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November 15 – United States – Canadian National train E243 running from Flat Rock, Michigan to Flint, Michigan collided with another CN train, L533 (bound for Detroit), at the Andersonville Siding on CN's Holly Subdivision in Michigan. The engineer and conductor on E243 were killed. [citation needed]
The train rolled out of the yard and began a 65-mile (105 km) journey south through northwest Ohio unmanned. Attempts to derail the train using a portable derailer failed; the portable derailer was thrown off the track by the force of the train when struck. Police officers tried to starve the engine of diesel fuel and shut it down by shooting ...
A police spokesperson said the train sounded its horn before the three victims were hit around 5 p.m. local time on Tuesday, Jan. 7 3 Men Found Dead on Train Tracks 6 Hours After They Were Hit ...
The fatal incident happened around 5:05 p.m., killing one person, according to a Union Pacific spokesperson.
1910 Grand Trunk collision, Durand, Michigan; 18+ killed [83] 1911 Indianola train wreck, McCook, Nebraska; 18 killed plus 32 injured. Nebraska's deadliest rail disaster to date [84] [85] 1911 Federal Express (train) wreck, Bridgeport, Connecticut; 14 killed. Train was transporting the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team [86] [87]
The train's engine overturned on a wooden bridge that was washed out due to flooding. [49] Tignish train crash: 21 February 1932: near Tignish, Prince Edward Island: 4: 11: A snowstorm resulted in a train getting stuck in a snow drift. Another train collided head on with the stuck train. The incident is considered PEI's worst rail accident. [50]
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