Thread by @SimianDon

Everyone knows about the #OhioTrainDerailment but wut if I told you dat da @USDOT under the leadership of @PeteButtigieg @SecretaryPete and @POTUS @JoeBiden wuz responsible fer 38 train derailments, 29 deaths, 187 injuries, 7 #Hazmat spills and 2 arrest of workers ....

@USDOT @PeteButtigieg @SecretaryPete @POTUS @JoeBiden 20 January 2021 - Joe Biden's tenure as the 46th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2021
2 February 2021 - Pete Buttigieg Confirmed As Transportation Secretary
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6 March 2021 - United States - In Front Royal, Virginia, A Norfolk Southern train derails, killing 1.
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30 July 2021 - United States - Two MBTA Green Line trains collided with each other in downtown Boston. 25 people were reported injured, and one of the drivers was later arrested and charged.
bostonglobe.com/2021/07/31/met…

26 August 2021 - United States - In St Paul, Minnesota, 3 trains (1 Union Pacific, 1 Canadian Pacific, And 1 BNSF) collided onto each other spilling chlorine into the river.
cbsnews.com/minnesota/news…

25 September 2021 – United States – 2021 Montana train derailment: The eight rear Superliner cars of Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder train 7/27, a doubleheader traveling from Chicago to Seattle derail and tipped over near Joplin, Montana at approximately 3:55 pm local time,

located nearly 100 miles northeast of Great Falls and 70 miles south of a US/Canadian border between Montana and between the eastern side of Alberta and western side of Saskatoon. Out of the 146 passengers and 16 crew members on board,

3 people were killed according to the Liberty County Sheriff's office, and injuring 50 others. Only 7 of them were hospitalized.
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12 October 2021 - United States - In Washington D.C., a Blue Line Washington Metro Train, the train was carrying 400 people, only 187 people evacuate first, no deaths were reported but 1 person was injured.
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006 - 9 December 2021 - United States - In Darby, Pennsylvania, a SEPTA trolley train crashes into a CSX train, 6 people were injured.[89]
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19 December 2021 - United States - A derailment of 40 Union Pacific cars occurred about a half-mile west of Napton, Missouri. All of the cars were carrying wheat.
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9 January 2022 - United States - A Metrolink train collides with a Cessna 172 Skyhawk at Pacoima, Los Angeles, California, destroying the aircraft.
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2 February 2022 - United States - In Baltimore, Maryland, a passenger train crashed into a car killing local high school football player Lamar Patterson, 1 person was killed and no injuries were reported.
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11 May 2022 - United States - In Clarendon Hills, Illinois, a Metra Train crashed into a truck at a railroad crossing, 1 passenger on the train Christina Lopez was fatally ejected from the train and died, and 4 others were injured.

