Recent train derailments

Date published: 1/6/2006

Dec. 30, Savannah, Ga.

Freight train derails, causing serious delays. Amtrak passengers stuck on their train for 20 hours.

Jan. 20, 2005, Washington

Northbound Amtrak train partially derails just after leaving Union Station, causing delays of more than three hours.

Dec. 18, 2003, Alexandria

Freight train derails just south of Alexandria, causing cancellation of about 20 Amtrak trains and delaying VRE service for about a week.

April 18, 2002, Crescent City, Fla.

Amtrak Auto Train derails; six people are killed and more than 150 injured. Auto Train service is suspended for five days.

Aug. 8, 2001, Washington

A minor derailment at Union Station leaves nearly 11,000 VRE commuters waiting hours in near-100-degree temperatures for buses and cabs to take them home.

July 8, 1997, Crystal City

Derailment involving a freight train and an Amtrak train causes VRE to modify and limit its schedule for two days.

Date published: 1/6/2006