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    Sep 18, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Metra, Plainfield woman settle lawsuit from 2003 derailment

    Metra and the family of a Plainfield woman injured in the 2003 derailment of a Rock Island Line train have agreed to settle a personal injury lawsuit for $1.8 million, according to the family's attorney and Metra.
    Tribune reporter
    Metra and the family of a Plainfield woman injured in the 2003 derailment of a Rock Island Line train have agreed to settle a personal injury lawsuit for $1.8 million, according to the family's attorney and Metra. Kathryn Kuk, 54, suffered multiple...

    Tags: Metra, Transportation Accidents, Back Pain, Injuries and Wounds

    2. Sep 13, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Exhibit shows rocky side of relationship between trains and Sykesville

    The Town of Sykesville has had a long love affair with trains, but even true love can be strained now and then. A new exhibit opening this month at the Sykesville Gate House Museum of History, "Gone Off the Rails: When Safety Fails," explores the times...

    Tags: Sykesville, Transportation Accidents, Museums, Arts and Culture, Railway Transportation

    3. Sep 9, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Father charged in Elgin accident involving Metra train

    A father of two was charged with four misdemeanors Sunday after his car missed a bend in the road, collided with a guard rail and was struck by a Metra train Saturday night, severely injuring his 14-month-old daughter, according to Elgin police.
    Tribune reporter
    A father of two was charged with four misdemeanors Sunday after his car missed a bend in the road, collided with a guard rail and was struck by a Metra train Saturday night, severely injuring his 14-month-old daughter, according to Elgin police. Pedro...

    Tags: Transportation Accidents, Prosecution, Motorvehicle Accidents

    4. Sep 10, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  4. Metrolink Unveils New 'Positive Train Control' Safety System

    LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Metrolink officials were scheduled to unveil a new safety system Monday morning designed to keep trains from colliding, even in case of human error.
    KTLA News
    LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Metrolink officials were scheduled to unveil a new safety system Monday morning designed to keep trains from colliding, even in case of human error. Called "positive train control" technology, the system links passenger and...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Transportation Accidents, Human Mishaps

    5. Sep 11, 2012 |Story| Glendale News Press

  5. Metrolink previews $200-million crash prevention system

    Metrolink on Monday previewed a pioneering, $200-million crash prevention project for a top federal safety official, who expressed concern about railroad industry efforts to postpone deadlines for installing the sophisticated train safety system in other parts of the country.
    Metrolink on Monday previewed a pioneering, $200-million crash prevention project for a top federal safety official, who expressed concern about railroad industry efforts to postpone deadlines for installing the sophisticated train safety system in...

    Tags: Dan Weikel, Transportation Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board, Los Angeles Times, Transportation Industry

    6. Sep 5, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Derailment probe appears to focus on track condition

    Track conditions on a CSX Transportation railroad line appear to be the focus of a federal investigation into the train derailment that killed two women in Ellicott City last month.
    Track conditions on a CSX Transportation railroad line appear to be the focus of a federal investigation into the train derailment that killed two women in Ellicott City last month. A preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Transportation Accidents, Howard County, National Transportation Safety Board

    7. Aug 31, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Ellicott City train derailment 911 calls depict stunned bystanders

    Four callers sounded stunned as they told dispatchers that a train had just derailed in downtown Ellicott City, but none reported seeing anyone near the Aug. 20 wreck that killed two 19-year-olds, according to 911 recordings released Friday by Howard County officials.
    Four callers sounded stunned as they told dispatchers that a train had just derailed in downtown Ellicott City, but none reported seeing anyone near the Aug. 20 wreck that killed two 19-year-olds, according to 911 recordings released Friday by Howard...

    Tags: Transportation Accidents, Coal, National Transportation Safety Board, Ellicott City, Disasters and Accidents

    8. Sep 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Sunday morning wakeup call: A train in the yard

    Ernie Pentek and his son first thought the big bang that woke them Sunday morning was residual effects from Hurricane Isaac.
    Tribune reporters
    Ernie Pentek and his son first thought the big bang that woke them Sunday morning was residual effects from Hurricane Isaac. "(My son), he's 14 and he got up and he goes 'Dad, Isaac's here!'," said Pentek, who at Pentek at first considered that the...

    Tags: Hurricane Isaac (2012), Transportation Accidents

    9. Aug 23, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Cause of death determined in Ellicott City train derailment deaths

    Loved ones and friends prepared to say goodbye to the two young women who perished in a train derailment in Ellicott City as the first of the viewings began Thursday evening.
    Loved ones and friends prepared to say goodbye to the two young women who perished in a train derailment in Ellicott City as the first of the viewings began Thursday evening. Cars lined both sides of the quiet residential street leading up to the...

    Tags: Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Christianity, Transportation Accidents, Tropical Storms, Roman Catholicism

    10. Aug 24, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Hundreds mourn victim of train derailment

    Some 700 mourners filled the pews Friday for a funeral Mass for 19-year-old Elizabeth Conway Nass, who died after being "at the wrong place at the wrong time," Monsignor John A. Dietzenbach said, referring to this week's tragic train derailment in Ellicott City.
    Some 700 mourners filled the pews Friday for a funeral Mass for 19-year-old Elizabeth Conway Nass, who died after being "at the wrong place at the wrong time," Monsignor John A. Dietzenbach said, referring to this week's tragic train derailment in...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Colleges and Universities, Transportation Accidents, Ken Ulman, Human Interest

    11. Aug 26, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Family remembers train derailment victim Rose Mayr as talented dancer, singer

    In the days after her sister, Rose, died in a train derailment, Anna Mayr felt as if her younger sibling were upstairs sleeping while friends swapped stories on the family's Ellicott City porch until the early hours of Sunday.
    In the days after her sister, Rose, died in a train derailment, Anna Mayr felt as if her younger sibling were upstairs sleeping while friends swapped stories on the family's Ellicott City porch until the early hours of Sunday. Anna Mayr, a May graduate...

    Tags: New York City, Colleges and Universities, Health and Medical Professionals, Transportation Accidents, Holiday Vacations

    12. Aug 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Monday

    <strong>WEATHER</strong>
    WEATHER The National Weather Service is calling for Monday to be mostly cloudy in the Baltimore area, with a high near 87 and south winds 5 to 9 miles per hour. There will be patchy fog before 9 a.m., and then a 30 percent chance of scattered showers and...

    Tags: Joe Saunders, Baltimore Orioles, Transportation Accidents, Fires, Billy Cundiff

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