An engine of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad got away from its crew and ran 2 1/2 half miles between Moline and Rock Island before it ran out of steam on Dec. 23, 1887. The incident may ...

The bodies of up to 40 people missing after a runaway train carrying crude oil slammed into a Quebec town may never be recovered, officials warned late Sunday. Five others were already confirmed dead ...

DENVER — A string of runaway rail cars spilled beer in downtown Denver Wednesday after they crashed into a parked locomotive and derailed. No one was hurt, and the railroad's mainline operations were ...

Rail officials averted a potential collision between a runaway locomotive and a freight train, later firing two workers as a result of the incident near Fredericksburg. Virginia Railway Express ...

A runaway freight train in northern India traveled nearly 45 miles without a driver on Sunday, reaching speeds of up to 46 miles per hour, before it was brought to a stop, according to railway ...

MELBOURNE, Nov 5 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton said it had suspended all its iron ore rail operations in Western Australia on Monday after a train ran away at high speed for nearly 100 kilometres before ...

Rail officials averted a potential collision between a runaway locomotive and a freight train, later firing two workers as a result of the incident near Fredericksburg. Virginia Railway Express ...