This list is under construction. Date of last update is 16 March 2000.

Railroad Accident Links

Danger Ahead

(A) rich site with extensive narrative database of recent and historic railroad accidents with images, current news clips regarding railway incidents, and in depth discussions of selected events

The Columbia Gorge Wreck

(C) site by the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society with excellent photographs showing the difficulty of clearing a railroad accident site in the Columbia River Gorge

Germany's Worst Train Disaster

(A) extensive description of the June 1998 wreck of a German ICE high speed train at Eschede - has extensive photographic coverage and a series of images showing a reconstruction of the accident

The Political Graveyard - Politicians Killed in Railroad and Streetcar Accidents

(B) fascinating partial list of significant political figures who died in railway accidents since 1858 with a brief political biography, location and date of death, and location of interment

Operation Life Saver

(C) rail crossing safety site for national effort to reduce crossing accidents - includes Federal Railway Administration statistics on crossing accidents

Railroad Accidents

(B) partial list of major railorad accidents since 1831 with date, location, short description of the accident, and number of casualties

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