CAR ON THE TRACK; 2 ACCIDENTS INVESTIGATED

In a bizarre incident in Halifax Township at Lykens in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the occupants of a car were able to extricate themselves when it overturned, before rolling down an embankment and...

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LANDSLIDE DERAILS AMTRAK EXPRESS

Heavy rains gave rise to severe landslips in Washington state on 7 April. Amtrak's Empire Builder express from Chicago was travelling south from Everett to Seattle when debris fell against the train,...

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SALT LAKE WOMAN JAILED FOR CROSSING FATALITY

A 49-year-old resident of Salt Lake City has been sent to jail for 210 days after a fatal accident. Fregoso Avina was charged with negligent homicide, a class A misdemeanour, and class C misdemeanour...

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UNUSUAL AMTRAK DERAILMENT

In a strange incident on 27 March, shortly after a 06:20 station stop at Port Huron the second of two diesel locomotives heading an Amtrak passenger train to Chicago left the track near the east end...

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CANADIAN ACCIDENT STATS

In 2012, the number of railway accidents in Canada were similar to 2011's count, but the number of rail-related fatalities rose slightly, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB)....

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SIX PASSENGERS DIE IN CROSSING COLLISION: FINDINGS

On 24 June 2011, six passengers in an Amtrak express died and 15 were hurt when a Peterbilt articulated rig slammed into the side of their train at a crossing on US Route 95. Following the horrific...

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IT HAPPENS TO THOSE WHO SIT ON THE LINE

On 28 January, a man sitting on the rails some 3km from the nearest public crossing was killed by a freight train in Roseville, California. Local police said they were alerted to the fatality but were...

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FALL FROM BALCONY STOPS THE TRAINS

On 28 March, Metra suburban service on the BNSF line out of Chicago came to a halt after a woman reportedly in her 20s fell from an apartment balcony in the 1500 South Blue Island Avenue block,...

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FAILED LEVEL CROSSING GATES: MOTORISTS DIRECT TRAFFIC

Motorist Katherine Nations spent two hours directing traffic at a San Antonio (Texas) level crossing after electricity supply problems knocked out the warning system and disabled the gates in the...

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MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES CAUSED ACCIDENTS

America's National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued four recommendations regarding maintenance procedures in a statement on 11 March. These addressed safety issues raised during...

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