Seventy years ago, on Oct. 12, 1955, a spectacular train wreck in Gowanda destroyed half the railroad bridge over Cattaraugus ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A train towing cars full of oil derailed Friday in Oregon’s scenic Columbia River Gorge, sparking a fire that sent a plume of black smoke high into the sky and leading to ...

A train towing cars full of oil sends up a plume of smoke after derailing Friday near Mosier by the scenic Columbia River Gorge. The accident happened just after noon about 70 miles east of Portland.

On this day in 2001, a freight train towing 47 cars, 22 of them fully loaded and two containing hazardous chemicals, ran uncontrolled for nearly two hours after an engineer attempted to exit and ...

Authorities said no train passengers were hurt. The Pass Christian fire and police departments responded to the collision. A wrecker cleared the damaged car and authorities remained at the scene at 10 ...

PORTLAND (AP) — A train towing a highly volatile type of oil derailed Friday in Oregon's scenic Columbia River Gorge, igniting a fire that sent a plume of black smoke high into the sky and spurring ...