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Passenger Injured In Train Crash Sues Metro-North
The Hartford CourantA Mystic woman injured in last week's train crash in Bridgeport filed suit Friday against the Metro-North Railroad. The federal lawsuit filed by Elizabeth and Peter Sorensen states that the railroad company's negligence caused the crash. The lawsuit,...Tags: Trials, Lawyers, Transportation Accidents, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), National Transportation Safety Board
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NTSB Focuses On Recently Replaced Equipment In Rail Collision Probe
The Hartford CourantWASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal investigators are focusing on a recently replaced piece of equipment as they probe the cause of last week's train derailment in Bridgeport. The engineer of the train that derailed told investigators that he saw "an...Tags: Transportation Accidents
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No injuries reported in Nebraska train derailment
FREMONT, Neb. - No injuries have been reported in a train derailment in eastern Nebraska's Dodge County. Union Pacific Railroad spokesman Mark Davis says 21 cars went off the tracks around 4:45 a.m. Tuesday just west of North Bend. They were part of a...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Union Pacific Railroad
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ASK THE MAYOR: Is Aberdeen at risk for fertilizer explosion?
Q. Does Aberdeen have any big amounts of fertilizer of the type that blew up in Texas? With our huge agricultural economy it seems that we’d have a lot of that stuff around here. A. Brown County Emergency Management Director Scott Meints reports...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Fertilizer, Petroleum Industry, Disasters and Accidents, Chemical Industry
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Number of vehicle-train collisions down statewide, but high in Somerset
Daily American Staff WriterFour of the seven train-versus-vehicle accidents in Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 9 in the past five years have occurred in Somerset. Pamela Kane, safety spokeswoman for the district, which includes Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton,...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Disasters and Accidents
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Waubay man killed in train collision
A Waubay man was killed Wednesday afternoon after his vehicle slid on ice into the path of a train. Jason Lee Campbell, 38, was driving northbound in a 2006 GMC Denali on Third Street. He approached the railroad crossing north of West Yellowstone...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Railway Transportation
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Interior Time Machine: Train wreck injures five slightly
The March 17, 1953, issue of The Interior Journal features the intriguing headline “Train wreck injures five slightly.” It’s odd to think of a train wreck being “slight” in any way — it seems similar to saying a...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Train hitting pedestrian disrupts BNSF Metra service
A pedestrian was hit by a train tonight, causing BNSF Metra trains to be delayed for hours. The pedestrian was hit by the train near Cass Avenue in Westmont, said Tom Miller, a Metra spokesman. He did not know the condition of the pedestrian. The...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Metra
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Derailment of CSX Corp. train carrying sulfuric acid causes scare in Cecil Co.
Just before midnight Wednesday, three words brought a stream of emergency crews and hazardous materials units to a wooded corner of Cecil County just north of Interstate 95: liquid sulfuric acid. A train operated by CSX Corp. derailed about 11:45 p.m.,...
Tags: Ellicott City, Cecil County, Transportation Accidents, CSX Corporation, National Transportation Safety Board
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Despite assistance, businesses affected by derailment still struggle
McGovern's Public House was more than ready for its grand opening on July 6. The venue had been remodeled, including a shiny new bar from Ireland. Owner Declan Morgan predicted hundreds of customers would flock to the only Irish pub in Glenview. But...
Tags: Trials, Transportation Accidents, Bars and Clubs, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Trains moving again on South Shore Line
Trains are running again on the South Shore Line after a derailment in Michigan City fouled up most of the morning commute. The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District said it expected normal westbound service to resume with the No. 14 train...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Metra
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2 cars of Metra equipment train derail, no one hurt
Two cars of a 6-car Metra equipment train came off the tracks tonight near Union Station in the West Loop Gate neighborhood. No injuries have occurred and no passengers were on the train when the two cars derailed about 5:30 p.m. near Washington Street,...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Metra, Amtrak
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