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A train derailment was reported Saturday in Montana near Columbus. The train reportedly went off its rails and into the Yellowstone River amid a bridge collapse, according to local outlets. "I’m monitoring the train derailment in Stillwater County, and the state is standing by to support as Montana Rail Link and county officials assess their needs," Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte wrote on social media Saturday just before noon.

More than 50 ambulances were dispatched by the Ministry of Health to rescue the injured from the crash. The Egyptian Railways Authority said it was still investigating why the train, which was heading from Cairo to Mansoura, derailed. Most of the injuries were minor or moderate, with only a few critical cases, Khaled Megahed, a health ministry spokesman, told a local TV station. Video posted on social media showed the victims and the injured passengers scattered along the railway line, next to the overturned train cars. Sounds of distress could also be heard. Train movement has stopped in the East...

A Polish teenager allegedly turned the tram system in the city of Lodz into his own personal train set, triggering chaos and derailing four vehicles in the process. Twelve people were injured in one of the incidents. The 14-year-old modified a TV remote control so that it could be used to change track points, The Telegraph reports. Local police said the youngster trespassed in tram depots to gather information needed to build the device. The teenager told police that he modified track setting for a prank. "He studied the trams and the tracks for a long time and then built...

JUST A QUICK Blurb from Fox, train derails "near I-35" in Kansas, so that's in the eastern half of the state... PIC HERE shows at least one car on fire... Image #1

Coal train derails in southern Illinois Last Updated: 11:26 pm, Friday, July 9th, 2004 By Associated Press BENTON, Ill. (AP) — A train carrying coal derailed Friday morning as it crossed over Interstate 57 in southern Illinois, causing the roadway to be closed in both directions, officials said. A truck driver suffered minor injuries when his face was cut by pieces of glass, said Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Michael Hooks. He said there were no other reports of any injuries to anyone else on the roadway or aboard the train. The derailment of the Canadian National Railway Co. train...