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The Weyauwega derailment was a railroad accident that occurred in Weyauwega, Wisconsin, United States, in the early morning hours of March 4, 1996. The derailed train was carrying a large quantity of hazardous material, which immediately caught fire.
The town of Weyauwega, Wisconsin, was evacuated as the fire burns for most of the 18-day evacuation. March 8 – United Kingdom – 1996 Stafford rail crash: A freight train derailed due to an axle failure and was then struck by a Travelling Post Office train, killing one person and injuring 22.
1968 – Pear Tree and Normanton railway station in Derby, England, is closed as part of the Beeching cuts. 1996 – A Wisconsin Central freight train derails on a broken switch in Weyauwega, Wisconsin. The Weyauwega derailment forced the evacuation of the entire town until March 20 while fire crews worked to control the resulting blaze. [1]
According to rail operators, the derailment involved at least 16 cars, two of which were transporting molten sulfur and caught fire. Toxic train derailment in Kentucky prompts state of emergency ...
A failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment that sparked a chemical fire and forced residents of a small town in Kentucky out of their homes for just over a day, including most of ...
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The derailment occurred on Wednesday north of Livingston, a town of about 200 people, and involved 16 cars, including two carrying molten sulfur that spilled some of their load. CSX teams ...
A week after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in a small Kentucky town, two residents have sued the railroad company CSX, alleging it was negligent and exposed them to ultrahazardous ...