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Man dies as pickup hits rail warning signal
TOLEDO, Ohio -- According to the Toledo Blade, a Toledo man died yesterday after the pickup in which he was riding struck a railroad warning signal on East Broadway in Lake Township, the Ohio Highway Patrol said. Donald Adams, 62, of 915 Willow Ave. died at 12:40 p.m....
Freight train derailment claims life of stow-away
MERIDIAN, Miss. -- A man riding on a freight train that derailed Thursday died from injuries he received in the wreck, reports the Jackson Clarion-Ledger. Lauderdale County medical examiner Marl Cobler said Jackie Lee Hamrick, 54, of Campobello, S.C., died from...
Ridership reflects population growth
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The number of riders on the Metro-North Railroad leveled off somewhat this year after years of growth, but the Hudson and Harlem lines which serve Dutchess County continue to see increases in off-peak use and at the Poughkeepsie station,...
Opinion: Next move for transportation
WASHINGTON -- United Airlines' declaration of bankruptcy this month is clearly not just another corporate casualty: It is the canary in the coal mine for a whole sector of our economy -- long-distance travel and tourism. Long-distance travel in this country is broken,...
Congress to begin debate on passenger rail
WASHINGTON -- For more than three decades, Congress and the White House have given Amtrak enough to keep its network of passenger trains running but not enough, its supporters say, to develop the kind of long-term program necessary for success, reports Gannett News...
Avoiding tragedy on tracks
RATON, N.M. -- "There's a trespasser." Conductor Alan Root spotted a man crossing the railroad tracks just seconds after the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway freight train locomotive passed the spot, reports the Raton Range. Root and some visitors were aboard...
Avoiding tragedy on tracks
RATON, N.M. -- "There's a trespasser." Conductor Alan Root spotted a man crossing the railroad tracks just seconds after the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway freight train locomotive passed the spot, the Raton Range reported. Root and some visitors were aboard...
Crash kills Ohio man: Police say he pulled in front of CSX train
NOVA, Ohio -- A 43-year-old Shiloh man died Thursday afternoon when his car was struck by a train, the Mansfield News Journal reported. Allan W. Clark was northbound on Ashland County Road 1181 in a 2002 Ford Taurus when his car was struck by a westbound CSX train...
Crews cleaning up mess after two derailments in a day
LEXINGTON, Neb. -- Crews were still cleaning up Thursday after two railroad accidents at a grain elevator on Christmas Eve, the Associated Press reported. The first accident happened at 5 a.m. Wednesday as DeBruce grain employees used a company locomotive to connect...
No slow trains for Castle Rock
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. -- Two railroad companies will not change train speeds or schedules, despite the town's request they consider those two options after a teenager was critically injured at a crossing last month, the Rocky Mountain News reported. "Slowing the trains...
