May 29, 2008 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Noah Bierman, Ralph Ranalli, and James Vaznis appeared on the Boston Globe website on May 28.) NEWTON, Mass. — An outbound Green Line trolley crowded with rush-hour passengers slammed into the back of a second trolley along an idyllic stretch...
May 28, 2008 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 28.) JACKSON, Miss. — An Amtrak passenger train collided with a garbage truck on a rural stretch of central Mississippi track on Tuesday, injuring at least seven people, authorities said. A fire broke out after the...
May 28, 2008 | Accident, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following by Linda Deutsch on May 28.) LOS ANGELES, Ca. – A man who admitted causing a commuter train disaster that killed 11 people apologized at his murder trial Tuesday, saying he was trying to kill himself and never meant to...
May 27, 2008 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Fayetteville Observer website on May 26.) LUMBERTON, N.C. — An employee with CSX Railroad was killed Monday when he was crushed by tons of coal. Robeson County Sheriff Kenneth Sealey said an unidentified 46-year-old man was killed just...
May 22, 2008 | Accident, BNSF, Headlines
(The following story by Claire Taylor appeared on The Advertiser website on May 22.) LAFAYETTE, La. — The cause of Saturday’s train derailment may not be released to the public for months, but cleanup should be completed by Friday, said Joseph Faust, public...
May 22, 2008 | Accident, BNSF, Headlines
(The following story by Amanda McElfresh appeared on The Advertiser website on May 21.) LAFAYETTE, La. — The City-Parish Council has appropriated $200,000 to cover costs associated with Saturday’s train derailment. Advertisement It is still unclear exactly how...
May 20, 2008 | Accident, BNSF, Headlines
(The following letter from BNSF appeared on the Daily Advertiser website on May 19.) LAFAYETTE, La. — Burlington North Santa Fe Railway issued the following today: To the citizens and businesses of Lafayette, Louisiana: BNSF sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience...
May 20, 2008 | Accident, BNSF, Headlines
(The following story by Cody Daigle appeared on The Daily Advertiser website on May 20.) LAFAYETTE, La. — For residents affected by this weekend’s mandatory evacuation following Saturday’s derailment and chemical spill, returning home was only the first...
May 20, 2008 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Matt Collette appeared on the Boston Globe website on May 17. R.A. Gomes is a member of BLET Division 57 in Boston.) BOSTON — When engineer Ronald Gomes saw a runaway freight car barreling toward the commuter rail train he was operating, he...
May 19, 2008 | Accident, BNSF, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 19.) LAFAYETTE, La. — Residents driven from their homes by a chemical spill returned home, but a narrow evacuation perimeter remained around the site of a freight train derailment. About 3,000 residents were...
