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Union Pacific Train Kills Teen Pedestrian

By Pottroff & Karlin LLC | railroad news

(Olivehurst, California – June 16, 2011)

An unidentified male estimated to be of middle or high school age, was hit from behind and killed by a Union Pacific freight train about 7:45 P.M. Thursday evening in this Yuba County town. The accident happened on Union Pacific Railroad tracks east of the Yuba County Airport, and both the victim and the train were northbound.

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Arizona Teen Hit by Train Slowly Returns to Near-Normal Life

By Pottroff & Karlin LLC | railroad news

(Kingman, Arizona – June 6, 2011)

An 18-year-old Kingman, AZ man finally returned home and to work after a lengthy recovery and numerous surgeries after a collision with a train broke every bone in his face as well as his pelvis, femur and one ankle.

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