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Sixty Passengers Injured, Five in Critical Condition in Head-On Connecticut Commuter Train Crash

Posted Sat, 05/18/2013 - 13:29

(Fairfield, Connecticut – May 17, 2013)

Nebraska Man Killed by BNSF Train at Dangerous, Unguarded Crossing

Posted Wed, 05/15/2013 - 12:16

(Saline County, Nebraska – May 14, 2013)

BNSF Oil Train Collision with Anhydrous Ammonia Tanker at Unguarded, Dangerous Crossing Turns Fatal

Posted Wed, 05/15/2013 - 08:27

(Murdock, Minnesota – May 13, 2013)

Witnesses and Family Question Proper Gate Function in Deadly Long Island Crossing Crash

Posted Wed, 05/15/2013 - 08:19

(Islip, Long Island, New York — May 15, 2013)

Although railroad officials investigating the death of a 63-year-old Brentwood, NY father of four Friday afternoon called the presence of his 2000 Lexus at the Islip Avenue crossing of Long Island Railroad tracks “unauthorized”, they were still unable to determine if the crossing gates there were functioning properly at the time of the tragedy.

Georgia Motorist Injured in Second Accident in Two Days at Dangerous, Unguarded NS Crossing

Posted Wed, 05/15/2013 - 08:16

(Forsyth, Georgia – May 14, 2013)

A male motorist driving a 2007 red Chevrolet Cobalt was the victim in the second collision in two days at the dangerous, unguarded crossing of Indian Springs Drive and Norfolk Southern railroad tracks in Forsyth, GA Tuesday morning at about 7:34 A.M.

The victim, identified only as a male, was rushed to The Medical Center of Central Georgia for treatment of undisclosed injuries.

CSX Train and Hyrail Truck Collide Near Charlotte, NC

Posted Wed, 05/15/2013 - 08:13

(Mecklenburg County, North Carolina – May 13, 2013)

Three New York Teens Injured in Collision with NS Train at Dangerous, Unguarded Crossing

Posted Sat, 05/11/2013 - 12:10

(Yates County, New York – May 10, 2013)

Three teenage girls escaped death, but not injury, Friday night at about 9:00 P.M. in the unincorporated Yates County, NY village of Torrey, NY when their car collided with a Norfolk Southern freight train at the dangerous, unguarded crossing of NS railroad tracks and Kings Hill Road.

Alabama Pedestrian Struck and Killed by CSX Freight Train

Posted Sat, 05/11/2013 - 12:05

(Cullman, Alabama – April 26, 2013)

The tragic death of a 74-year-old Cullman, AL man, who lived about two miles from CSX railroad tracks in Cullman County, AL, and was killed instantly Friday morning as he attempted to avoid an oncoming CSX freight train on the tracks that “run through the heart of the city and county” according to the local newspaper, The Cullman Times, has been ruled an accident.

Semi-Truck Driver Killed in Crash with BNSF Train at Dangerous, Unguarded Crossing

Posted Thu, 05/09/2013 - 15:00

(Pawnee County, Oklahoma – May 8, 2013)

Four Hurt as BNSF Oil Train Hits Semi Carrying Anhydrous Ammonia at Unguarded, Dangerous Crossing

Posted Thu, 05/09/2013 - 14:57

(Murdock, Minnesota – May 7, 2013)

 The second collision this year between a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train and an 18-wheeler at the dangerous, unguarded crossing of 100th Avenue SE and BNSF rails resulted in injury to both the driver of the tank truck, which was carrying anhydrous ammonia, and three members of the train crew about 8:30 A.M. Tuesday morning near the small western Minnesota community of Murdock.