May 19, 2008 | Accident, BNSF, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Melinda Deslatte on May 17.) LAFAYETTE, La. — Six cars of a freight train derailed early Saturday, including one that began leaking hydrochloric acid, causing thousands of people to evacuate homes, businesses and...
May 9, 2008 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The following story by Mark E. Vogler appeared on the Eagle Tribune website on May 9.) LAWRENCE, Mass. — A railroad tanker car laden with 250,000 pounds of a potentially dangerous chemical was ripped open and derailed early last night, spilling a white sandy powder...
May 6, 2008 | Accident, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 5.) EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Police and firefighters in East Hartford responded a minor freight train derailment. No injuries were being reported. The accident happened about 3 p.m. Monday. The Department of...
May 5, 2008 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following story appeared on The Tribune-Review website on May 4.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Two freight trains crashed this morning in a Westmoreland County municipality bordering the Youghiogheny River. A CSX Corp. train heading west from New Castle to Chicago jumped...
April 18, 2008 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(The following appeared at WNDU.com on April 17.) ELKHART, Ind. — A Norfolk Southern employee was seriously hurt in an accident early this morning after attempting to stop a runaway train car. Elkhart police say 28-year-old Brian Straight was struck by a train car...
April 9, 2008 | Accident, CP, Headlines
(The following story by Heather Polischuk and Karen Brownlee appeared on the Leader-Post website on April 9.) RALPH and REGINA — Canadian Pacific Railway is saying there is likely to be no environmental impact due to a Monday morning derailment in southeastern...
April 3, 2008 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Milton Valencia appeared on the Boston Globe website on April 3.) BOSTON — Amid the chaos of the train crash in Canton, they sat in a command post a few hundred feet from the wreckage. As rescue workers raced to help victims, the local fire and...
March 27, 2008 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Nancy Reardon appeared at Enterprise.com on March 27. Ronald Gomes is a member of BLET Division 57 in Boston, Mass.) CANTON, Mass. — The engineer of Train 917 saw the runaway freight car barreling down the track toward his stopped train Tuesday...
March 27, 2008 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Noah Bierman and Milton Valencia appeared on the Boston Globe website on March 27. Ronald A. Gomes is a member of BLET Division 57 in Boston, Mass. George J. Newman is Chairman of the BLET’s Massachusetts State Legislative Board.) CANTON, Mass....
March 26, 2008 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by O’Ryan Johnson appeared on the Boston Herald website on March 26.) BOSTON — A quick-thinking MBTA commuter rail engineer slammed on the brakes seconds before a runaway freight car – rolling uncontrolled from a siding onto the main track...
