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Coloma teen dies in car vs. train crash
An Amtrak train en route to Grand Rapids collided with a Coloma teen’s car late Tuesday night on 52nd Avenue, just east of C.R. 687, in Van Buren County’s Hartford Township.
Zachariah Zellmer, 19, died at the scene after his car became wedged...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Small town lit up by explosive early morning train derailment
Tribune reportersOne moment Joe Passi was asleep in his bed. The next, he was fully awake, rocked into consciousness by an explosion the likes of which he had never heard before. Looking out the front window of his home on the eastern edge of the town of Tiskilwa,...Tags: Water Supply, Archer Daniels Midland Incorporated, Bank Robbery, Ethanol, National Transportation Safety Board
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Workers continue investigating train derailment in Appomattox County
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefRail investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a train to go off the tracks in Appomattox County. A Norfolk Southern train derailed near Pamplin Wednesday afternoon. That's about 10 miles east of Appomattox. The tracks run parallel to...Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Dianne Feinstein decries effort to delay train safety measure
Nation NowTrain safety: U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday launched a counter-offensive to preserve a 2015 deadline for railroads to install collision avoidance systems on trains carrying passengers and toxic materials.... -
A big accident waiting to happen at rail crossings
A two-day enforcement sting this week at the Doran Street, Chevy Chase and Brazil/Broadway rail crossings in Glendale — which included one motorist literally driving through a set of arm guards — should serve as yet another wake-up call to...Tags: Cook County Government, Emergency Incidents, Chevy Chase, Emergency Planning, Vehicles
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Unidentified man killed by train in Rosedale
An unidentified man was struck and killed Tuesday morning by a southbound MARC train in the Rosedale area. The accident occurred shortly after 7 a.m. just south of where the rail lines cross under I-695, Maryland Transit Administration officials said....Tags: Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore County, Amtrak, Rosedale (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Chartered CTA train derails in South Loop: 'We now have a unique story to tell'
Tribune reportersAn elevated CTA train that had been chartered by railroad enthusiasts as a fund-raising effort for a railroad museum derailed today in the South Loop and resulted in 40 people having to walk to the nearest train station, officials said. The train was...Tags: McHenry, Amtrak, Chicago Fire Department, Services and Shopping, South Loop
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Fatal 1920 collision on Ma & Pa Railroad recalled
Last summer, when the paving trucks showed up, fans of the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad deservedly got a little nervous. The object of their veneration is a sliver of railroad track that bisects North Charles Street in the Woodbrook neighborhood of...Tags: Morphine (drug), Charles Street, Baltimore County, Railway Transportation, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Shifting winds cause setback at derailment scene
WSBT-TV ReporterLIGONIER, Ind. – Cleanup crews working on the burning train cars that derailed Tuesday say they’ve suffered a setback. Shifting winds have led to additional road closures and more evacuations. A quarter mile stretch along County Road 1100...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, American Red Cross, Fires, Norfolk Southern Corporation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Rail officials lift evacuation order for Noble County derailment area
Norfolk Southern Railroad officials lifted its evacuation order Thursday morning for residents near the derailed train in Noble County. The derailment or more than 20 cars early Tuesday morning in the area of 1100 North 900 West, caused a fire in a car...
Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Franklin teen struck by train takes first steps since accident
A Franklin teen who was hit by a train last month is continuing to show signs of progress as he recovers. Monday, Jason Andrews, 15, took his first steps since the accident. Andrews was running on some railroad tracks, listening to his iPod when it...
Tags: Apple iPod, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Portland-to-Seattle Amtrak train hits, kills person on tracks in Auburn
Q13 Fox News OnlineA person in Auburn was hit and killed by a Portland-to-Seattle Amtrak train Tuesday night. Police said the victim was crossing the train tracks illegally. The accident happened near Highway 18 and C St. SW. Train passengers were later driven by bus to...Tags: Amtrak, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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