Two Commuter Trains Collide In Boston

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Two commuter trains collide on the Green Line in Massachusetts near Brae Burn Country Club Wednesday evening, trapping and seriously injuring the operator of one of the trains.

MBTA officials said an outbound commuter train slowed to a stop on the tracks and was hit from behind by a second outbound train. The operator of the second train is trapped inside and has suffered serious injuries, though she is conscious, officials said. Emergency crews have been working to pull the woman out of the train.

It is unknown as of this writing how many other injuries there are, we will try to make an update as soon as more information becomes available.

Video from the aftermath of the train accident is below.

The story is still breaking but an update of 8 injuries is being reported now.

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As pointed out by the comments below (thank you Adam) the Green Line is an Elevated Trolley in the Suburbs.
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Chicago Train Derailment Injures 24

An elevated commuter train in Chicago derailed today injuring 24 people. 25 people were on the four car train including one CTA employee and 14 were taken to the hospital.

The injuries were not life threatening but at least one passenger seemed to be in serious condition according to reports.

Chicago EMS sent 10 ambulances to the scene for the derailment which occured at aproximately 10:10 AM local time and all passengers were removed from the train by 11:08 AM and the scene secured.

For Photos of the derailment.
For Video of the derailment.

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Update: Quarantined Train Cleared

The train that was detained due to fears of a possible disease outbreak has been released after officials found that people on board the train who had become ill was due to the common flu.

One woman who had died which sparked the fear of the outbreak apparently died of natural causes and was identified as an 86 year old from South Africa.

The train, carrying 264 passengers and 30 crew members, was being held in the station in the town of Foleyet, Canada 500 miles north-west of Toronto. The station was also evacuated.

The train was allowed to continue on to Toronto after it was confirmed that no outbreak was occurring.

You can see our original post of this story here: Canadian Passenger Train Quarantined

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Canadian Passenger Train Quarantined

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A train carrying 269 passengers and 30 crew members has been stopped and quarantined in Foleyet, Canada after 10 people fell ill with flu like symptoms. One of the passengers that became ill has died and another was taken to a hospital.

Officials are saying that it appears the illness is contained in two cars but are not letting any of the passengers off the train and have evacuated the station at Foleyet as a precaution.

The cause of the symptoms as of this writing are unknown and we will try to provide an update as soon as possible.

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