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Two freight trains collide in Florida

(The following article by Wanda J. DeMarzo was posted on the Miami Herald website on August 22.) MIAMI — Two trains carrying building supplies collided at a low speed around noon today, derailing several railroad cars near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International...

Nine train cars derail in Kansas

(The following article was posted on the Hutchinson News website on August 22.) ARLINGTON, Kansas — Nine cars carrying vehicles on a westbound Union Pacific train derailed Monday night, blocking the intersection of K-14 and Arlington’s Main Street. Six of...

Nine train cars derail in Kansas

(The following article was posted on the Hutchinson News website on August 22.) ARLINGTON, Kansas — Nine cars carrying vehicles on a westbound Union Pacific train derailed Monday night, blocking the intersection of K-14 and Arlington’s Main Street. Six of...

Train conductor dies in crash

(The following article by J.D. Gallop was posted on the Florida Today website on August 21.) VIERA, Fla. — A freight train conductor was killed Monday afternoon when a tractor-trailer and his eight-car train hauling gravel collided in an industrial area of Viera...

Train conductor dies in crash

(The following article by J.D. Gallop was posted on the Florida Today website on August 21.) VIERA, Fla. — A freight train conductor was killed Monday afternoon when a tractor-trailer and his eight-car train hauling gravel collided in an industrial area of Viera...

Tracks reopen after weekend train collision

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 14.) BRADFORD, Iowa — A Union Pacific Railroad line reopened after a train collision over the weekend. No one was hurt when two southbound locomotives hit a train stopped on the line just north of...

Tracks reopen after weekend train collision

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 14.) BRADFORD, Iowa — A Union Pacific Railroad line reopened after a train collision over the weekend. No one was hurt when two southbound locomotives hit a train stopped on the line just north of...

Train derailment traced to heatwave

(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 14.) PORTLAND, Ore. — Union Pacific officials blamed the weather for last month’s derailment of 37 freight cars in southern Oregon. Union Pacific spokesman James Barnes said the extreme heat...