Train Derailment

Authorities in southeast Louisiana’s St. James Parish allowed all but two families to return to their homes Thursday, a day after a train car derailment and hydrochloric acid leak force the evacuation of 200 residences.

Seven train cars derailed in Mendon, Missouri, after an Amtrak train struck a dump truck at a public crossing.

An empty train on the Red Line derailed outside of the Kendall/MIT station earlier today. This issue is one of many lately that are making some Boston commuters skeptical of the MBTA’s competence in the maintenance of the trains.

An out-of-service Red Line train approaching the Kendal/MIT station derailed earlier today when switching from the northbound to southbound tracks.

A series of 911 calls about an Amtrak train that derailed in rural Montana near the Canadian border set off an outpouring of help from area residents, volunteer fire and medical teams and regional law enforcement

An Amtrak train that derailed in rural Montana over the weekend was going just under the speed limit at about 75 mph (121 kph) when it went off the track along a gradual curve

NBC10 Boston obtained this MBTA video showing an Orange Line train derail March 16. No one was hurt.

A Taiwan train carrying around 350 people derailed in a tunnel on Friday, killing at least 50 people and injuring dozens more in the in one of the country’s deadliest rail disasters.

An MBTA Orange Line train derailed in a work zone near Wellington Station, requiring shuttle buses to replace train service for six stops on the line.

An MBTA Orange Line train has derailed at Wellington Station in Medford, leaving the transit agency to replace train service with shuttle buses for six stations.

Officials say seven train cars carrying crude oil derailed and five caught fire, sending a black plume of smoke into the sky north of Seattle close to the Canadian border.

Authorities in southeast Texas say a freight train has derailed and are urging nearby residents to evacuate their homes as hazmat crews assess the damage.

Fire crews are battling a fire after a train derailment and bridge collapse in Tempe, Arizona.

A freight train traveling on a bridge that spans a lake in a Phoenix suburb derailed Wednesday, setting the bridge ablaze and partially collapsing the structure, officials said.

The main tracks on the commuter rail’s Worcester line have been repaired and will be open for Monday’s commute, the MBTA announced Sunday. While the repairs following the Dec. 26 train derailment allow the MBTA to operate the line on a regular service schedule, the winter storm may still cause weather delays. “Our crews will continue to complete repairs,...