Some recent deadly train accidents in the United States:
Jan. 6, 2005: A freight train slams into a parked train in Graniteville, S.C., rupturing a chlorine tank. Nine people are killed by the gas and 234 are injured.
Nov. 10, 2004: A car trying to beat a freight train near Graniteville, S.C., is struck. Five people are killed.
Dec. 12, 2001: A minivan is struck by an Amtrak train near Bakersfield, Calif. Seven people are killed.
March 15, 1999: An Amtrak train hits a truck and derails near Bourbonnais, Ill. Eleven people are killed and about 100 injured.
Feb. 16, 1996: An Amtrak train and a commuter train collide in Silver Spring, Md. Eleven people are killed.
Sept. 22, 1993: A barge hits a railroad bridge near Mobile, Ala. Minutes later, an Amtrak train hits the bent tracks and plunges into the bayou. Forty-seven people are killed.
July 31, 1991: An Amtrak train hits a freight car on a siding near Camden, S.C. Eight people are killed and 78 injured.
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