![]() ![]() Two people were killed, one was airlifted to hospital. 20 February – Australia – Wallan derailment: Sydney to Melbourne XPT derailed near Wallan, Victoria.Two crew members from the train were taken to a hospital. The locomotives and train cars caught fire, causing evacuations of nearby communities. 13 February – United States – Five cars of a 96-car CSX freight train derail in Draffin, Kentucky due to a rockslide.The Canadian government halves the speed limit for freight trains carrying hazardous materials as a result. Canada – A Canadian Pacific freight train carrying crude oil derails and catches fire at Guernsey, Saskatchewan.Two people are killed and 31 are injured. Italy – Livraga derailment: A Frecciarossa high-speed train derails at Livraga.29 January – Australia – A freight train derails near Barnawartha, Victoria and collides with a passenger train coming in the other direction.28 January – United Kingdom – A freight train hauled by a Class 70 locomotive derails at Eastleigh, Hampshire.24 January – United States – In Hartford, Connecticut, an Amtrak train collided with a maintenance truck which is stuck on a railroad crossing, the train hit the truck, 6 people were injured.7 January – Mexico – 7 people die and more than 30 are injured when a Ferromex train strikes a bus at a level crossing in Sonora. ![]() Both locomotives end up in the Kootenai River. ![]() 1 January – United States – A BNSF freight train strikes a landslide and derails near Bonner's Ferry, Idaho. ![]()
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