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Funerals scheduled for two victims as Maryland train derailment probedupdated: Thu Aug 23 2012 02:11:00

Funeral and memorial services will take place at week's end for two young women killed when a train carrying coal derailed near Baltimore, burying them.

25 dead, 55 injured after train crash in Indiaupdated: Tue May 22 2012 06:45:00

At least 25 people are dead after a train crash in India early Tuesday morning, a spokesman for the ministry of railways said.

Netherlands train crash witnessupdated: Sun Apr 22 2012 01:40:00

CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney talks to Max Tau who witnessed two trains collide head on in Amsterdam.

3 killed in train derailment in Canadaupdated: Sun Feb 26 2012 22:52:00

At least three people were killed Sunday when a passenger train derailed near Toronto, Canadian officials said.

Dozens dead in rush hour train crashupdated: Thu Feb 23 2012 00:13:00

Dozens are killed and more than 600 injured in a train crash in Buenos Aires. CNN's Luis Carlos Velez reports.

Argentina declares two-day mourning period after train crash kills 50 updated: Thu Feb 23 2012 00:13:00

Argentina's president declared a two-day mourning period after a commuter train plowed into a barrier at a Buenos Aires station, killing 50 people and injuring hundreds more.

N.Y. school to review environmental tests in medical mysteryupdated: Sat Jan 28 2012 22:57:00

A school system in upstate New York, where more than a dozen female high school students are suffering from uncontrolled verbal outbursts and twitching, said it has hired a company to review environmental testing within the school and community.

Erin Brockovich investigates illnessupdated: Sat Jan 28 2012 22:57:00

CNN's Anderson Cooper asks Erin Brockovich why she's looking into a mysterious illness affecting girls in Le Roy, NY.

3 trains in accident in northwest Indianaupdated: Fri Jan 06 2012 19:23:00

One freight train rear-ended another Friday afternoon, sending debris into a passing third train, authorities in Porter County, Indiana, said. Firefighters put out flames among the jumble of derailed cars.

Train crash kills dozens in Indiaupdated: Mon Jul 11 2011 06:57:00

Dozens of people were killed when a train jumped its tracks and derailed in northern India.

At least 64 dead from India train crashupdated: Mon Jul 11 2011 06:57:00

At least 64 people were killed after a train carrying them jumped tracks in northern India on Sunday, a local official said.

33 dead in train-bus collision in northern Indiaupdated: Thu Jul 07 2011 09:44:00

At least 33 people died and 17 were injured when a train collided Thursday with a bus in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, authorities said.

2 U.S. border agents killed by trainupdated: Thu May 12 2011 19:59:00

Two U.S. Border Patrol agents who were assisting in the apprehension of suspected illegal immigrants were killed Thursday when their vehicle was struck by a train, officials said.

Train crash injures 70 in Argentinaupdated: Mon Apr 04 2011 14:54:00

A locomotive train collided with a stopped passenger train carrying 250 people early Monday in the town of Monasterio, Argentina, about 150 kilometers (about 90 miles) south of the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, injuring 70 passengers, a report said.

Amtrak train derails after leaving New York stationupdated: Mon Feb 07 2011 17:58:00

A Boston-bound Amtrak train derailed Monday afternoon just east of New York City's Penn Station, the rail service said.

Train derails, catches fireupdated: Sun Feb 06 2011 13:10:00

A train with several cars carrying ethanol, derails and catches fire near Arcadia, Ohio.

Weather service: Arizona raked by 4 twistersupdated: Thu Oct 07 2010 09:44:00

At least four tornadoes struck Arizona Wednesday, injuring seven people, derailing a train and damaging more than 100 homes, the National Weather Service said.

Arizona tornadoes destroy neighborhoodsupdated: Thu Oct 07 2010 09:44:00

A series of powerful storms and tornadoes tears roofs and siding from houses, littering neighborhoods with debris.

Tornadoes strike Arizona; 7 injuredupdated: Wed Oct 06 2010 15:20:00

At least two tornadoes struck Wednesday near Flagstaff, Arizona, injuring seven people, derailing a train and damaging more than 100 homes, authorities said.

