Toxic chemicals released from derailed train
Authorities in East Palestine, Ohio, successfully conducted a controlled release of toxic chemicals in several derailed train cars. Roxanna Saberi reports.
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Crews release toxic chemicals from derailed train cars in Ohio
Vinyl chloride was slowly released from five rail cars into a trough that was then ignited, creating a large plume above the village of East Palestine.
Ohio community under evacuation
A mandatory evacuation order is in effect in some Ohio communities amid fears of an explosion involving hazardous materials. This comes after a train derailment sparked a massive fire. KDKA's Jessica Guay has more.
"Catastrophic" blast possible at Ohio derailment site, officials warn
Officials urged people living within a one-mile radius of the site to evacuate, saying an explosion could launch deadly shrapnel as far as a mile. Arrests were possible, authorities warned.
50-car train derailment in Ohio causes massive fire, evacuations
Local officials notified residents that an evacuation order remained in place Saturday morning for people within a mile of the scene.
Norfolk Southern train derails after collision with semitruck
The train hit a semitruck that was not able to clear the tracks in time, causing a major disruption, officials said.
Driver killed after FedEx truck hit by Amtrak train in Georgia
None of the passengers or crew on the train have reported injuries.
7 hospitalized after amusement park train derails in Missouri
Six guests and one employee at Silver Dollar City, a theme park in southern Missouri, were injured in the accident.
Video shows train hit police car with woman handcuffed in back seat
A 20-year-old woman is expected to survive after the parked police patrol vehicle she was detained in was struck by a freight train in Colorado.
Hundreds evacuated in underwater train tunnel between U.K. and France
"There was a woman crying in the tunnel, another woman having a panic attack," said one passenger left stuck in the tunnel thanks to a broken down train.
Amtrak train hits tractor trailer in Maryland; 1 injured, officials say
One person was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, fire officials said.
Widow of truck driver killed in Amtrak collision files wrongful death suit
The suit says the crossing has "impaired 'sight triangles,'" an "excessively small crossing angle," and other impairments, including "sloped approaches, brush, trees and vegetation blocking a full view of oncoming trains in some quadrants."
Two passenger trains collided in southern Germany Tuesday
Two passenger trains collided in southern Germany Tuesday, killing at least 9 and injuring more than 150 people. The accident happened along a river, which complicated the rescue effort. Don Champion reports.
High-speed train derailment in China kills 1, injures 8
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Woman fatally struck by Florida train, 63rd death linked to high-speed rail
The Brightline train has the worst per-mile fatality rate in the nation, according to an AP analysis that began in 2019.
Amtrak engineer cleared in deadly derailment
An Amtrak engineer was cleared of charges related to a high-speed derailment that left eight people dead and hundreds injured in Philadelphia in 2015. Brandon Bostian was acquitted of causing a catastrophe, involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment. CBS Philly reports the jury's verdict was swift.
Amtrak engineer cleared in trial over high-speed crash that killed 8 people
Eight people died and over 200 were injured when the train rounded a curve at more than twice the speed limit and derailed in north Philadelphia.
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D.C. suspends most of its Metro trains after another derailment
Safety officials said Monday other transit systems using the manufacturer have not been notified.
NTSB investigating Amtrak derailment
Investigators with the NTSB are looking into what may have caused an Amtrak train to derail in Montana over the weekend. Three people were killed and dozens were injured. Former chairman of the NTSB and CBS News transportation and safety consultant Robert Sumwalt joined Ed O'Keefe to discuss.
At least 3 killed when Amtrak train derails in Montana
As of Sunday evening, five people were still hospitalized in stable condition.
3 dead, dozens injured in Montana train derailment
Three people were killed and dozens more injured when an Amtrak train traveling from Chicago to Seattle derailed in Montana. The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating the cause. CBS News transportation correspondent Errol Barnett joins CBSN's Lana Zak with the latest.
Amtrak crash update
Authorities said the two people killed in an early-morning train collision in South Carolina were Amtrak employees. The train was traveling from New York to Miami and crashed into a freight train near Columbia. Officials, including Gov. Henry McMaster, held a press conference with updates Sunday morning.
Cassidy on train crash
On "The Takeout" podcast with CBS News' chief White House correspondent Major Garrett, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, recalls the tragedy when a train carrying GOP lawmakers to a retreat crashed into a garbage truck Wednesday.
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Cornell president says school "must do better" amid criticism of its investigation
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