amtrak said people who need immediate assistance with information about the train can call or text 1-800-USA-RAIL.

The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a 14-person team to the crash scene, the agency said in a tweet.

The collision was the second in two days in which an Amtrak train hit a passenger vehicle. On Sunday, 85 passengers were on board a train in rural California that hit a vehicle. Three people were killed and two people suffered major injuries, according to officials. All of the victims were in the vehicle, the officials added.

CNN’s Andi Babineau contributed to this report.

 

[Nan Yang]

Train derailment in northeastern Ohio sparks massive fire​

By Rebekah Riess, Hannah Sarisohn and Christina Maxouris, CNN
Updated 10:17 PM EST, Sat February 04, 2023

(CNN)Evacuation and shelter-in-place orders remain in effect in a northeastern Ohio town after a train derailment sparked a massive fire and concerns about air quality.

A Norfolk Southern train with more than 100 cars derailed in East Palestine, about 15 miles south of Youngstown, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

There were 20 cars with hazardous material in the train -- 10 of which derailed. Of those 10, five were carrying vinyl chloride, the NTSB said Saturday night.

"We have not confirmed vinyl chloride has been released other than from the pressure release devices," the agency added.

NTSB board member Michael Graham said in a news conference earlier Saturday there was still an "active fire scene," and could not estimate when the flames would be put out.

The cause of the derailment was not known Saturday.

Investigators say the train had image and data recorders onboard. It will take four to six weeks for the NTSB to have a preliminary report on the accident, Graham said.

No injuries were reported.

EPA: No harmful levels of compounds in air​

One car released some of the vinyl chloride through a safety release valve, Graham said. State environmental officials say they have not detected any harmful levels of the chemical in the community.

Exposure with vinyl chloride, a colorless gas, is associated with a higher risk of certain forms of cancer, according to the federal government's National Cancer Institute.

No harmful levels of compounds had been detected in the air as of Saturday evening, a spokesperson with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency told CNN in an email.

"Ohio EPA will remain on site and air monitors will remain in place as long as necessary," Ohio EPA spokesperson James Lee said in a statement. "Ohio EPA has established containment to help limit any damage to local streams and rivers from water runoff from the firefighting."

The agency will work with local officials and the railroad company to "identify the nature and extent" of any possible contamination and will work to ensure cleanup efforts to protect human health and the environment, Lee said.

Evacuation order remains in effect​

Officials issued a shelter-in-place order for the entire town of roughly 5,000 people, while an evacuation order was in effect within a mile of the train crossing at James Street as of early Saturday. Conaway said he did not know when those orders would be lifted.

Two evacuation stations have opened to provide shelter to residents, and the Red Cross has been notified, Trent Conaway, the mayor of East Palestine said.

Conaway on Saturday called for the "exercise of all necessary emergency authority for protection of lives and the property of the residents of the Village of East Palestine, Ohio."

The proclamation also called on citizens to comply with the emergency measures.

Flames erupt after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday.

Traci Spratt, the interim manager of the village of East Palestine, said late Saturday the one-mile radius evacuation order from the incident remained in place "until further notice," and stressed, "We need everyone to stay away from the scene."

Spratt also said officials were conducting "continuous air monitoring and have found zero health risks."

"The village's drinking water is safe to drink and is being continually monitored," Spratt added.

Photos from the scene showed a large, dense cloud of smoke engulfing flames atop the train. Firefighters from three states, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia responded, according to Conaway.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Saturday he was briefed on the derailment and state authorities were "prepared to help our neighbors."

The Norfolk Southern train departed from Madison, Illinois, and was bound for Conway, Pennsylvania, when it derailed, according to the NTSB.

Norfolk Southern Railway said in a statement its team members were at the scene and added it was "coordinating with federal, state and local agencies."

The company said it set up a family assistance center "to address the needs of the community and support those directly impacted."

"Additionally, we are supporting the efforts of the American Red Cross and their temporary community shelters through a $25,000 donation," the company said.

CNN has reached out to Norfolk Southern for further comment.

CNN's Andy Rose contributed to this report.

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[Nan Yang]

 

[Song Hong]

In doing such comparison, we got to use total km travel per fatality, or passenger-km/fatality.

 

[Nan Yang]

‘We Basically Nuked A Town’: Three More Chemicals Discovered At Train Derailment Site​

Story by Kay Smythe • 8h ago
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A number of harmful chemicals were reportedly discovered in the vicinity of a train derailment that occurred in early February in East Palestine, Ohio.

The Environmental Protection Agency sent a letter to the rail company, stating that evidence of ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, ethlyhexyl acrylate and isobutylene were within the cars that derailed, breached, and/or caught fire, according to a WKBN report published Sunday.

It is believed that a mechanical defect caused the roughly fifty-car Norfolk Southern train to derail on the first Friday of February, causing an enormous fire that took crews from three states to battle over the course of a weekend. As a result of hazardous materials inside the cars, some 2,000 residents living within a one-mile radius of the derailment were asked to evacuate.

At least one of the chemicals is a significant carcinogen, causing burning and irritation to the skin and eyes, as well as the nose and throat if inhaled. Another can cause dizziness and drowsiness.

