Look em over and pick one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_4
1998 – A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
The Great Ice storm:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1998_North_American_ice_storm
Two inches of ice on a twig, illustrating the impact.
1987 – The Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train enroute to Boston from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people.
1990 – In Pakistan's deadliest train accident an overloaded passenger train collides with an empty freight train, resulting in 307 deaths and 700 injuries.
2018 – A passenger train operated by Shosholoza Meyl collided with a truck on a level crossing at Geneva Station between Hennenman and Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa. 20 people were killed and 260 were injured.
Seems like January 4th is a good day to avoid riding on trains.