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BNSF train derails, falls from overpass

(The following story by Allison Triarsi appeared on the KHOU.com website on July 29.)

BRENHAM, Texas -- Emergency crews in Brenham worked much of the night to clean up a large train derailment where several cars fell off an overpass on Monday.

A Burlington Northern/Santa Fe train hauling several cars of industrial furnace dust jumped the tracks at about 6 p.m. Several cars fell off the bridge that crosses Martin Luther King Blvd.

Luckily, no one was hurt, but that intersection and the railroad crossing at Main Street were blocked due to the derailment. Officials said as many as 24 cars left the tracks.

Four of the cars were hauling furnace dust, but officials said it did not appear that any of the material which is considered hazardous spilled from the railcars.

Thursday, July 31, 2008



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U.S. railroads remain on pace to set all-time-low train accident rate, AAR says

During 2007's first seven months, U.S. railroads reported 1,472 train accidents - the fewest within a January-to-July period in more than a decade, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR). Thirty-four states reported fewer derailments and collisions compared with 2006's first seven months.

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Federal Railroad Administration safety data also shows the roads' train accident rate determined as the number of accidents per million train miles remained 10 percent below the current annual record of 3.54 set in 1997, keeping the railroads on pace to establish an all-time low rate at 3.19, the AAR said.

Railroads made other safety strides in the first seven months, as well. The number of derailments declined 14.3 percent, train-to-train collisions fell 12.1 percent, grade crossing accidents decreased 7.3 percent and crossing fatalities dropped 11.2 percent year over year.

Plus, the two leading causes of train accidents human error and track issues declined 12.5 percent and 11.1 percent, respectively. Incidents caused by equipment failure decreased 11.3 percent and accidents caused by signal problems dropped 36 percent.

"These record-setting numbers clearly indicate that our extensive employee training programs, investment in safety technology, and dedication to infrastru cture maintenance and improvement are paying safety dividends," said AAR President and Chief Executive Officer Ed Hamberger in a prepared statement.



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