Dozens Injured When Amtrak Train Hits Semi Truck Being Escorted by North Carolina Troopers
(Halifax, North Carolina – March 9, 2015)
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Southern California Rocked by Pair of Passenger Train Crossing Collisions in 12 Hours
(Oxnard and Menlo Park, CA – February 23-24, 2015)
Two catastrophic crossing collisions plagued police and emergency response personnel in two Los Angeles-area communities within the short span of 12 hours Monday evening and early Tuesday morning, killing a female motorist in one accident and injuring dozens of Caltrain passengers in the other.
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Secretary of Transportation Rejects Railroad’s Request for Deadline Extension on PTC
(Washington, DC – February 11, 2015)
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Metro North Train Hits SUV at Crossing, Killing Six
(Valhalla, New York – February 3, 2015)
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CSX Crossing Signal Timing Blamed for Causing Florida Accidents
(Lakeland, Florida – December 8, 2014)
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Amtrak Train Hits Semi, Injuries Several Passengers at Dangerous, Unguarded CSX Crossing
(Reynolds, Indiana – October 28, 2014)
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Arkansas Passenger Trains Collide, Injuring Dozens
(Brentwood, Arkansas – October 16, 2014)
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32 Passengers Injured as CTA Commuter Train Derails at O’Hare Airport
(Chicago, Illinois – March 24, 2014) A total of 32 injured passengers were taken for...
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14 Passengers Injured at Two Chicago Metra Trains Run into Bumping Posts
(Chicago, Illinois – January 6, 2014)
Two Chicago Metra Rock Island Line passenger trains somehow slid into end-of-track bumping posts at the LaSalle Street Station arrival/departure site Monday morning, with a total of 14 passenger injuries being suffered in the second event. The first accident, which occurred on the 6:15 arrival from Joliet, IL shook passengers up but no injuries were reported.
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News Media Exposes Railroad Industry Reluctance on PTC
(New York, New York – December 20, 2013)
Continuing to call the American railroad industry out on the majority of U.S. rail carriers seeking delay on the year’s end-2015 Congressionally-mandated institution of a nationwide Positive Train Control (PTC) satellite-based railroad safety system, several news media providers have recently questioned the true intent of U.S. rail carriers in delaying implementation another three to five years.
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