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COLUMBUS, OHIO  — A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed and burst into flames in Columbus, Ohio, early on Wednesday, July 11, forcing  residents in the vicinity to evacuate, authorities said.

A southbound Norfolk Southern train hauling highly flammable ethanol derailed and burst into flames in a spectacular train wreck in Columbus, OH on July 11, 2012.

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NORTHBROOK, Ill. –  A Union Pacific train derailed on Wednesday, July 4, killing a Glenview couple who were driving under the viaduct when the rail bridge collapsed on top of them due to the weight of the wreckage.

A Union Pacific coal train derailed on July 4, 2012 in Glenview, IL after a rail bridge collapsed, killing two people in a passenger car on the roadway below. The victims and their car were buried under a mountain of twisted metal and rubble. Initially it was thought that no one was hurt, but their bodies were discovered a day later.

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A Union Pacific train conductor was injured Saturday morning, June 16, when the 53-car train struck some parked rail cars near the Lamar Street crossing, causing three freight cars to derail.

A railroad worker was injured in a train derailment in a Los Angeles rail yard on June 16, 2012.

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DE SOTO, MO — A Union Pacific train derailment occurred on Tuesday, April 24, damaging about 200 feet of track. Union Pacific workers arrived on the scene to survey the damage.

Seven Union Pacific cars derail in De Soto, MO on April 24, 2012 damaging about 200 feet of track.

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HUTCHINSON COUNTY, TEXAS 84TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT — Railroad injury lawyer, Gordon &amp Elias, LLP, represent a 23-year old railroad employee from Borger, Texas, who was performing his duties as a conductor while in the employment of Panhandle Northern Railroad, LLC., when he was caused to suffer physical injuries due to the negligence of Panhandle Northern Railroad, LLC.

Panhandle Northern Railroad, L.L.C is located in Borger, Texas

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MCPHERSON COUNTY, KANSAS 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT – Railroad injury lawyer, Gordon &amp Elias, LLP, represent a 46-year old railroad worker from San Antonio, Texas, who was performing his duties as a conductor/engineer while in the employment of Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad, when he was caused to suffer physical injuries due to the negligence of Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad.

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PAXTON, TX – According to Sheriff Newton Johnson of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, a Union Pacific train derailed on Sunday morning, March 25 at approximately 8:51 a.m on Highway 84 in Paxton, Texas.

Rail tanker lays upside down in a ditch alongside the tracks that run next to Highway 84 after a Union Pacific train derailment in Paxton, TX on Sunday, March 25, 2012. Photo: Scott Flowers

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GRAND FORKS, ND – A body was discovered Saturday morning, March 23 by a BNSF railroad conductor near the train tracks located west of the Columbia Road overpass in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Location where body was found by BNSF conductor on March 23, 2012. PHOTO: WDAZ-TV

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WHEATON, IL. – The driver of a 2005 Jeep Liberty SUV collided with a Union Pacific train on Tuesday, March 13, and was taken to the Central DuPage Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries.

An SUV crashed into a Union Pacific freight train and rolled over injuring the 52 year old driver in Wheaton, IL on March 13, 2012. Photo credit: Charlotte Eriksen

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BARTOW, FL – A fiery crash near Bartow, Florida claimed the life of a truck driver when the fuel tanker truck he was driving collided with a CSX freight train.

Billowing smoke from fiery tanker crash with CSX train near Bartow, FL could be seen for miles.

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