Railroad’s penalty up to $25.6 million for egregious’ misconduct in wreck
By PAUL LEVY – Star Tribune (Minneapolis) MINNEAPOLIS — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. engaged...
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One killed, two injured in Kansas train accident tragedy
A train accident in Girard, Kansas at an unguarded railroad crossing resulted in tragedy on Sunday. The driver, a 22 year old woman, lost her life in the accident, and her 7 month old baby and the father both were seriously injured in the accident. The accident is under investigation. No gate to protect motorists from trains exists at the crossing.
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Ohio man killed at unguarded railroad crossing with vegetation
A 76-year-old man was hit by a Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad train in Crawford County, Ohio on Wednesday morning. The railroad crossing has no lights or gates to protect or warn approaching vehicles and pedestrians of an approaching train.
A local who lives two houses from the railroad crossing says: "When you are driving north and the corn is grown up like it is now, you cannot see if a train is coming. There has been one other fatal accident since I have lived here, and that was also because of the crossing. It was a motorcycle that was hit by a train."
Malfunctioning railroad crossing gate traps school bus
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.
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Disabled pedestrian hit by train at railroad crossing
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.
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Mississippi woman killed in train crash at unguarded railroad crossing
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.
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Accident victim and two rescuers nearly hit by Metrolink train
A truck became stuck on railroad tracks at a crossing after an accident earlier today. Two firefighters came on scene to rescue the man, when the crossing gates began coming down, signaling an approaching train. The firefighters, who were holding the head of the injured man, had to rush him off the tracks, narrowly escaping the approaching Metrolink train by seconds, after which it crushed the truck.
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Police deliver ticket to hospital for man critically injured by train
Leobardo Guerrereo, 59, of Bosco, LA has spent the last few days in critical condition at the hospital due to a collision with a train at an unguarded railroad crossing. Guerrereo suffered "14 broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a broken chest plate, head injuries and injuries to his organs," according to his daughter. In spite of this, the police came to the hospital to deliver the now barely conscious man a ticket.
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Train-truck crossing collision at unguarded Louisiana rail crossing
A Union Pacific train collided with a commercial truck earlier today at a railroad crossing in Opelousas, LA. The railroad crossing is not outfitted with protective equipment such as lights or gates. Fortunately, no one suffered any critical injuries, but the driver of the truck was sent to a local hospital as a precaution.
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Car train collision raises questions of railroad crossing safety
A collision near Windsor, Colorado between a car and a train on August 1 caused no serious injuries, but it did raise questions about the safety of the railroad crossing. Residents complain that the crossing has been a problem for years. The crossing itself is bumpy, needing to be repaved, while only a crossbuck exists to warn vehicles of the crossing. No equipment is present to warn oncoming vehicles of the presence of a train - neither lights nor gates exist at the crossing.
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