The truck caught on fire and was pulverized when the train crashed into it, 1 person was killed and 4 were injured.
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linois, a Metra Train crashed into a truck and derailed at a railroad crossing, the train was headed from Fox Lake station to Chicago Union Station, 1 person was killed and 1 person was injured.
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26 May 2022 - United States - In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a Norfolk Southern train derailed at the Allegheny River, a part of the train bridge collapsed, 2 people were injured.[120]
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26 June - United States - In Brentwood, California, an Amtrak San Joaquins passenger train collided with a car obstructing a railroad crossing. Three people in the car were killed and two were seriously injured.
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27 June 2022 - United States - 2022 Missouri train derailment ‒ An Amtrak Southwest Chief passenger train carrying 243 passengers collides with a dump truck obstructing a railroad crossing in Mendon, Missouri.
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Four people were killed, three onboard the train and the truck driver) and another 40 were hospitalized following the derailment.[130][131]
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11 July 2022 - United States - In Columbia, South Carolina, a Norfolk Southern Train collided with another train at Charleston. One of the trains had fuel spills, no deaths were reported but 2 were injured.[133]
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18 July 2022 - Biden steps into rail labor dispute
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016 - 5 August - United States - In Milwaukie, Oregon, a MAX Light Rail Train crashed into a buffer after failing to stop at a train station, 3 people were injured.
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27 August - United States - In Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a Tri-Rail Train Crashed derailed after crashing into a car at a railroad crossing, 8 people were injured.
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31 August - United States - In El Paso, Texas, a Union Pacific Train crashed into a derailment device that was on the train tracks and derailed killing a train conductor, one of the derailed train cars had a gas leak, which made nearby houses to evacuate.
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8 September - In Mecca, California, near the Salton Sea, a Union Pacific Train crashed into another Union Pacific Train, it was also claimed that the train crashed into the train cars from behind, 2 people were killed and no injuries were reported.[145]
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11 September- United States - In Florence, South Carolina, a CSX Train crashed into a car at a railroad crossing, 4 people were killed and 1 person was injured.
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23 September - In Denver, Colorado, a L Line (RTD) Train derails and splits into 2, 3 people were injured.
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24 September - In Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2 CSX Trains crashed into each other near causing a derailment near Miami International Airport, 4 people were injured.
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8 October - United States - In Sandusky, Ohio, a 101 car Norfolk Southern freight train derailed at speed, dropping 20 tanker cars of paraffin wax into a road underpass.
sanduskyregister.com/news/439916/ra…

15 October - United States - In Chicago, Illinois, a Metra Train crashed into a Chicago Transit Authority bus at a railroad crossing, no deaths were reported but 1 person was injured.
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15 October - In Amite, Florida, an Amtrak Train crashed into a truck at a railroad crossing, there were 208 people aboard the train but the train driver was injured and taken to the hospital, no deaths were reported but 1 person was injured.
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027 -16 October - United States - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a PATCO Speedline Train crashed into 2 people who were working on the Ben Franklin Bridge, 2 people were killed and no one was injured.[153]
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17 October - United States - In Waterbury, Connecticut, a Metro-North Railroad Train crashed into a semi truck at a railroad crossing, 9 people were injured.
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21 October - United States - In Stonington, Illinois, a Norfolk Southern Train had derailed after crashing into rail equipment at a railroad crossing, 1 person was killed.
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27 October - United States - In Branson, Missouri, a Silver Dollar City Amusement Park passenger train had derailed, injuring 7 people.
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1 November - United States - In Ravenna Township, Ohio, 22 cars of a 237 car Norfolk Southern freight train derailed, causing damage to lineside property.
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3 November - United States - In Baltimore, Maryland, a Baltimore Light RailLink Train was hijacked by Aidan Mcdonnell, the stolen train crashed into a southbound train.
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28 November - United States - In Clewiston, Florida, a frieght train derailed after crashing into a truck, 1 person was killed and no one was injured.
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2 December 2022 -Biden signs bill to block U.S. railroad strike reuters.com/world/us/biden…

21 December - United States - In Collegedale, Tennessee, a Norfolk Southern Train derailed after striking a truck at a railroad crossing, no deaths were reported but 2 railway employees were injured.
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28 January – United States – In Keachi, Louisiana, a train derailed and spilled more than 10,000 gallons of acid products, leading to the evacuation of part of the town. 16 cars total derailed, with 2 of the 16 leaking the chemicals.
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1 February – United States – In Detroit, Michigan, a train derailed on a bridge, causing train cars to hang over a street below.[173]
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3 February – 2023 Ohio train derailment – A Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derails near East Palestine, Ohio, resulting in a state of emergency, evacuation of the area, and activation of the Ohio National Guard.
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13 February – United States – In Splendora, Texas, a train derailed after crashing into an 18-wheeler that was attempting to cross the tracks. The truck was dragged half a mile down the tracks, killing the driver.
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Jus thought maybe @NewsMax @OANN @TuckerCarlson @FoxNews @realDonaldTrump @TeoAnon17 @CitizenFreePress @TheMarcitect @IngrahamAngle may wanna ask wen @POTUS fixinta fix da railways ....