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rail accident
A train accident or train wreck 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, when the wheels of train come off the ...
(or train wreck) is a type of
disaster
A disaster is an event that causes serious harm to people, buildings, economies, or the environment, and the affected community cannot handle it alone. '' Natural disasters'' like avalanches, floods, earthquakes, and wildfires are caused by na ...
involving one or more
train
A train (from Old French , from Latin">-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... , from Latin , "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles th ...
s. Train wrecks often occur as a result of
miscommunication
Miscommunication ("''mis''" + "''communication''") is the failure of communicating clearly the intended message or idea. It may be a social inability to communicate adequately and properly, and it is one of many types of communication barriers. ...
, as when a moving train meets another train on the same track, when the wheels of train come off the
track or when a
boiler explosion
A boiler explosion is a catastrophic failure of a boiler.
There are two types of boiler explosions. One type is a failure of the pressure parts of the steam and water sides. There can be many different causes, such as failure of the safety val ...
occurs. Train accidents have been widely covered in popular media and in
folklore
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Terrorist incidents
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Derailment
In rail transport, a derailment is a type of train wreck that occurs when a rail vehicle such as a train comes off its rails. Although many derailments are minor, all result in temporary disruption of the proper operation of the railway sys ...
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Rail transport
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
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Tram accident
A tram accident is any accident involving a tram or tram system.
Though tram systems can be environmentally friendly, efficient, and cost effective methods of transport within Urban area, urban areas, issues such as poor maneuverability and lo ...
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Train-pedestrian fatalities
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line or the road etc. crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, o ...
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