In the lexicon of rail safety, it was an “uncontrolled movement” that led to the disaster at Lac-Mégantic that killed 47 people 10 years ago this summer. A failure of the braking systems caused the ...

On Feb. 3, 2023, 38 train cars derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, several of which were carrying hazardous chemicals. Shortly after the collision, a massive fire broke out and residents were advised to ...

Feb. 27 (UPI) --The ongoing environmental tragedy in Ohio caused by the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials -- which sent toxic chemicals into the air and local ...

LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - Street lights melted and heavy rail lines buckled into a 5-foot arch after the explosion of a runaway train in the little Quebec town of Lac-Megantic, where police on ...

On the warm summer night, the quiet town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, was shattered by one of Canada’s deadliest rail disasters. A runaway freight train carrying over two million gallons of crude oil ...

MONTREAL — As citizens of Lac-Mégantic, Que., marked the 12th anniversary of a rail disaster that killed 47 people when a runaway train derailed and smashed into downtown, an advocate warned that more ...

Note: Watch the live webcast of the TSB's derailment report Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. ET by clicking here or tapping on the link under Related Stories. MONTREAL — An independent inquiry into last summer's ...

LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (AP) — Crowds packed a church in the eastern Quebec town of Lac-Megantic Sunday to remember the 47 people who were killed there a year ago when a runaway oil train derailed and ...

When a runaway train loaded with oil jumped the tracks in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, 47 people died in Canada’s worst rail disaster in nearly 150 years. The site of the devastating 2013 train derailment, ...

LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners filled the streets of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, on Saturday, as the families of the 47 people killed in North America's worst railway disaster in two ...

(AP) Three employees of the insolvent railway company involved in last summer’s runaway oil train disaster that killed 47 people are due to appear in court Tuesday to face criminal negligence charges ...