“We basically nuked a town with chemicals so we could get a railroad open,” Hazardous materials specialist Silverado Caggiano told WKBN. “I was surprised when they quickly told the people they can go back home, but then said if they feel like they want their homes tested they can have them tested. I would’ve far rather they did all the testing.”

The train also reportedly held vinyl chloride and hydrogen chloride. While officials have said “there is no indication that any potential exposure that occurred after the derailment increase the risk of cancer or any other long-term health effects in our community members,” experts such as Caggiano have balked at the statement.

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Animals around the derailment site and falling sick, and many are dying well outside of the evacuation zone, according to the New York Post.

Caggiano recommended that residents of East Palestine should get a health check-up and ensure records show exactly where individual health stands at this moment in time so residents can have clear evidence of any significant health effects moving forward.

“There’s a lot of what ifs, and we’re going to be looking at this thing 5, 10, 15, 20 years down the line and wondering, ‘Gee, cancer clusters could pop up, you know, well water could go bad,'” Caggiano noted.

A water utility in West Virginia used by residents in Ohio is improving its water treatment process and creating an alternate back-up system, according to The Associated Press.

Related video: Why US Is Trying To Cover Up Catastrophic Ohio Train Accident Which Has Turned Into A Disaster? (Times Now)

 

[Song Hong]

It would be more exciting to examine 737Max fatality rate,

 

[Nan Yang]

News of the environmental disaster is now reported in China.

 

[leviathan]

Train derails outside Detroit, Michigan, with one car carrying hazardous materials​

Officials that spoke to WXYZ, which reported that at least six cars were seen off the track, said one of them was carrying hazardous materials.

The derailment comes less than two weeks after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.

Train derails outside Detroit, Michigan, with one car carrying hazardous materials

A train reportedly containing a car of hazardous materials has derailed Thursday in Van Buren Township outside of Detroit, Michigan.

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[Nan Yang]

Train carrying more than 30,000 gallons of propane fuel derails in Florida - Hazmat crews rush to the scene after six cars overturn​

• A train carrying more than 30,0000 gallons of propane fuel has derailed near a homeless camp in Florida
• Five cars were carrying sheetrock, while one of the overturned cars was carrying propane
• There is no indication at this time that any of the fuel is leaking, but hazmat teams are monitoring the situation

By MELISSA KOENIG FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 15:45 EST, 28 February 2023 | UPDATED: 17:23 EST, 28 February 2023

A train carrying more than 30,000 gallons of propane fuel has derailed in Florida, sparking new environmental concerns just weeks after a toxic train overturned in Ohio.

Southern Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Robert Bounds said Tuesday afternoon that six Seminole Gulf railway cars fell off the tracks near a homeless camp at the Sarasota-Manatee County border.

Five of the cars were carrying sheetrock, while the sixth was carrying propane. Another train car that did not overturn was also transporting propane at the time, and jumped the track during the partial derailment, FOX 13 reports.

So far there are no signs that any of the propane is leaking, and no injuries were reported. But evacuation orders may go into effect in the area as crews try to offload the fuel.

Hazmat teams are now monitoring the situation.

A train carrying over 30,000 gallons of propane derailed in Florida on Tuesday

Authorities say five of the overturned train cars were carrying sheetrock and one was carrying propane fuel

'We have drones. We run the hazmat team for the county of Manatee and we were in the air with our drone, which has thermal capabilities,' Bounds said.

'We were able to look at the tank and ascertain the levels of the tank from the outside, it'll show up different colors if anything is actually leaking.

'There are no leaks. There are no physical damage to the tank other than the rollover, but there is no significant damage to it,' he told FOX 13.

In order to clear the tracks, heavy machinery will now be brought into the area as authorities tell WFLA they must siphon around 30,000 gallons of propane out of the tanker car.

Evacuations may occur at that time, and Bounds said crews are already working to alert members of a homeless camp nearby.

'With the aid of our drone technology, we are able to fly downstream and look on the other side of the tracks and there is a homeless camp out there,' he said. 'We aren't sure how many people. We couldn't visualize that from the air.

'We did send MSO and some other teams down there to address the people out there and to address the potential danger, and we will monitor them as well in the event we have to evacuate.'

Part of the track near the Manatee County-Sarasota County border appeared to have been broken in the aftermath

Authorities say the derailment occurred in an industrial area north of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport as the train was traveling south.

It started when one car derailed from the tracks, and caused a domino effect that saw some of the tracks damaged.

It remains unclear what led to the derailment.

The Florida Department of Transportation and state railroad officials were on their way to conduct an investigation Tuesday evening as local officials said they were waiting for guidance from Seminole Gulf.

'We're at a stalemate right now,' Bounds said, according to the Bradenton Herald. 'Until they get their crews here and they make a game plan about how they want to tackle this, there's no guesstimate on how long the scene will last.'

Manatee County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge added: 'There has been a pretty significant derailment. It will be multiple days before the tracks are clear.'

Wade Lovett, 40, has suffered breathing difficulties and his previously low voice now sounds high-pitched and squeaky following a toxic train derailment in Ohio earlier this month. He has had to go off work sick as a result

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A train carrying more than 30,0000 gallons of propane fuel derailed in Florida Tuesday afternoon, just weeks after a toxic train overturned in Ohio.

