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Kansas Truck Driver and Passenger Seriously Injured at Dangerous, Unguarded Union Pacific Crossing

By Pottroff & Karlin LLC | railroad news

(Chetopa, Kansas – July 1, 2015)

A second railroad-owned truck was struck at an unguarded road/rail intersection near the Labette County, KS community of Chetopa on Wednesday, July 1.  This collision occurred barely more than a week after the driver of a dump truck owned by Burlington Northern Santa Fe was seriously injured in a collision with a Norfolk Southern freight train at the dangerous and unguarded railroad grade crossing of Pigg Lane in Orrick, MO on Tuesday, June 23,

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Two Seriously Injured in New York After Train Strikes Semi at Dangerous, Unguarded CSX Crossing

By Pottroff & Karlin LLC | railroad news

(Buffalo, New York – July 23, 2015)

A CSX train shoving three freight cars through the dangerous and unguarded Ganson Street grade crossing near the General Mills plant in Buffalo, NY struck a natural gas-powered semi trailer truck, which exploded upon impact, sending both the train’s conductor and the truck driver to Erie County Medical Center just before 10 AM EDT Tuesday.

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Louisiana Tow Truck Driver Killed by Amtrak Train at Dangerous, Unguarded and Humped Canadian National Crossing

By Pottroff & Karlin LLC | railroad news

(Amite, Louisiana – May 10, 2015)

A 35-year-old Louisiana flatbed tow truck driver briefly got his vehicle hung up on a dangerous, unguarded and elevated Canadian National railroad crossing in Amite, LA Sunday afternoon at about 1:35 P.M., CDT, and died when his vehicle was struck by an Amtrak streamliner, one of a dozen trains that pass through Amite daily at a top allowable speed of 79 mph.

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Ohio Semi Driver Killed at Dangerous, Unguarded Norfolk Southern Crossing

By Pottroff & Karlin LLC | railroad news

(Chillicothe, Ohio – May 6, 2015)

The driver of a semi-trailer truck who had just dropped off a load of seeds to a farm complex became the second driver killed at a dangerous and unguarded crossing near Chillicothe, OH when his truck tractor was crushed by an oncoming Norfolk Southern freight train at about 6:00 P.M. late Wednesday afternoon.

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Minnesota Farmer Seriously Injured at Dangerous, Unguarded BNSF Crossing

By Pottroff & Karlin LLC | railroad news

(Campbell, Minnesota – May 4, 2015)

A local farmer, driving a farm sprayer across BNSF railroad tracks in the extreme northwestern part of Minnesota, just across the state line from North Dakota, was hit by a BNSF freight train at the dangerous, unguarded and non-equilateral crossing of Wilkin County Road 156, at about 8:00 A.M. CDT Monday morning.

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Texas Semi-Truck Driver Killed at Dangerous, Unguarded Union Pacific Crossing

By Pottroff & Karlin LLC | railroad news

(Rockdale, Texas – April 8, 2015)

A 65-year-old Gainesville, TX semi-trailer-truck driver driving a rig hauling rocks was killed Wednesday night at about 9:45 P.M. when he turned off Texas Highway 79 and onto a private road, where he and his truck immediately encountered a dangerous and unguarded railroad crossing and were struck by a Union Pacific freight train.  The train is one of 14 which cross there daily at a top allowable speed of 60 mph.

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Iowa Semi-Truck Driver Injured at Dangerous, Unguarded Canadian National Crossing

By Pottroff & Karlin LLC | railroad news

(Alburnett, Iowa – April 17, 2015)

News reporters seemed as confused as motorists who attempt to navigate the dangerous and unguarded crossing of Roosevelt Street and Canadian National subsidiary Chicago, Central & Pacific Railway in the Linn County, IA community of Alburnett as a serious accident occurred at about 3:30 P.M., CDT Friday afternoon.

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