January 26, 2007 | Accident, Headlines, NS
(The following story by Don Willis appeared on The Ironton Tribune website on January 25.) IRONTON, Ohio — About every two hours in the United States, a person or vehicle is hit by a train. As staggering as that may seem, the number is actually a dramatic reduction...
January 26, 2007 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Brandy Warren appeared on the The Courier-Journal website on January 26.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Anna Garcia used to spend her days chasing around her energetic son Dominic, nearly 3, in their spacious home on Huber Station Road. But since the CSX...
January 24, 2007 | Accident, Headlines
(The following report appeared on the Press-Register website on January 24.) MOBILE, Ala. — A man’s leg was severed by a train late Tuesday at the CSX railroad tracks on Industrial Canal Road in downtown Mobile, according to Mobile police. The man apparently was...
January 18, 2007 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following article by James Goodman was posted on the Democrat and Chronicle website on January 18.) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — James Cerniglia usually walks about two miles once a week from his home off Monroe Avenue to the Amtrak station, then catches a train to...
January 18, 2007 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following article by Alex Davis was posted on the Courier-Journal website on January 18.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Soon after Tuesday’s freight-train derailment in northern Bullitt County, Maria Campbell came down with a headache and a sore throat. She ended up in...
January 18, 2007 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following article by Marcus Green was posted on the Courier-Journal website on January 18.) LOUISVILLE, Ky. — CSX workers began burning thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals left from a fiery Bullitt County train derailment yesterday, as investigators...
January 18, 2007 | Accident, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 18.) CLINTON, Iowa — Traci Beecher is used to the sound of trains passing by her Clinton home, but the rumbling she heard recently prompted some worry. After stepping outside to see what was...
January 17, 2007 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 17.) BROOKS, Ky. — Thick, billowing smoke and flames fed by volatile chemicals leaking from a derailed train belched into the sky early Wednesday, frustrating officials long after the accident...
January 16, 2007 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on January 16.) IRVINE, Ky. — Four runaway rail cars struck two parked locomotives Monday in east-central Kentucky, causing a fire and spilling a chemical that prompted a limited evacuation and orders that...
January 16, 2007 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The following article by Steve Lannen And Andy Mead was posted on the Lexington Herald-Leader website on January 16.) IRVINE, Ky. — It sounded like something from a movie, but it was real: Four runaway train cars rolled from near Winchester almost to Irvine...
