Posts Tagged derailed train cars

Freight train derails near 95th Street

Apr 7

Posted by Admin in Fire Service News, Train Crash | 1 Comment

No injuries were reported from a freight train derailment this afternoon near the 2100 block of East 95th Street. Several tank cars left the track and a Level I Haz Mat was requested. The cleanup process is underway.

TIm Olk is on the scene and submitted these images.

freight train derails on Chicago's southsude

A tank car with an unknown cargo is off the tracks. Tim Olk photo

Heavy equipment is brought in to remove the tank cars. Tim Olk photo

Several cars need to be removed. Tim Olk photo

Multiple tank cars derailed and there is considerable damage to the track. Tim Olk photo

Tags: derailed tank car, derailed train cars, railroad tank cars off the tracks, Tim Olk, train accident, train derailment, train derails on Chicago's south side

Chicago Train Derailment 9-2-12

Sep 4

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News, Reader submission, Train Crash | 1 Comment

Tim Olk responded to a train derailment on Chicago’s south side Sunday morning.

Tim Olk photo

The Chicago Tribune wrote the following:

The train derailed on the city’s Southwest Side early Sunday morning, leaving many without power but nobody injured, according to Chicago police.

Police said the derailment happened near Rockwell and 83rd streets. One train ran into another that wasn’t moving and the collision resulted in a derailment on an adjacent track, according to a CSX spokesman.

The complete Chicago Tribune article is HERE.

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tags: derailed train cars, Tim Olk, train derailment, trains collide on Chicago's south side

Three freight trains collide and derail in Northwest Indiana – update

Jan 7

Posted by bgshap in Reader submission, Train Crash | Comments off

The cleanup has begun at the site of the train collision and derailment in Northwest Indiana which occurred yesterday. Tim Olk visited the crash site today and submitted a few images of the scene.