# Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 31, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945 "2021-01-31T21:25:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6494
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945/6494 "2023-02-17T21:21:51Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Is there not a thread for the train derailment? > Because, it happened again: It [happens fairly frequently, as I just recently noted:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/7956) > [@Kimstu](#): > > [the 2017 derailments in Iowa and Washington, the 2018 collisions in South Carolina and Wyoming, and derailments in Virginia and Indiana, and similar catastrophes in 2019](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rail_accidents_(2010%E2%80%932019)#2017) and [2020](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rail_accidents_(2020%E2%80%93present)#2020)? > > > [@](#): > > > > [2017] > > 10 March – _United States_ – A freight train convoying ethanol derails and bursts into flames as it crosses a trestle bridge near [Graettinger, Iowa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graettinger,_Iowa). At least 27 of 101 cars derail. […] > > > > 18 December - _United States_ - **[2017 Washington train derailment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Washington_train_derailment)** : Amtrak _[Cascades](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak_Cascades)_ passenger train #501, the inaugural run of the _Cascades_ service on a new rail line designed for higher speeds than the previous route, fails to slow down when approaching a 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) speed restriction and derails on a bridge over [I-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_5) in [Pierce County, Washington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierce_County,_Washington). Three people are killed and over 80 injured […] > > > > [2018] > > 4 February - _United States_ - **[Cayce, South Carolina train collision](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayce,_South_Carolina_train_collision)** : [Amtrak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amtrak) [_Silver Star_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Star_(Amtrak_train)) train #91traveling from [New York City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City) to [Miami](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami) collided with a [CSX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSX) freight train in [Cayce, South Carolina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayce,_South_Carolina), killing at least two people, injuring at least 100 others, and spilling thousands of gallons of fuel […] > > > > 19 May - _United States_ - A [CSX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSX) freight train is derailed when a bridge collapses under it at [Franconia, Virginia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franconia,_Virginia) […] > > > > 17 June - _United States_ - A freight train consisting of 89 cars derails and causes an explosion outside of the city of [Princeton, Indiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton,_Indiana). Of the 23 derailed cars, 5 contain propane. Authorities evacuate homes within a 1-mile (1.6 km) radius of the derailment.[[…] > > > > 4 October - _United States_ - A [Union Pacific](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific) freight train loses its brakes and collides with the rear of a stationary train in [Granite Canyon, Wyoming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite_Canyon,_Wyoming).[_[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)_] Preliminary NTSB reports have put the cause at a kink or pinched air hose along with a communication failure between the head end and the train’s [end-of-train device](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-of-train_device). The crew of the runaway train were killed […] > > > > [2019] > > 6 January – _United States_ – A Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derails in [Jefferson County, Georgia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Georgia) near [Bartow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartow,_Georgia), prompting the evacuation of all addresses within a 7-mile (11 km) radius of the crash site due to tanker leakage. No injuries from the derailment were reported; however, at least 26 people, including a firefighter and three law enforcement officers, were treated for chemical exposure […] > > > > 9 April – _United States_ – Several cars of a [Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware-Lackawanna_Railroad) train derail in [Dickson City, Pennsylvania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickson_City,_Pennsylvania) […] > > > > 16 April – _United States_ – Six cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying trash derail in [Wyomissing, Pennsylvania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyomissing,_Pennsylvania). The train was traveling westbound from [Oak Island, New Jersey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Island_Yard) to [Mingo Junction, Ohio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mingo_Junction,_Ohio). The derailment backs up train traffic as far away as [Chicago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago) […] > > > > 17 August – _United States_ – About 140 cars from two BNSF Railway trains derail near [Walton, Kansas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walton,_Kansas) due to high winds from a storm […] > > > [@](#): > > > > [2020] > > 1 January – _[United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States)_ – A [BNSF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNSF) freight train strikes a landslide and derails near [Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonner%27s_Ferry,_Idaho). Both locomotives end up in the [Kootenai River](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kootenai_River). Two crew are rescued by boat […] > > > > 13 February – _United States_ – Five cars of a 96-car [CSX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSX) freight train derail in Draffin, [Kentucky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky) due to a rockslide. The locomotives and train cars caught fire, causing evacuations of nearby communities. Two crew members from the train were taken to a hospital […] > > > > 27 March - United States - In [Deland, Florida](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deland,_Florida), an Amtrak Auto Train derailed when 8 train cars tipped over, 1 person was injured […] > > > > 29 July – _United States_ – A freight train derails on a bridge in [Tempe, Arizona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempe,_Arizona). The wreck catches fire and the bridge collapses […] > > > > 11 October - United States - In [Lilburn, Georgia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilburn,_Georgia), a CSX train derails during heavy rains following [Hurricane Delta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Delta_(2020)), causing minor injuries to the two occupants of the locomotive […] > > > > 28 November - United States - In [Wellington, Colorado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington,_Colorado), a _[BNSF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNSF)_ Train collided with an empty train car and derailed with the train wheels of the empty train car which made the BNSF Train derail, 1 person was injured […] > > […] (And I’m not even including the dozen or so regional or light rail accidents or ones involving automobiles in the same period.) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945)._