Nobody likes exploding trains, but Americans can’t yet seem to quit their unhealthy relationship with fossil fuels, and so we get exploding trains. Five this year, as a matter of fact. You know who ...

Aleistair Adamson had been travelling from Nottingham when he was caught up in Friday's crash.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Well, this is becoming an unfortunate trend.

Commuters were left ducking for cover and huddling on the floor as explosions rang out from the roof of their train carriage.