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Train Derailments And Other
Railroad Related Incidents

Information and photos related to train derailments and other train related mishaps. This page is a good source to turn to when you want to find out more information on a recent passenger train derailment or other railroad mishap.

TrainWeb.com generally does not post collisions between trains and vehicles or pedestrians on its main page as it would provide a misrepresentation of the safety of rail travel. For comments on the safety of rail travel, please CLICK HERE. Instead, this website is where we post all news related to railroad derailments and other mishaps.


Derailment Slideshows:
Metrolink Nov-18-1999 / Metrolink Apr-23-2002 / Amtrak

March 14, 2016 - Amtrak Southwest Chief Derailment Unique photographs of the Amtrak Southwest Chief derailment near Kansas City... Read More>>

George Black, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, said investigators are impressed with how the double-deck Superliner cars remained intact even though they were pounded with massive forces. Unlike airliners, which are built of lightweight aluminum and composite material, rail passenger cars are built of heavy steel. This factor alone often prevents deaths or major injuries in even high-speed train wrecks. "The good story is that the cars stood up like champs," Black said.

                   -- Washington Post, Sunday, April 21, 2002, Page A10

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