freight trains
Coverage of freight trains in the Nexus archive.
- Burke County EMS issues safety warning following restart of rail services
Burke County EMS has issued a safety warning due to increased freight train activity following the restart of rail services west of Asheville. The warning emphasizes caution at railroad crossings, obeying signals, and avoiding going around lowered gates.
- A freight trains’ collision in Germany sends 2 wagons plunging off a bridge. One person was killed
Two freight trains collided on a railway bridge in Munich, Germany, causing two wagons to fall onto the street below. One person was killed, but no other injuries were reported. The wagons were not carrying cargo, and the area remains closed for recovery operations.
- A freight trains’ collision in Germany sends 2 wagons plunging off a bridge. One person was killed
Two freight trains collided on a railway bridge in Germany overnight, causing two wagons to fall off the bridge. One person was killed in the incident.
- 1 killed as freight train plunges from bridge in Germany after crash
One person died after two freight trains collided on a bridge in Munich, causing loaded cars to fall approximately 5 meters to the road below. The cause of the collision and derailment remains unclear, though police confirmed the cargo was not hazardous.
- ‘People can see it – but can’t use it’: mystery of completed East-West Rail line that has no passenger trains
The East West Rail project between Oxford and Milton Keynes was completed in 2024, but no passenger services have launched despite freight trains operating. Residents near Winslow, Buckinghamshire, are frustrated by the lack of promised services, which were intended to boost housing, jobs, and economic growth in the UK's tech corridor.