Motor vehicles

Teen Dies, Two Hurt at Dangerous, Unguarded UP Crossing

Posted Tue, 01/22/2013 - 20:55

Railroad and State Officials Will Meet to Discuss Dangerous Crossing Surfaces after TV Pressure

Posted Wed, 01/16/2013 - 09:29

(Douglasville, Georgia – January 14, 2013)

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Atlanta TV Station Battles Class-One Railroads over Crossing Surface Conditions

Posted Mon, 01/14/2013 - 09:19

(Atlanta, Georgia – January 9, 2013)

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Victim’s Condition Remains a Closely Guarded Secret after Collision with UP Train at Dangerous, Unguarded Crossing

Posted Wed, 01/09/2013 - 09:16

(Shelton, Nebraska – January 8, 2013)

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Death of Firefighter Devastates Community as Debate over Lack of Signals Begins

Posted Tue, 01/08/2013 - 12:34

(St. George, South Carolina – January 7, 2013)

The tragic death Sunday afternoon of a young husband, father, and public servant who was killed instantly when his Chevrolet pickup truck collided with a Norfolk Southern freight train traveling at 44 mph at the dangerous, unguarded crossing of NS railroad tracks and Ann Street in St. George, SC was being felt Monday across three communities.

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Illinois Couple Injured and Ticketed for Failure to Observe Signal at Passive Crossing

Posted Tue, 01/08/2013 - 09:38

(Gibson City, Illinois – January 4, 2013)

An 80-year-old husband and his 79-year-old wife were both injured Friday afternoon at about 2:15 P.M. a mile and a half south of Gibson City, IL when their westbound 2006 Ford 500 was struck by a northbound Norfolk Southern freight train at the dangerous, unguarded crossing of Ford County Road 200 North just east of Illinois Highway 47.

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Firefighter Killed by Train at Dangerous, Unguarded Crossing

Posted Mon, 01/07/2013 - 14:45

(St. George, South Carolina -- January 6, 2013)

An off-duty Grover, SC Fire Dept. firefighter died late Sunday afternoon at about 5:00 P.M. when he attempted to cross the dangerous, unguarded crossing of Ann Street in St. George, SC in his pickup truck as a Norfolk Southern train, consisting only of a locomotive and a caboose, approached the NS/Ann St. intersection.