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This is the list of rail accident lists.

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v t e Rail accidents
Classification	Boiler explosion Derailment Head-on collision Rear-end collision Runaway Signal passed at danger Telescoping Train wreck Tram accident Train-pedestrian fatalities
Chronology	Before 1880 1880–89 1890–99 1900–09 1910–19 1920–29 1930–39 1940–49 1950–59 1960–69 1970–79 1980–89 1990–99 2000–09 2010–19 2020–present
Lists	By country By death toll By classification boiler explosions bridge failures level crossing crashes terrorist incidents

Overview

Disasters

Mass wasting	Landslide Avalanche Mudflow Debris flow
Earthquake (List)	Seismic hazard Seismic risk Soil liquefaction
Volcano eruption	Pyroclastic flow Lahar Volcanic ash
Natural erosion	Sinkhole

Hydrological

Flood (List)	Coastal flood Flash flood Storm surge
Other	Tsunami Megatsunami Limnic eruption

Meteorological

Temperature	Blizzard Cold wave Ice storm Heat wave
Drought	Megadrought
Cyclonic storms	Bomb cyclone Thunderstorm (Hail) Tornado (Tornado outbreak) Tropical cyclone
Other	Derecho Wildfire Firestorm ARkStorm

Astronomical

Unrelated to natural hazards

Transport	Rail Maritime Shipwreck Air Spaceflight
Industrial	Structural failures and collapses Bridge Dam Mining Nuclear by death toll Civilian radiation Civilian nuclear Military nuclear Oil spills Levee breach Mast and tower Infrastructure
Health	Famine List Famine scales Epidemic list Pandemic Biosecurity Opioid epidemic Diseases of affluence Disease of despair Diseases of poverty

Preparation

Countermeasures

Media

Organizations

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