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Thursday, November 01, 2012  Chemical fire burns at site of train derailment near Louisville, hundreds remain evacuated

Tuesday, December 20, 2011  It's been a busy week for railroad crews near Keokuk.

Friday, December 02, 2011  Train tracks between Macomb and Quincy are out of service Friday as crews work to remedy a BNSF derailment.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  VIDEO ADDED: The accident is just south of the rail yard in West Quincy.

Friday, May 06, 2011  Update:  Cleanup underway

Tuesday, June 01, 2010  Amtrak and railroad officials are trying to determine what caused part of a St. Louis-to-Chicago Amtrak train to derail over the holiday weekend in southwestern Illinois.

Thursday, April 08, 2010  The problem was caused by a mudslide in that area that happened around 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Saturday, March 27, 2010 

Monday, March 08, 2010  Authorities say a Union Pacific train loaded with coal derailed near Jefferson in west central Iowa.

Sunday, December 20, 2009  Freight train derails in Northern Illinois forcing Amtrak to reroute some trains.

Monday, August 10, 2009  According to a spokesperson with B-N-S-F, the accident around 5:30p.m. Saturday when a train began to pull out of the train yard carrying four carloads of corn.

Thursday, January 15, 2009  Amtrak train partially derails, delays travelers

Tuesday, January 13, 2009  The derailment of a coal train near the northern Illinois community of Earlville is having an effect on Amtrak service to Quincy.

Tuesday, December 02, 2008 

Friday, October 24, 2008