Derailment Videos
newest 100 derailment videos / derailment widgets / media rss:

PlusTrain Operator Likely Caused Chicago DerailmentTrain Operator Likely Caused Chicago DerailmentThe Associated PressA Chicago transit spokeswoman says a train derailment was probably caused by operator error. Fourteen people were taken to hospitals after the elevated train left the tracks. (May 28)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] THIS TRAIN ACCIDENT ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY OPERATOR ERROR.THAT'S THE WORD FROM THE CITY'S TRANSIT AUTHORITY.C-T-A OFFICIALS SAY THE ELEVATED TRAIN'S OPERATOR FAILED TO STOP AT A RED SIGNAL, AND THAT CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION. THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING INTO THE POSSIBILITY THAT AGING SIGNALS MAY HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN THE ACCIDENT. WILLIE JACKSON WAS ON THE SECOND OF 4 CARS HEADED SOUTHBOUND ON THE GREEN LINE WHEN THE DERAILMENT HAPPENED.((Willie Jackson/train passenger"Everybody was screaming and hollarin' you know. You know everybody was hollarin' and prayin' for god, including I was you know."))(video of Jackson and train ax) JACKSON SUFFERED NO INJURIES BUT HE'S PLENTY SHAKEN UP. WHEN THE CAR TWISTED OFF THE TRACKS HE JUST GRABBED HOLD OF THE NEAREST POLE AND HELD ON TIGHT ((Willie Jackson/train passenger"If the train would have fell off the edge and onto the ground. We all probably would have been dead at least hurt real bad."))(video of ambulance driving away)MORE THAN A DOZEN PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITALS IN GOOD TO FAIR CONDITIONS. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY OFFICIALS SAY ABOUT TWO DOZEN PEOPLE WERE RIDING THE TRAIN AT THE TIME. THE OPERATOR...WHO HAS 3 DECADES OF EXPERIENCE...IS COOPERATING WITH AUTHORITIES. HE'LL UNDERGO DRUG TESTING AND WON'T BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WORK UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. (video of accident) THIS DERAILMENT IS JUST THE LATEST PROBLEM FOR THE CITY'S DETERIORATING CENTURY-OLD TRAIN SYSTEM.(file video of July 2006 accident scene) IN JULY 2006 MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN A DERAILMENT. AND LAST YEAR THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ISSUED A REPORT SAYING THE CTA HAD A SERIOUSLY FLAWED INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: trainderail train operator caused chicago derailment Added: May 28, 2008

PlusCommuter Train Derails in ChicagoCommuter Train Derails in ChicagoThe Associated PressAt least two cars of the four-car Green Line train went off the tracks in Chicago at a junction between two lines on the elevated tracks. (May 28)Il train accident olv ap 20080528(cover bytes with scene video of accident) Willie Jackson/train passenger "It sounded like boom, boom, boom." Alexis Hill/heard accident "I just heard a big boom like a crash." (video of train accident) CHICAGO COMMUTERS ARE SHAKEN AGAIN AS ANOTHER ELEVATED TRAIN DERAILS.(video of Willie Jackson looking at accident) WILLIE JACKSON WAS ON THE SECOND OF 4 CARS HEADED SOUTHBOUND ON THE GREEN LINE WHEN THE DERAILMENT HAPPENED. Willie Jackson/train passenger"Everybody was screaming and hollarin' you know. You know everybody was hollarin' and prayin' for god, including I was you know." (video of Jackson and train ax) JACKSON SUFFERED NO INJURIES BUT HE'S PLENTY SHAKEN UP. WHEN THE CAR TWISTED OFF THE TRACKS HE JUST GRABBED HOLD OF THE NEAREST POLE AND HELD ON TIGHT Willie Jackson/train passenger"If the train would have fell off the edge and onto the ground. We all probably would have been dead at least hurt real bad." (video of ambulance driving away)MORE THAN A DOZEN PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITALS IN GOOD TO FAIR CONDITIONS. CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY OFFICIALS SAY ABOUT TWO DOZEN PEOPLE WERE RIDING THE TRAIN AT THE TIME.(video of Alexis Hill) ALEXIS HILL LIVES RIGHT NEXT TO THE TRACKS AND WAS STUNNED BY THE NOISE. Alexis Hill/heard accident"I heard the people on the train screaming. They was in shock." (video of accident) THIS DERAILMENT IS JUST THE LATEST PROBLEM FOR THE CITY'S DETERIORATING CENTURY-OLD TRAIN SYSTEM.(file video of July 2006 accident scene) IN JULY 2006 MORE THAN 150 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN A DERAILMENT. AND LAST YEAR THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ISSUED A REPORT SAYING THE CTA HAD A SERIOUSLY FLAWED INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. MARK CARLSON, AP, CHICAGO. ___ ___, The Associated Press. Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: cta derailment commuter train derails chicago Added: May 28, 2008

PlusRaw Video: 'Everybody Was Screaming'Raw Video: 'Everybody Was Screaming'The Associated PressA four-car Chicago Transit Authority train derailed on a South Side track Wednesday, forcing emergency responders to retrieve dazed passengers from the elevated structure, but there were no immediate reports of serious injuries. (May 28)This video contains ONLY natural sound. No script is available. Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: cta derailment raw video: 'everybody screaming' Added: May 28, 2008

A freight train derailment in Lafayette, Louisiana, has caused a chemical spill that forced thousands of people to be evacuated. (May 17) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: train derailment thousands evacuated after Added: May 18, 2008

Two Manhattan subway cars derailed Sunday, forcing more than 400 passengers to evacuate the tunnel on a second train. The cause remains under investigation. (May 5) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: subway derailment trains derail affecting 400 ri Added: May 5, 2008

CP Rail tells lies to neighbouring property owners and leaves a partially collapsed culvert on an elevated curve of a busy rail line for over 18 months. Who's in charge?

CP RAIL tells lies to neighbouring property owners and leaves a partially collapsed culvert unstabilized on an elevated curve of a busy rail line for over 18 months. Who's in charge?

A German ICE train suffers the failure of a wheel and derails into a bridge at high speed near the town of Eschede, initiating a controversial investigation.

Know about shivani bhatnagar murder case, sarabjit execution, world water daysouth africa series, madurai-kollam, asma jahangir.