Arizona tornado destroys trailersupdated: Wed Oct 06 2010 15:20:00

A tornado rips through an RV trailer area near Interstate 40 in Bellemont.

Indonesia train crashupdated: Sat Oct 02 2010 21:55:00

Dozens are killed after a train traveling to Jakarta is struck from behind by another train. CNN's Kathy Quiano reports.

Indonesia train crash kills 36, injures manyupdated: Sat Oct 02 2010 21:55:00

A crash involving two trains in central Indonesia Saturday killed 36 people and injured 26, officials said.

20 killed, 30 hurt in India train collisionupdated: Mon Sep 20 2010 06:40:00

Twenty people were killed and 30 injured Monday when a freight train collided head-on with a passenger train waiting at a station in central India, officials said.

Police say at least 45 dead in India train crashupdated: Sun Jul 18 2010 23:27:00

At least 45 people were killed and more than 80 passengers were hospitalized after a moving train rammed into a stopped train in eastern India early Monday, police said.

Boy killed, 18 hurt as blast derails train in Indiaupdated: Thu Jul 08 2010 03:30:00

A six-year-old boy was killed and 18 others were injured as a bomb explosion derailed a train in India's restive northeastern region Thursday, authorities said.

6 dead after Indonesian train derailsupdated: Tue Jun 29 2010 07:16:00

Six people were killed and dozens injured after a train derailed Tuesday in East Java, Indonesia, a spokesman for the Transportation Ministry said.

Sabotage suspected in Indian train crashupdated: Sat May 29 2010 06:48:00

Maoist rebels are suspected in a deadly train crash in India. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.

At least 73 killed in India train crashupdated: Fri May 28 2010 10:06:00

At least 73 bodies have been pulled out of the mangled wreckage where two trains crashed in eastern India early Friday in an incident authorities linked to Maoist rebels.

Landslide derails train in Italyupdated: Mon Apr 12 2010 11:07:00

Italian journalist Marco Imariso has more on the deadly train derailment in northern Italy.

Nine dead in Italy train derailmentupdated: Mon Apr 12 2010 11:07:00

A train derailment in northern Italy has killed nine people, Italy's Civil Protection office said Monday.

Deadly head-on train crashupdated: Tue Feb 16 2010 05:43:00

Several were killed when two commuter trains crashed head-on in Halle, Belgium.

At least 10 killed in India train crashupdated: Sat Jan 02 2010 10:02:00

Ten passengers died in a train collision blamed on fog and a power failure in northern India on Saturday, rail officials said.

Russia train crash: Officials probe terror theoryupdated: Sat Nov 28 2009 06:47:00

Russian officials say a terrorist explosion is the most likely cause of the derailment of an express train which killed at least 26 people and injured dozens more.

Train derails in Indiaupdated: Sat Nov 14 2009 08:47:00

Six passengers were killed and 20 injured when a train derailed in northwestern India. (No audio)

Six killed as train derails in Indiaupdated: Sat Nov 14 2009 08:47:00

Six passengers were killed and 20 injured when a train derailed in northwestern India early Saturday, officials said.

Deadly train crash in Pakistanupdated: Tue Nov 03 2009 07:28:00

A cargo train collided with a passenger train in Pakistan's commercial capital of Karachi.

Train crash kills at least 12, injures 19updated: Tue Nov 03 2009 07:28:00

A cargo train collided with a passenger train in Pakistan's commercial capital of Karachi on Tuesday, killing 12 people and wounding 19 others, police said.

Train collision kills at least 15 in Egyptupdated: Sun Oct 25 2009 07:45:00

Between 15 and 20 people died when two trains collided outside of Cairo, Egypt, Saturday night, and officials expect the death toll to rise, the country's Health Ministry said.

Trains collide in Egypt, killing up to 20updated: Sat Oct 24 2009 19:21:00

Between 15 and 20 people died when two trains collided outside of Cairo, Egypt, Saturday night, and officials expect the death toll to rise, the country's Health Ministry said.

