Quebec Oil Train Crash The death toll from the derailment of a Quebec Oil train has now hit 13, and roughly 40 people are still missing and are feared dead, USA Today reported. Authorities believe that many bodies will be…
Metrolink Train Hits Truck In LA
Metrolink Train in Los Angeles A Metrolink train Saturday crashed into a dump truck in Los Angeles, according to the Associated Press. The accident is under investigation. http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Metrolink-train-collides-with-truck-in-LA-12-hurt-4415197.php A city fire department spokesman told AP that there were 190 passengers…
California Train and Truck Crash, Injuring 20 Passengers
At least 20 passengers were injured Monday when a tractor-trailer struck an Amtrak train in the Central Valley region of California, derailing several of its cars, according to the Associated Press. http://news.yahoo.com/least-20-injured-california-train-crash-205833933.html The train, carrying 169 passengers in all, wasn’t…
Ohio Freight Train Derails, Bursts Into Flames
A freight train carrying ethanol derailed in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday morning, exploding into huge flames that lit the night sky and leading to the evacuation of a mile-wide area around the accident site, according to The Christian Science Monitor. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0711/Updated-Freight-train-derails-triggers-fiery-explosion-in-Ohio-video…
Suburban Rome Commuter Train Crash Injures 50
Roughly 50 people were hurt Tuesday when a commuter train crashed into another train that was stopped at a station in a suburb of Rome. http://www.cnbc.com/id/36665553 Train passengers were shaken up by the impact of the two trains hitting in…
Engineer invited teen to operate locomotive
Date: 3/3/2009 By KEVIN FREKING and DAISY NGUYENAssociated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — A commuter train engineer text messaged a promise to a teenage railroad fan — “I’m gonna do all the radio talkin’ … ur gonna run the locomotive”…
Man Hit by Train Awarded $2.3 million
Date: 2/19/2009 NEW YORK (AP) — A jury awarded $2.3 million to a man who was drunk when he fell into the path of a subway train and lost part of his leg. Dustin Dibble, 25, admitted he doesn’t even…
Coal train derails in SE Iowa
Date: 11/11/2008 WEVER, Iowa (AP) — A coal train has derailed in southeast Iowa, blocking an intersection of a road and knocking out power to nearby homes. The Lee County sheriff’s office says the BNSF train derailed early Tuesday afternoon…
Train engineer texted 22 seconds before LA crash
Date: 10/1/2008 10:07 PM By DAISY NGUYENAssociated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A commuter train engineer sent a cell phone text message 22 seconds before his commuter train crashed head-on into freight train in Southern California last month, killing…
Rail safety bill advances in Senate
Date: 9/29/2008 1:41 PM By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ A sweeping rail safety reform bill that includes billions of dollars for Amtrak cleared a key vote in the Senate Monday, as lawmakers invoked the Sept. 12 train…