Chicago Metra Train Hits Truck, Kills Driver, Derails
(Mount Prospect, Illinois – May 13, 2011) A 59-year-old truck driver died around 8:30 A.M....
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U.S. Border Patrol Agents Killed by Train Identified
(Gila Bend, Arizona – May 12, 2011) The two United States Border Patrol agents who...
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Two U.S. Border Patrol Agents Die at Unguarded, Dangerous UPRR Crossing
(Gila Bend, Arizona – May 12, 2011) Two Yuma, AZ-based Border Patrol agents died about...
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Mississippi Trucker Dies at Unguarded, Dangerous Private Railroad Crossing
(Hammond, Louisiana – May 9, 2011) A commercial truck loaded with live chickens was hit...
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Trucker Seriously Injured at Un-gated Iowa Railroad Crossing
(Meriden, Iowa – April 26, 2011) A 42-year-old truck driver from Little Canada, Minnesota named...
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Deadly Day in Louisiana for Amtrak
(Metairie, Slidell, Vinton, Louisiana – April 20, 2011) Two people died and another two were...
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Investigation Into BNSF Triple Fatality Near Longview Will Take Months
(Kelso, Washington – April6, 2011) A myriad of state and federal regulatory agencies are participating...
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TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE: RAILROAD CROSSING GETS LIGHTS, GATES AFTER FATAL ACCIDENT
(Oxford Township, Ohio – February 17, 2011) The railroad crossing of Taylor Road, where 83-year-old...
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Trucker Dies at Crossing with Erratic Crossing Signals
(Dunkirk, New York – Jan. 16, 2011) “On Wednesday morning, (Jan. 12) Texas tractor-trailer driver...
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New York snow plow operator killed in railroad crossing accident
An upstate NY 68-year-old man was killed at an unprotected crossing in Northumberland on Wednesday morning. According to the sheriff's department, the truck was crossing the tracks and got stuck. An oncoming freight train then hit the truck, killing the operator and injuring the 53-year-old driver.
This dangerous crossing has no protective lights or gates.
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