List of rail accidents (2000–2009): Difference between revisions

* March 25, 2008 – ''United States'' – A [[MBTA]] train crashes into a runaway box car at Canton Junction station in [[Canton, Massachusetts]], injuring 150 people on board.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/03/27/train_engineer_stood_his_post/|work=The Boston Globe|title=Train engineer stood his post|first1=Noah|last1=Bierman|first2=Milton|last2=Valencia|date=March 27, 2008}}</ref>

* April 9, 2008 – ''Malaysia'' – A [[Sabah State Railway]] train plunges 10 metres into [[Padas River]] after derailment caused by a landslide near [[Tenom]], [[Malaysia]] killing 2 passengers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/9/nation/20080409192600&sec=nation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412005711/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F4%2F9%2Fnation%2F20080409192600&sec=nation |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 April 2008 |title=Sabah train plungest 10m into river |date=9 April 2008 |work=The Star (Malaysia) |access-date=2 November 2011 }}</ref>

* April 26, 2008 – ''Germany'' – An [[InterCityExpress]] train runs into a herd of sheep that had wandered onto the tracks at the mouth of the [[Landrückentunnel]], Germany's longest rail tunnel, on the [[Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line]] near [[Fulda]]. The derailed train stops {{convert|1300|m}} into the tunnel, 22 are injured seriously, including the engineer, 17 slightly and 77 sheep die.<ref>NN: ''ICE-Unglück nach zwei Jahren immer noch ungeklärt''. In: [[Fuldaer Zeitung]] v. 23. April 2010.</ref>

* April 28, 2008 – ''China'' – '''[[Zibo train collision]]''': Train No. T195 carrying approximately 1200 passengers from Beijing to [[Qingdao]] derails at a section of temporary detour tracks Zhoucun-Wangcun, [[Hejiacun]], on the outskirts of [[Zibo]], [[Shandong]] at approximately 4:38am. It is then struck by the No. 5034 ([[Yantai]] to [[Xuzhou]]) passenger train at approximately 4:41am, also with approximately 1200 passengers aboard. The detour tracks had a lower speed limit of 80&nbsp;km/h, but the speed limit was not delivered to T195's operation monitor system or driver, and the driver was following the regular speed limit; T195 was running at the regular speed of 131&nbsp;km/h before it derailed. Fourteen passenger cars are crushed, 72 people die and 416 are injured.

*1 June 2009 - United States - In Louisville, Kentucky, in Louisville Zoo a train derailed at a curve, 22 people were injured.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mikeschaferlaw.com/blog/the-louisville-zoos-train-is-back-after-terrible-accident/|title=The Louisville Zoo's Train Is Back After Terrible Accident In 2009 &#124; The Schafer Law Office|date=July 5, 2013|website=www.mikeschaferlaw.com}}</ref>

* June 5, 2009 – ''Canada'' – A 111-car [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] train derails in [[Oshawa, ON]] around 2:15&nbsp;p.m. [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]]. Two locomotives and 27 cars of the train derail, some of the cars come to rest in nearby backyards and a schoolyard during recess.<ref>[http://www2.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=1667411 canada.com | Article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

* June 19, 2009 – ''United States'' – A major downpour of rain in [[Rockford, Illinois]], causes 14 of the 114 [[ethanol]] tankers of a [[Canadian National]] freight train to leave the track and explode into flames. One person at a rail crossing dies, several others are burned.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.rrstar.com/news/x1662361943/Train-derails-Part-of-South-Mulford-to-stay-closed|archive-url=http://archive.today/20120913153227/http://www.rrstar.com/news/x1662361943/Train-derails-Part-of-South-Mulford-to-stay-closed?popular=true |archive-date=2012-09-13 |title=Train derails: Sheriff's Department releases video |newspaper=Rockford Register Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/RAR1201.pdf |title=Derailment of CN Freight Train U70691-18 With Subsequent Hazardous Materials Release and Fire Cherry Valley, Illinois June 19, 2009 |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |date=2 February 2012 |access-date=19 January 2015}}</ref>

[[File:June 22, 2009 WMATA Collision - NTSB accident photo 439398.jpg|thumb|Washington, D.C.]]

* June 29, 2009 – ''Italy'' – '''[[2009 Viareggio train derailment]]''' – A freight train derails at [[Viareggio]]. Two wagons carrying [[liquefied petroleum gas]] explode.<ref name=BBC8125644/> Thirty-two people die,<ref name=Viareggiodeaths>{{cite web|url=http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/dettaglio/addio-a-elisabeth-la-trentaduesima-vittima/1811061Viareggio |title=Addio a Elisabeth la trentaduesima vittima |work=Il Tirreno |language=it |date=22 December 2009 |access-date=22 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091225180620/http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/dettaglio/addio-a-elisabeth-la-trentaduesima-vittima/1811061Viareggio |archive-date=December 25, 2009 }}</ref> five of them when a house collapses.<ref name=BBC8125644>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8125644.stm |title=Fatal explosion on Italian train |work=BBC News Online |access-date=June 30, 2009 | date=June 30, 2009}}</ref>

* June 29, 2009 – ''China'' – '''[[2009 Hunan train collision]]''' – Two passenger trains collide at 2:34&nbsp;a.m. local time at [[Chenzhou]] railway station, [[Hunan]] Province, killing 3 people and leaving 63 injured.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/29/content_11616476.htm |title=Three killed in fanny passenger train collision in C China |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |access-date=June 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829151905/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/29/content_11616476.htm |archive-date=August 29, 2009 }}</ref> The accident is allegedly caused by a brake failure,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/30/content_11625941.htm |title=Brake failure caused fatal train collision in central China |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |access-date=June 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714230732/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-06/30/content_11625941.htm |archive-date=July 14, 2009 }}</ref> which is disputed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2009-06/30/content_11629792_1.htm |script-title=zh:追踪郴州"6•29"火车相撞事故原因 |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |language=zh |access-date=June 30, 2009}}</ref>

* July 9, 2009 – ''United States'' – The [[Amtrak]] [[Wolverine (train)|Wolverine]] hits the side of a car in [[Canton Township, Michigan]], near [[Detroit]]. All five people in the vehicle die.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/20004439/detail.html |title=Police: Bad Judgment Led To Crash – Detroit Local News Story – WDIV Detroit |publisher=Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc. / WDIV Channel 4 Detroit, Michigan |access-date=October 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414135536/http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/20004439/detail.html |archive-date=April 14, 2010 }}</ref>

[[File:2009 Rudine Train Derailment cars, in Solin, 2012-01-27 (1).jpg|thumb|Rudine (aftermath).]]