Death toll rises in Turkish train crashupdated: Fri Aug 28 2009 06:40:00

The death toll in a train crash in Turkey has risen to five, Turkish State Railways said Friday.

Four dead in Turkish train crashupdated: Thu Aug 27 2009 14:39:00

Four people were killed and five were seriously injured in a train crash in Turkey, Turkish State Railways announced Thursday. Twelve people were lightly injured, it said.

Deadly metro crashupdated: Tue Jun 23 2009 23:12:00

The worst metro train accident in Washington leaves many questions unanswered. Jeanne Meserve reports.

1 dead, 6 hurt in Illinois train derailmentupdated: Sat Jun 20 2009 15:32:00

One person died and six were injured when a cargo train derailed, causing an explosion and massive fire in Illinois, a fire chief said Saturday.

Seven dead as train hits truck in Bangladeshupdated: Tue Feb 17 2009 05:11:00

A train crashed into a truck at an unguarded rail crossing in Bangladesh on Tuesday, killing seven people, according to authorities.

Ukraine: Train collides with bus killing at least 6updated: Sat Feb 14 2009 10:43:00

Six people were killed and at least 14 were injured Saturday when a train crashed into a passenger bus in Ukraine, officials said.

Passengers killed as Indian train derailsupdated: Fri Feb 13 2009 13:51:00

At least 14 people are feared dead following a train derailment in eastern India Friday, officials said.

Train collides with busupdated: Fri Sep 19 2008 15:11:00

A metro train and a bus collided injuring over a dozen people near downtown Los Angeles.

Time.com: LA Commuter Train Wreck; 18 Dead, 135 Hurtupdated: Sat Sep 13 2008 01:00:00

Emergency crews found more victims early Saturday, boosting the death toll to 18, as they delicately picked apart the mangled wreckage of a commuter train that collided head-on with a freight train on the same track

Time.com: Chicago Derailment: Conductor Errorupdated: Wed May 28 2008 16:00:00

A train operator apparently made two key errors in quick succession to cause a derailment that left passengers perched more than 20 feet above the ground and sent several to hospitals

Train derails, leaking acidupdated: Mon May 19 2008 07:53:00

Thousands are forced to evacuate after hydrochloric acid leaks from a derailed train in southern Louisiana.

Toxic train derailmentupdated: Sat May 17 2008 20:39:00

Derailed train leaking hydrochloric acid prompts evacuations in a Louisiana town. CNN's Alina Cho gets an update from authorities.

Crash blamed on human errorupdated: Mon Apr 28 2008 19:09:00

Authorities in China say human error caused a disastrous train crash. CNN's Jaime FlorCruz reports.

China: Human error behind train collisionupdated: Mon Apr 28 2008 19:09:00

Human error was to blame for China's worst train accident in more than a decade, China's official news agency reported.

Turkey train crash kills 9updated: Sun Jan 27 2008 07:44:00

A passenger train derailed in Turkey Sunday, killing at least nine people and injuring about 50 others, CNN-Turk reported.

Train kills 18 rail workers in Chinaupdated: Fri Jan 25 2008 01:27:00

A high-speed train ran into a railroad work site in China this week, killing 18 people and injuring nine, the Chinese news agency reported Friday.

Train derailment cause unknownupdated: Wed Dec 19 2007 22:13:00

The cause of a train derailment in Mehrabpur, Pakistan is still unknown. CNN's Max Foster reports.

Dozens killed in Pakistani train derailmentupdated: Wed Dec 19 2007 22:13:00

A Pakistani express train derailed early Wednesday morning, killing at least 41 people and injuring at least 135 others, police said.

Indian bus crash kills at least 17updated: Fri Dec 14 2007 02:26:00

A passenger train collided with a bus loaded with college students and teachers in northern India Friday, killing at least 17 people and critically injuring many more, according to the Press Trust of India.

At least 5 seriously hurt as trains collideupdated: Fri Nov 30 2007 20:18:00

At least five Amtrak crew members were critically or seriously injured Friday when their train collided with a freight train traveling on the same track, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said.

