Here’s some background information about major rail accidents since 1900. Notable International Rail Accidents January 1915 – Guadalajara, Mexico: More than 600 people die when a train derails into a ...

The bill would create a national weather safety board to investigate deadly disasters and recommend changes for the future.

A high-speed train derailment in southern Spain has claimed at least 39 lives and left more than 150 people injured, authorities have confirmed. Rail travel is a common, affordable, and convenient ...

King Charles has sent "heartfelt thoughts and prayers" to a memorial service for those who died in the Great Heck rail ...

A memorial service has been held to remember the 10 people who died in the Great Heck rail disaster 25 years ago. The service ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emergency personnel work next to one of the trains involved in the accident, near Adamuz, in Cordoba, Spain, January 19.

A train driver has been killed and at least 37 people have been injured by a commuter train that derailed near Barcelona. The incident came just two days after Spain’s worst train disaster in over a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ASHTABULA — Monday marked the 149th anniversary of the Ashtabula train disaster. The disaster is remembered as an an important ...

A deadly crude oil train disaster in Canada has brought renewed scrutiny to the growing use of rail to carry oil — including hundreds of thousands of barrels in Texas — and prompted worries that the ...

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A driver was able to safely exit their vehicle before it was hit by a train in northwest Harris County on Thursday.