 view gallery |   Brit Craft Memorial -- Atchison KS
in Railway Disaster Sites A small carved granite monument to famed Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad engineer Brit Craft near the depot that he was based out of in downtown Atchison KS. The actual disaster site is near Glen Elder KS around N 39 31.273; W 098 22.976 posted by:  Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 4/24/2013 last visited: 3/15/2013 |
 view gallery | 1951 Kansas River ATSF Bridge Collapse -- Topeka KS in Railway Disaster Sites This former Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe RR truss bridge over the Kansas River was built in 1920, washed out in 1951, and restored to service in 1953. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Kansas date approved: 4/24/2013 last visited: 3/14/2013 |
 view gallery | 1956 Train collision, Bielefeld, Germany in Railway Disaster Sites On May 28, 1956, a class 92 shunter flank tripped a 4-unit class VT33 railcar on a bridge spanning a street at Bielefeld main station. Two of the railcar units were thrown to their sides and 72 passengers were injured, but luckily all survived. posted by: kittyposse location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany date approved: 12/23/2012 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Schiedam - The Netherlands in Railway Disaster Sites The Schiedam train disaster took place in the Netherlands on 4 May 1976 near the station Schiedam Rotterdam-West posted by: superstein location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands date approved: 9/4/2012 last visited: 9/11/2012 |
 view gallery | CSX Coal Train Derailment - Ellicott City, MD in Railway Disaster Sites An 80-car CSX train carrying 9,000 tons of coal derailed in downtown Ellicott City at 12:02 AM on August 21, 2012. posted by: Go Boilers! location: Maryland date approved: 9/4/2012 last visited: 3/30/2013 |
 view gallery | Wreck At The Fat Nancy - Orange VA in Railway Disaster Sites One of Virginia's worst train wrecks occurred at the Fat Nancy trestle. posted by:  La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 9/4/2012 last visited: never |
 view gallery | TRAX train derailed after colliding with truck - Salt Lake City, Utah in Railway Disaster Sites TRAX train derailed after colliding with truck posted by: The_Simpsons location: Utah date approved: 8/7/2012 last visited: 4/2/2013 |
 view gallery | Quintinshill Rail Disaster - Gretna Green, Scotland in Railway Disaster Sites A memorial to the victims of the Quintinshill Rail Disaster is located on the grounds of the Famous Blacksmith Shop in Gretna Green, Scotland. The rail disaster site is visible from this marker. posted by: Marine Biologist location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom date approved: 8/7/2012 last visited: 9/7/2012 |
 view gallery | The Oak Lane Rail Crash 1944 - Newington, Kent, UK. in Railway Disaster Sites A railway disaster caused by a V1 flying bomb strike on a railway bridge, Newington, Kent, UK. posted by: MeerRescue location: South East England, United Kingdom date approved: 4/17/2012 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Hinton Rail Crash - 1986 - Hinton, Alberta in Railway Disaster Sites The Hinton train collision occurred at 8:40 am on February 8, 1986. Twenty-three people died and 95 others sustained injuries in a collision between a Canadian National (CN) freight train and a VIA Rail Canada passenger train near Hinton, Alberta. posted by: wildwoodke location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 3/4/2012 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Railway Accident - Leonard, Ontario in Railway Disaster Sites This railway accident took place on 21 August 1964 in Leonard, Ontario. posted by: Weathervane location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 12/29/2011 last visited: 5/18/2013 |
 view gallery | Granville-Paris Express 1895 - Paris, France in Railway Disaster Sites Paris Montparnasse was the location of a famous stream train crash in 1895. posted by: manchanegra location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 11/24/2011 last visited: 7/20/2012 |
