June 16, 2006 | Accident, Headlines
(The following article by Charles McCarthy was posted on the Fresno Bee website on June 16. Tim Smith is the BLET’s California State Legislative Board Chairman.) FRESNO, Calif. — Railroad signals and switching equipment were operating properly before two BNSF...
June 16, 2006 | Accident, Headlines
(Fresno television station ABC 30 posted the following article on its website on June 15.) FRESNO, Calif. — Railroad authorities have re-opened the tracks involved in yesterday’s massive crash and derailment after cleanup crews worked overnight to clear...
June 16, 2006 | Accident, Headlines
(Fresno television station ABC 30 posted the following article on its website on June 15.) FRESNO, Calif. — Railroad authorities have re-opened the tracks involved in yesterday’s massive crash and derailment after cleanup crews worked overnight to clear...
June 15, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, KCS
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 14.) RAYVILLE, La. — A train derailment this afternoon rendered a section of track in Richland Parish temporarily inoperable. Terry Thompson with the Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office says a...
June 15, 2006 | Accident, Headlines, KCS
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 14.) RAYVILLE, La. — A train derailment this afternoon rendered a section of track in Richland Parish temporarily inoperable. Terry Thompson with the Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office says a...
June 15, 2006 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The Toledo Blade posted the following article on its website on June 15.) TOLEDO, Ohio — Seven cars in a CSX Transportation Corp. grain train derailed yesterday in North Toledo, causing no injuries but blocking a main line between Toledo and the Detroit area...
June 15, 2006 | Accident, CSX, Headlines
(The Toledo Blade posted the following article on its website on June 15.) TOLEDO, Ohio — Seven cars in a CSX Transportation Corp. grain train derailed yesterday in North Toledo, causing no injuries but blocking a main line between Toledo and the Detroit area...
June 15, 2006 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Brian Lockhart was posted on the Stamford Advocate website on June 15.) NORWALK, Conn. — An Amtrak locomotive derailed near the South Norwalk train station yesterday afternoon, stranding 230 passengers for nearly three hours and...
June 15, 2006 | Accident, Amtrak, Headlines
(The following article by Brian Lockhart was posted on the Stamford Advocate website on June 15.) NORWALK, Conn. — An Amtrak locomotive derailed near the South Norwalk train station yesterday afternoon, stranding 230 passengers for nearly three hours and...
June 14, 2006 | Accident, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on June 14.) MADERA, Calif. — Two freight trains collided head-on and derailed Wednesday, injuring five train workers, some of whom jumped off moments before the crash. “It’s a miracle they...
