Today in History for Jan. 30: In 1649, King Charles I was beheaded. In 1730, Russian Czar Peter II died of smallpox on his wedding day. In 1868, the Nova Scotia legislature opened its first session.

"Heroes" of a rail disaster that left 12 people dead and 46 injured should be remembered, an author has said. Railway workers, doctors and nurses rushed to evacuate casualties – including ...

When a train derailed in East Palestine in February 2023, it left lasting damage on the surrounding environment and the village's psyche. Nine months after a train derailed in East Palestine releasing ...

In July 2013, a runaway freight train barreled into Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. The resulting explosion leveled the town center and claimed dozens of lives in one of Canada’s worst disasters. List of ...

Researchers have found that cases of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and lack of trust in public officials are rising roughly two-and-a-half years after a Norfolk Southern train ...

The end of World War II was days away as a train full of military servicemen and women on the way were killed in horrific train collision on the prairie outside Michigan, North Dakota.

A momument to the victims of the Lac-Mégantic disaster. Government of Canada LAC-MÉGANTIC, Quebec — Canada’s Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, Chrystia Freeland, issued a statement today to ...

Hail to our Lords and Masters, the mighty GWAR. With their upcoming multimedia release The Return of Gor Gor slated for July 25 via Pit Records and Z2 Comics, they’ve deigned us worthy enough to share ...

The biggest stretch in Shinji Higuchi’s follow-up to the 1975 Japanese film “The Bullet Train” is that a bureaucracy comes together effectively to try and alleviate a disaster. Following an opening ...

Japanese filmmaker Shinji Higuchi finds beauty in bullet trains specifically so he can destroy them on screen, a creative paradox that defines his latest film, Netflix‘s “Bullet Train Explosion,” and ...

FILE - This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) JACKSON, Ga. — Down an ...