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A rail accident (or train wreck) is a type of disaster involving one or more trains. Train wrecks often occur as a result of miscommunication, as when a moving train meets another train on the same track, when the wheels of train come off the track or when a boiler explosion occurs. Train accidents have been widely covered in popular media and in folklore.

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• Derailment
• Rail transport
• Tram accident
• Train-pedestrian fatalities
• Train surfing
  • List of train-surfing injuries and deaths

This article includes a transport-related list of lists.