March 14, 2008 | Accident, Headlines, NTSB
(The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following on March 13.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public Board meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429...
March 14, 2008 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by y Andrew Ryan and James Vaznis appeared on the Boston Globe website on March 14.) PROVIDENCE, R.I. — One person was killed, and two others were injured here yesterday afternoon when a northbound train hit workers who were inspecting tracks, an...
March 7, 2008 | Accident, BNSF, Headlines
(The following story by Nancy Yang appeared on the St. Paul Pioneer Press website on March 6.) ST. PAUL, Minn. — The antifreeze that spilled Wednesday from a train car into the Mississippi River near a Minnesota-Wisconsin bridge is water soluble, preventing cleanup...
March 7, 2008 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(The following story by Steve Moore and Zeke Minaya appeared on The Press-Enterprise website on March 7.) MECCA, Calif. — Evacuated farmworker families and growers could learn today when they can return to their homes and farms following Monday night’s train...
March 7, 2008 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(The following story by Colin Atagi and Angela Franzer appeared on The Desert Sun website on March 7.) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — All railcars involved in Monday’s train derailment near Mecca were removed from the track Thursday evening. Crews Thursday night began...
March 6, 2008 | Accident, BNSF, Headlines
(The following story by Tad Vezner appeared on the Pioneer Press website on March 5.) ST. PAUL, Minn. — A major commerce route for one of the nation’s largest railroads was closed today after a train car ruptured on a bridge connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin,...
March 6, 2008 | Accident, Headlines, UP
(The following story by Debra Gruszecki appeared on The Desert Sun website on March 6.) RIVERSIDE COUNTY – Union Pacific, one of the largest railroads in North America, knows that idled freight cars cost money. And those costs are felt all the way along the...
March 6, 2008 | Accident, Headlines, Short Line
(The Associated Press circulated the following on March 6.) RANDOM LAKE, Wis. — A railroad worker was killed when he was pinned between two train cars in Random Lake. The Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call to Lakeside Foods Company about...
February 12, 2008 | Accident, CN, Headlines
(The following story by Tim Doherty appeared on the Hattiesburg American website on February 12.) JACKSON, Miss. — Forrest County officials estimate it could take up to three days to clean up the site of a train derailment Monday morning that spilled more than 3...
February 12, 2008 | Accident, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Ken Belson appeared on the New York Times website on February 12.) NEW YORK — New Jersey Transit suspended all scheduled repair work on Monday, one day after a track welder was struck and killed by a train in the first fatal accident involving...