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[Nan Yang]

Another Norfolk Southern train derails in Ohio​

March 6, 202310:17 AM ET
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An aerial view of a Norfolk Southern Train Derailment, which sent more than 20 cars sliding off the tracks on Saturday near Springfield, Ohio.
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A Norfolk Southern train derailed Saturday evening in Springfield, Ohio, sending 28 cars sliding diagonally across the tracks but injuring no one, according to several state and local agencies.

The crash marks the rail line's second major derailment in just over a month and comes amid lingering questions about environmental and public health in nearby East Palestine, where a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed on Feb. 3.

Officials stressed that the 212-car train that derailed this weekend was not carrying toxic materials and does not pose a threat to the community.

Both the Clark County emergency management agency and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency examined the site and deemed it safe.

"There is NO risk to the public," said Norfolk Southern spokesperson Connor Spielmaker on Twitter.

"We're looking at clean air, clean soil and clean water," said Clark County health commissioner Charles Patterson in a Sunday press conference. "There have been multiple sweeps by multiple teams."

The train was traveling just outside Springfield city limits en route to Birmingham, Ala., when 28 cars jumped the tracks around 4:45 pm, according to Kraig Barner, Norfolk Southern general manager for the northern region.

Local authorities imposed a precautionary shelter-in-place order for residents within 1,000 feet of the derailment, which impacted four or five residential homes, said Springfield Fire Chief Dave Nagel. The order was lifted 10 hours later.

Initial assessments of the scene were slowed by downed power lines, Nagel said, which left 1,500 residents without power in the county on Saturday. State Route 41 remained closed as of Monday morning, its asphalt cracked by the incident.

Four nearly empty tankers were among the derailed cars, carrying residual levels of diesel exhaust fluid and a polyacrylamide water solution, said Springfield hazmat coordinator Matt Smith. The Ohio Emergency Management Agency described the materials as "common industrial products shipped via railroad."

Fire Chief Nagel said crews found dried liquid on the outside of a tanker, but assumed it was sludge that splashed up from the derailment itself. His team detected no leaks on the tankers.

One hopper containing non-toxic PVC pellets did spill its contents onto nearby soil, but doesn't pose a health risk. Ohio EPA Director Anne Vogel said her team would remain on site for cleanup.

"If there's anything we've learned so far, it's that transparency matters, encouraging facts not misinformation," Vogel said, thanking local agencies for their swift response. "We will continue to be good partners in getting the facts out."

The cause of the crash is still unknown. The National Transportation Safety Board said it would send investigators to the scene on Sunday.

Norfolk Southern is still facing scrutiny for its role in the crash near East Palestine that spilled hundreds of thousands of pounds of toxic chemicals into a town with 4,700 residents. Some have since reported rashes and lingering foul smells, sparking calls for increased railroad safety and rail line accountability.

The railroad's sensors had failed to detect an overheated wheel bearing which eventually gave out altogether, the NTSB said in its preliminary report on the crash.

Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay for East Palestine and neighboring residents to relocate during the cleanup, the EPA announced Monday.

"At EPA's request, Norfolk Southern has agreed to provide additional financial assistance to residents of the East Palestine area, including the portions of Pennsylvania within a mile of the derailment site," the EPA said in a news release. This assistance may include temporary lodging, travel, food, clothing, and other necessities."

 

[Nan Yang]

Long Island Rail Road train DERAILS in Queens leaving more than a dozen people injured​

• 10.43am train from Grand Central to Hempstead derailed in Jamaica, Queens
• Thirteen people were injured and all passengers have been evacuated

By JEN SMITH, CHIEF REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 14:17 EDT, 3 August 2023 | UPDATED: 15:04 EDT, 3 August 2023

A Long Island Rail Road train derailed in Queens on Thursday, injuring at least a dozen people and causing commuter chaos.

The 10:43 a.m. train was on its way from Grand Central to Hempstead when it derailed east of Jamaica in Queens at 11.15am.

The cause of the derailment remains unknown. Thirteen people were injured but all are stable and expected to make full recoveries.

The 10:43 a.m. train was on its way from Grand Central to Hempstead when it derailed east of Jamaica in Queens at 11.15am

Thirteen people were injured but all are stable and expected to make full recoveries

MTA and LIRR workers at the scene of the derailment on Thursday

The derailed train in Jamaica, Queens, on Thursday morning

A dozen people needed medical treatment, according to the FDNY.

All passengers from the derailed train were evacuated onto another and taken to Jamaica.

'I have been briefed on the train derailment on the Long Island Rail Road near Jamaica Station this morning.

'State personnel, including MTA officials, are currently at the scene assisting with emergency response and responding to injuries.

'Our top priority is ensuring all passengers and railroad workers are safe and that train service resumes as quickly as possible,' Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement.

EMTS at the scene of a train derailment in Jamaica, Queens, this morning

The train derailed near Jamaica in Queens shortly after 11am

 

[Han Patriot]

Wow, US is beginning to look like India.