 view gallery | Willow Creek Slide Disaster in Railway Disaster Sites An avalanche, Feb 10, 1903, swept away part of a 300 ft high trestle. An engine plunged 80 feet and was buried in 30 feet of snow; a passenger car dangled over open space; and a caboose with 8 people dropped into deep snow. posted by: hyperheidi location: Idaho date approved: 10/3/2011 last visited: 10/7/2012 |
 view gallery | Acidente na Linha do Tua - Brunheda, Portugal in Railway Disaster Sites This train derailment occurred in Tua line, in August 22, 2008 posted by: tmob location: Vila Real, Portugal date approved: 9/27/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Accident impliquant un autobus scolaire et un train - Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC in Railway Disaster Sites Commémoration d'un accident impliquant un autobus scolaire et un train qui a fait 20 victimes en 1966. La plaque commémorative est érigée près de la maison Valois au parc Valois de Vaudreuil-Dorion à environ 800 mètres du lieu de l'accident. posted by: denben location: Quebec, Canada date approved: 9/9/2011 last visited: 10/8/2012 |
 view gallery | Railway Disaster - Aug 8, 2008 – Studénka, Czech Republic in Railway Disaster Sites A train accident of an express train EuroCity 108 Comenius on route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic posted by: ToRo61 location: Moravskoslezsky kraj, Czech Republic date approved: 9/9/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | The Morrisburg, Ontario CN Derailment of 2010 in Railway Disaster Sites A Train Derailment that Occurred in Morrisburg, Ontario in March 2, 2010 posted by: Canadianzombie location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 9/9/2011 last visited: 10/7/2012 |
 view gallery | Camp Mountain Derailment - 1947 - QLD, Australia in Railway Disaster Sites The 1947 Camp Mountain derailment remains the worst train disaster in the state of Queensland, Australia. posted by: fathrtime location: Queensland, Australia date approved: 8/1/2011 last visited: 1/2/2012 |
 view gallery | Railway disaster - June 24, 1995 – Krouna, Czech Republic in Railway Disaster Sites On June 24, 1995 four runaway carriages smashed into a passenger train carrying 23 people near Krouna. 19 killed, only 4 passengers survived. posted by: vraatja location: Pardubicky kraj, Czech Republic date approved: 4/4/2011 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Maricopa & Phoenix Railroad Bridge Collapse in Railway Disaster Sites A 1902 railroad bridge collapse in Tempe, Arizona. posted by: desert georangers location: Arizona date approved: 3/27/2011 last visited: 5/27/2012 |
 view gallery | Railroad Accident Nov 11, 1993, Kelso, WA in Railway Disaster Sites On November 11, 1993, a Burlington Northern freight train was involved in a head-on collision with a Union Pacific freight train near Kelso, Washington. posted by: Queens Blessing location: Washington date approved: 3/27/2011 last visited: 9/15/2012 |
 view gallery | Stéblová train disaster - Stéblová, Czech Republic in Railway Disaster Sites The place of the most tragic train disaster in Czech railway history at Stéblová on November 14, 1960 - 118 people dead and 110 badly injured. posted by: vraatja location: Pardubicky kraj, Czech Republic date approved: 2/16/2011 last visited: 7/17/2011 |
 view gallery | Alcafache-Portugal in Railway Disaster Sites It was the worst rail accident ever in Portugal. Two trains collided in front of Beira, a line whose safety depended entirely on human resources. posted by: h_raky location: Viseu, Portugal date approved: 1/14/2011 last visited: 9/13/2009 |
 view gallery | Sharnbrook Station Railway Disaster - Bedfordshire, UK in Railway Disaster Sites Sharnbrook Station was the site where a horrific railway disaster occurred on 4th February 1909. The railway line is part of the Midland Railway in the area and is a mainline. posted by: Dragontree location: Eastern England, United Kingdom date approved: 11/7/2010 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Hyde Railway Disaster — Hyde, New Zealand in Railway Disaster Sites "It is safe to say that no previous railway accident in this country has resulted in such a mass of distorted and wrecked rolling stock." -- Board of Inquiry. posted by: Dunbar Loop location: South Island, New Zealand date approved: 4/8/2010 last visited: never |
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