An Illinois MetroLinktrain accident caused a man to lose his leg. St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department is leading an investigation into just how a man was injured by a MetroLink train early in March. The family continually seeks answers on exactly how their loved one was struck by the train, breaking his neck and…
On Tuesday morning, a pedestrian was killed in atrain accident in Bossier City, Louisiana. The accident happened around 11 a.m. at the Airline Drive railroad crossing. Witnesses reported that the man was seen walking along the roadway and attempted to cross the railroad tracks near Interstate 20. The accident is being investigated and police…
Atrain accident on Monday morning resulted in two individuals suffering serious injuries. The accident happened in St. Louis County when a train collided with a car at approximately 6 a.m. Authorities have released few details regarding the accident that happened near the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in the Bussen Quarry. It is known that the…
Atrain accident at a Utah refinery seriously injured a man on Friday. The accident occurred in Magna at around 9 a.m. at the Kennecott Copper Refinery. According to authorities, the man was a Kennecott contract worker whose legs became pinned beneath a train on the railroad tracks. Police were calling the incident a tragic…
Authorities are investigating atrain accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian on Wednesday. Emergency crews were called to the area of North Boulevard and Lafayette Street in Slidell, Louisiana around 7 a.m. Investigators believe that the male pedestrian was walking along the railroad tracks when he was struck by a Norfolk Southern freight…
Major delays are expected for trains near Chicago after an Amtraktrain accident occurred Saturday night. According to an Amtrak spokeswoman, Chelsea Kopta, Amtrak train 383 collided with a BNSF welding truck at approximately 6:35 p.m. The collision happened in Lisle, Illinois as the train was en route to Quincy. Fortunately, none of the 114…
Atrain accident in Santa Cruz County, California injured eight passengers on Monday. The accident happened at around 12:10 p.m. when a train’s throttle became stuck resulting in the crash. A train with the Roaring Camp Railroads was transporting passengers to Bear Mountain and as the conductor attempted to reverse the trains direction, the throttle…
A train accident in Jefferson County, Missouri claimed the life of a man on Sunday afternoon. Police responded to calls regarding a pedestrian being struck by a train at approximately 4:18 p.m. Officials with Burlington Northern Santa Fe stated that a coal train was traveling near Herculaneum when the pedestrian was walking along the…
Investigators in Florida are attempting to determine the cause of a train accident that has claimed the life of a man. According to authorities, two men were walking along railroad tracks on a trestle when one of the men was struck and killed by a train. The accident occurred in Melbourne on Tuesday evening….
Federal investigators have determined that the cause of atrain derailment was a broken rail. The accident occurred last February in West Virginia when a CSX train transporting 3 million gallons of crude oil derailed. The train had 109 cars, and 27 of them derailed resulting in an intense fire. Houses nearby sustained damage, and…