Missouri rail crash brings down US road bridge

[John Ashworth]

Missouri rail crash brings down US road bridge

Two goods trains have collided in the US state of Missouri, bringing down a road bridge and leaving seven people injured...

Later in this article there is a reference to "carriages" ("Several carriages derailed"). It seems to be increasingly common in the non-specialist media to refer to freight wagons (or cars) as "carriages".

[John Ashworth]

Freight train crash in Missouri triggers highway overpass collapse

Two freight trains collide in Missouri, bringing down overpass

[John Ashworth]

http://www.itn.co.uk/World/76881/train-crash-triggers-highway-overpass-collapse? (video)