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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Train Derails, Kills Motorist Waiting At Railroad Crossing
(Wrightsville, Arkansas – March 20, 2011) A 60-year-old motorist was killed Sunday evening about 6:15...
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“Big Ten” States Start Calling Shots On Grade Crossing Safety Plans In August
(Washington, D.C., June 29. 2010) Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Ohio and Texas the states with the most grade crossing accidents, on average, over the years 2006, 2007 and 2008, have until August 27, 2011 to develop and implement their own (apart from the national) grade crossing safety plans which will then cover the next five years. The ruling was handed down by the USDOT's Federal Railroad Administration following a February 22, 2010 public hearing in Washington, after the U. S.
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22-Year-Old Killed At Unsignalized Crossing
A young Kansas man was killed when a Burlington Northern Santa Fe locomotive broadsided his...
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Unprotected Rural Railroad Crossing Kills Experienced Driver
(Lewellen, Nebraska – February 15, 2011) An 85-year-old, lifelong area resident died about 3:20 P.M....
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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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Mother killed, daughter injured in Missouri railroad crossing accident
A 33-year-old mother in Diggins, Missouri was killed Friday as she attempted to cross a private railroad crossing in the area. The crossing is dangerous, containing no protective devices such as flashing lights and a protective gate, being outiftted instead with nothing but a stop sign.
The mother's 8-year-old daughter survived the crash, but is currently listed as being in critical condition.
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Two killed in train-car crash at unguarded Louisiana crossing
A respected pastor and his wife were killed on Sunday morning at an unguarded crossing in Lemoine, LA. The crossing is not outfitted with any safety devices - no lights or gates. Only a crossbuck sign exists to mark the location of the crossing. The oncoming train hit the car on the passenger's side, causing the car to burst into flames and pushing it nearly 200 feet. The driver and passenger were both killed immediately upon impact.
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3 injured, one killed in Mississippi train accident at unguarded crossing
A tragic train accident in McComb, Mississippi has left three youths dead and one critically injured. Those who lost their lives were aged 17, 12, and 2 years old. The survivor is 17.
The Amtrak train struck the vehicle at an unguarded crossing. There were no lights or gates to warn motorists of the approaching train. The track speed for the area is 60 MPH.
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Wisconsin man killed at railroad crossing, alcohol not a factor
A 79-year old man lost his life at a railroad crossing in Marshfield, WI. He was transported from the scene of the crash to a local hospital, where he remained unconscious and died shortly after. Medical examiners determined that he had not suffered a stroke or heart attack that would have knocked him unconscious. Seeing that he was transporting beer, police theorized that he may have been drunk and cited him for driving under the influence.
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