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September 2009

Malfunctioning railroad crossing gate traps school bus

Posted Tue, 09/22/2009 - 15:40

A school bus in Coal City, IL became stuck as a railroad crossing gate came down on its hood in front of the crossing.  The bus driver approached the crossing and stopped, looked, and listened, after which the gate arm came down.  She remained calm and determined that the bus was in no danger of being hit, so remained situated as an oncoming BNSF train passed by.

Disabled pedestrian hit by train at railroad crossing

Posted Fri, 09/11/2009 - 14:14

A 67 year old man of Keyser, West Virginia was struck and killed by a freight train Wednesday night.  The wheels of the disabled man's scooter became stuck in between the rail and the asphalt at the crossing.  Though he struggled to move the scooter, he was unable to get unstuck before an approaching freight train collided with the man and killed him.

The crossing itself is outfitted with a protective gate, though it is unclear how long the man was stuck on the tracks before struck by the train.

Mississippi woman killed in train crash at unguarded railroad crossing

Posted Tue, 09/01/2009 - 11:08

A young woman of Byhalia, MS was killed Sunday in a train crash at an unguarded railroad crossing.  The 21-year-old attempted to cross an unguarded railroad crossing in her Chevy Lumina when she was struck and killed by the approaching train.  The crossing itself is protected by neither lights nor gates - nothing exists to warn motorists of the crossing besides a passive railroad crossing sign.