derailment
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Origin of derailment
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With the death toll still provisional, the crash is Spain's deadliest rail disaster since a derailment near Santiago de Compostela in the northwest killed 80 people in 2013.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
The fiery derailment in East Palestine led to one of the worst U.S. chemical disasters in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
According to the spokesperson, the train will only be lifted off the line once the public prosecutor allows it, with investigations into the cause of the derailment still ongoing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026
He added that the derailment could have caused a "total environmental disaster".
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Chances are his train was late, because in 1984 there was a fire somewhere on the New York system every day and a derailment every other week.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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