A train wreck, train collision, train accident or train crash is a type of
disaster involving one or more
trains. Train wrecks often occur as a result of miscommunication, as when a moving train meets another train on the same track; or an accident, such as when a train wheel jumps off a
track
Track or Tracks may refer to:
Routes or imprints
* Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity
* Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across
* Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shorte ...
in a
derailment; or when a
boiler explosion occurs. Train wrecks have often been widely covered in popular media and in folklore.
A
head-on collision between two trains is colloquially called a "cornfield meet" in the United States.
Train wreck gallery
Image:Train wreck in Rainy River District, Ontario (I0002383).tiff, Train wreck in Rainy River District, Ontario in the 1900s.
See also
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Lists of rail accidents
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List of accidents and disasters by death toll
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Classification of railway accidents
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Boiler explosion
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Bridge disaster
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Derailment
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Level crossing crashes
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Runaway
Runaway, Runaways or Run Away may refer to:
Engineering
* Runaway reaction, a chemical reaction releasing more heat than what can be removed and becoming uncontrollable
* Thermal runaway, self-increase of the reaction rate of an exothermic proce ...
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Signal passed at danger
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Tram accident
A tram accident is any accident involving a tram. Alternatively, any accident involving a tram or a tram system may be considered a tram accident. The latter definition is more commonly used in public safety studies.
Tram systems are typically c ...
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Wrong-side failure
*The crash at
Crush, Texas, an intentional train wreck conducted as a publicity stunt
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Head-on collision
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Railway accident deaths
References
Further reading
* Aldrich, Mark. ''Death Rode the Rails: American Railroad Accidents and Safety, 1828-1965'' (2006
excerpt* Vaughan, Adrian. ''Obstruction Danger: Significant British Railway Accidents, 1890-1986 '' (Motorbooks International, 1989)
online
External links
BBC News: World's worst rail disasters*
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