Amtrak 'slammed' into parked trainupdated: Fri Nov 30 2007 20:18:00

A passenger tells CNN's Keith Oppenheim that the Amtrak train he was riding in crashed into another parked train.

Derailment dumps coal cars into D.C. riverupdated: Fri Nov 09 2007 18:33:00

A CSX freight train derailed on a bridge over the Anacostia River on Friday, dumping 10 rail cars carrying coal into the chilly water.

Russia train blast investigationupdated: Tue Aug 14 2007 08:11:00

Russia train blast investigation

Tube derailment in Londonupdated: Thu Jul 05 2007 08:10:00

Tube derailment in London

Train carrying shuttle rockets derails updated: Wed May 02 2007 15:09:00

A train carrying reusable solid rocket booster segments for the space shuttle derailed in western Alabama Wednesday, leaving at least two people injured, a NASA spokeswoman said.

Train derailment prompts mass evacuations updated: Tue Feb 06 2007 09:14:00

The clean up process has begun after a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in Handley, West Virginia, early Tuesday. Just before noon, officials received the "all clear" to turn the derailed tankers upright and begin removing the chemicals.

Train passenger: 'I felt a very violent impact'updated: Sun Jan 07 2007 17:12:00

A Metro subway train derailed Sunday afternoon in a tunnel near the Mount Vernon Square station in downtown Washington, shaking up passengers but causing no serious injuries, authorities said.

Trains derail in Ohio; 3 injuredupdated: Thu Nov 30 2006 16:50:00

Three people were injured Thursday when a westbound CSX freight train derailed in northwest Ohio and struck three automobiles stopped at a track crossing.

French train smash kills 5updated: Wed Oct 11 2006 07:23:00

A passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in northeastern France on Wednesday, killing at least five people, rail officials said.

21 killed in magnetic train crash updated: Fri Sep 22 2006 11:42:00

At least 21 people were killed when a high-speed magnetic levitation train crashed Friday on a test run in northwestern Germany, officials said.

14 charged over Egypt train crashupdated: Sun Sep 17 2006 09:44:00

Egypt's public prosecutor has charged 14 employees of the state's railway authority with negligence which led to the deaths of 56 people in a rail crash last month.

Egypt train crash kills threeupdated: Tue Sep 05 2006 00:46:00

Three people died and 24 others were hurt Monday when two trains collided just north of Cairo, state-run Nile TV said, quoting civil defense sources.

Speed blamed for Spain rail crashupdated: Tue Aug 22 2006 04:28:00

Excessive speed has been blamed for a rail derailment in northern Spain that killed six people and injured 36 others.

6 killed as train derails in Spainupdated: Mon Aug 21 2006 11:59:00

A long-distance passenger train has derailed in northern Spain, killing at least six people and injuring 38 others, officials told CNN.

Egyptian train crash kills 57updated: Mon Aug 21 2006 03:37:00

Two passenger trains collided and burst into flames north of Cairo Monday morning, killing at least 57 people and injuring 128 others, according to the Egyptian health minister.

Chicago subway train derailsupdated: Tue Jul 11 2006 19:09:00

A northbound Chicago subway train derailed Tuesday during rush hour, forcing the evacuations of hundreds of soot-covered commuters, a transit official said.

3 days of mourning for Spain crashupdated: Tue Jul 04 2006 12:10:00

Three days of mourning have been declared in Valencia as distraught relatives and friends begin arriving at a morgue in the eastern port city to identify the victims of the worst subway accident in Spain's history.

Official: High speed caused Spanish train crashupdated: Tue Jul 04 2006 05:09:00

A subway train that derailed and killed 41 people on Monday was traveling at twice the normal speed, according to a Valencia city official.

5 killed in Israel train crashupdated: Mon Jun 12 2006 05:36:00

At least five people were killed and 67 injured when an Israeli passenger train struck a truck on a crossing and derailed, according to Israeli police and medical officials.

Four die in Greek train crashupdated: Sun Apr 16 2006 17:31:00

Four people died and 40 were hurt, five of them seriously, when a passenger train collided with a truck and derailed near the northern Greek city of Drama, police and officials said.

