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…
Tragically a young boy has died following afatal pedestrian accident in Pacific, Missouri. In addition, the pedestrian accident involving a train happened Wednesday night as the 16-year-old boy was on his bike and attempting to cross the tracks at North Olive near East St. Louis, Illinois. Although the lights at the crossing were flashing…
On Wednesday night, police responded to a call regarding atrain accident. Union Pacific Railroad Company had called the police to report that an individual was struck by at the Olive Street railroad crossing. According to authorities, 51-year-old Melvin Adams was either riding his bicycle or walking the bicycle across the tracks when he was…
Over the weekend, an 85-year-old man survived atrain accident due to the reactions of the train operator. The man was operating a Chrysler Sebring convertible traveling on Interstate 270 southbound when he attempted to take the exit for Interstate 370 West. For reasons unknown, the driver did not make the exit and traveled through…
A man, woman, and young child were traveling in a sports utility vehicle Monday afternoon when a train collided with their vehicle. As a passerby was awaiting the train to pass on the tracks in Hillview, Illinois, approximately 80 miles north of St. Louis, he was startled by the conductor running along the tracks and yelling for help. The conductor was asking for help to “find the baby”. He was referring to the toddl
Due to the latest fatalAmtrak train crash, the company may be facing hundreds of millions of dollars in personal injury claims for the victims injured in the May Philadelphia derailment. In 1997, Congress capped payouts for Amtrak accidents which means money to compensate victims will likely fall short of what is needed. According to…
In Jacksonville, Florida anAmtrak train cut a vehicle in half on Tuesday morning. In addition, the accident happened at a Riverside neighborhood train crossing. At the time of the crash, the crossing gates were down, and the driver attempted to pass through them when the train struck the vehicle. Two people that were in…
Investigators are trying to determine what caused all seven train cars toderail and send all of its passengers flying through the air. One major possibility that everyone is coming to a crossroads with is high speed. Furthermore, according to preliminary data it is estimated that the train was traveling over 100 mph before it…