Feb 08 Residents concerned about toxic gases from Ohio train derailment By Brittany Peterson, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Officials warned that burning the vinyl chloride would result in two concerning gases — hydrogen chloride and phosgene, which was used as a weapon in World War I. Continue reading
Jun 27 3 people killed after Amtrak train hits truck, derails in Missouri By Associated Press An Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed in Missouri after colliding with a dump truck. Spokeswoman Kimberly Woods says initial reports are that some people were injured when the Southwest Chief struck the dump truck near Mendon. Continue reading
Aug 12 3 dead, 6 in hospital after train derails in Scotland By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Transport Police say three people died and six were taken to the hospital with injuries after a passenger train derailed in northeast Scotland amid stormy weather. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Alabama chief justice suspended for preventing same-sex marriage licenses By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a disciplinary court in Alabama removed Chief Justice Roy Moore from office after a panel found he encouraged probate judges to deny marriage licenses to same-sex couples. After his suspended term ends, he will be… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch Dozens Missing After Deadly, ‘Devastating’ Canadian Train Blast In the Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic, at least five oil tanker train cars exploded overnight Saturday. Railway officials said the parked train got loose and hurtled downhill nearly 7 miles before jumping the tracks. Hari Sreenivasan reports dozens remain missing… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch News Wrap: Clinton Warns of Iran’s Mounting Military Power Secretary of State Hillary Clinton charged that Iran is headed toward becoming a military dictatorship because of the growing power of the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard. Also, at least 18 people were killed in a commuter rail crash in Belgium. Continue watching
Jun 23 Investigators Look to Determine Cause of Deadly D.C. Subway Crash By PBS News Hour As the search for victims continues in Monday's deadly subway train collision in the nation's capital, investigators are also hunting for clues in hopes of pinpointing a cause for the worst crash in the Metrorail system's 33-year history. Continue reading