Deadly train crash in Greeceupdated: Thu Feb 16 2006 09:17:00

At least one person was killed and 13 injured when a train struck a van that was illegally crossing the tracks in northern Greece, local officials said.

Washington commuter train derailsupdated: Thu Jan 05 2006 07:59:00

A commuter train en route to the nation's capital derailed during the early Thursday rush hour, police and rail officials said.

Scores hurt in Italian train crashupdated: Tue Dec 20 2005 10:29:00

Two commuter trains have collided south of Rome, injuring as many as 50 people, according to officials.

Scotland train derails, injuring 9updated: Sat Nov 26 2005 04:49:00

Nine people sustained minor injuries Saturday when a train derailed in heavy rain near the Scottish city of Inverness, police said.

Indian train toll reaches 111 deadupdated: Sun Oct 30 2005 16:50:00

At least 111 people died and 92 others were injured after an Indian passenger train derailed as it attempted to cross tracks washed away by a flood, officials say.

One dead, dozens hurt in derailmentupdated: Sat Sep 17 2005 16:02:00

A commuter train derailed Saturday morning on Chicago's South Side, killing one person and injuring dozens, officials said.

Train wreck blamed on human errorupdated: Tue Jul 12 2005 23:20:00

Human error is being blamed for a three-train collision in Pakistan Wednesday morning which rail officials say killed 133 people and injured many more.

50 dead in Japan rail disasterupdated: Mon Apr 25 2005 09:17:00

A packed commuter train left the tracks and slammed into an apartment building, killing 50 people and injuring more than 340 others in Japan's deadliest rail accident in four decades.

Train search for survivors, cluesupdated: Mon Apr 25 2005 04:02:00

Japanese investigators are probing the cause of a commuter train crash that has left at least 73 people dead and hundreds more injured.

49 dead as Japanese train derailsupdated: Sun Apr 24 2005 23:48:00

In Japan's deadliest rail accident in more than 40 years, a commuter train went off the tracks during Monday morning rush hour outside Osaka in central Japan, killing 49 people and injuring more than 200 others, many seriously, authorities said.

Man accused in train crash faces murder chargesupdated: Thu Jan 27 2005 09:04:00

A man accused of causing a deadly Southern California train crash has been charged with 11 counts of murder, Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley said.

Italy train crash kills 13updated: Sat Jan 08 2005 02:30:00

At least 13 people have been killed and another 50 injured when two trains collided in heavy fog in northern Italy, according to medical officials.

'Suicide' theory over train crashupdated: Mon Nov 08 2004 04:14:00

Police investigating a train crash in southern England in which seven people died are focusing on a theory that a driver parked a car on the rails in an attempt to commit suicide.

Probe into fatal UK train crashupdated: Sun Nov 07 2004 05:12:00

Investigators on Sunday were searching the wreckage of a train crash that killed seven people and injured dozens of others at a level crossing west of London.

6 dead as Turkish trains collideupdated: Wed Aug 11 2004 10:30:00

At least six people have been killed and as many as 40 injured as two passenger trains crashed in northwestern Turkey, according to media reports.

Turkey train-bus smash kills 14updated: Sun Jul 25 2004 18:06:00

A passenger train in Aydin, Turkey, has slammed into a minibus, killing 14 people, five of them children, officials told CNNTurk.

Turkey train crash: Speed blamedupdated: Fri Jul 23 2004 03:50:00

The train that derailed Thursday night east of Istanbul was traveling faster than it should have been, the Turkish transportation minister says.

36 dead in Turkey train wreckupdated: Thu Jul 22 2004 14:01:00

At least 36 people were killed and dozens injured Thursday when a high-speed train derailed in northwestern Turkey, according to a health ministry official.

One dead as Amtrak train derails in Mississippiupdated: Wed Apr 07 2004 00:50:00

An Amtrak passenger train derailed Tuesday night in a Mississippi swamp, leaving one person dead and 35 hurt -- at least three critically, authorities said.

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