Sentence examples for freight derailment from inspiring English sources

As it turned out, we were only riding the rails for about an hour before a freight derailment up ahead delayed and diverted the 2,000-mile 2,000-mile about 12 hours, including an additional bus journey to complete the trip to Portland.

In July, a freight train derailment jumbled service on the railroad's Hudson line.

A messy freight train derailment in the Bronx on Thursday night snarled the morning commute and is likely to disrupt service for days.

Traffic to the west was blocked by a freight train derailment in Cumberland, Md., he said, and traffic to the south was severely curtailed.

This paper describes the first study that focuses on modeling the probability of an LNG tender car release incident due to a freight train derailment on a mainline.

CSX Transportation agreed to pay overtime costs for Baltimore police, fire and some public works employees stemming from last week's freight train derailment, fire and water main break in a tunnel beneath the city's downtown.

When a freight train derailment near Minot, North Dakota, in 2002 spilled anhydrous ammonia and sent up a cloud of poison gas, a public warning over radio was not broadcast for nearly 90 minutes.

There is also severe disruption in the west Highlands following a freight train derailment near Tulloch, and a landslip at Arrochar.

CSX Transportation agreed to pay overtime costs for fire, police and some public work crews who responded to a freight train derailment last week that paralyzed Baltimore.

Rail defects are the most frequent cause of freight train derailments and a major hazard to the transportation of hazardous materials in the United States.

Although the public doesn't pay much attention, about three freight train derailments occur every day on average.