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Archive for the ‘Train Accidents’ Category

MIDVALE, UT – A TRAX commuter train crashed into an empty passenger car that was sitting on the tracks on November 6, derailing the train and injuring two passengers and a railroad employee in Midvale, Utah. Midvale is located in Salt Lake County, Utah in the north-central part of the state about 12 miles south of Salt Lake City.

Two passengers and a railroad worker were injured when a TRAX commuter train crashed into a decoupled rail car that was sitting on the tracks in Midvale, UT on November 6, 2013.

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CHEAT BRIDGE, WV. – A truck driver was killed and 63 rail passengers and crew were injured on October 11, when a logging truck crashed into a sightseeing train in Cheat Bridge, WV. Cheat Bridge is an unincorporated community located in the Monongahela National Forest in southeastern Randolph County in the east-central part of the state.

A logging truck crashed with a sightseeing train in Cheat Bridge, WV killing the trucker, tipping over and derailing two rail cars and injuring several passengers on October 11, 2013. Photo credit: The Pocahontas Times.

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HENDERSON COUNTY, KY – A semi truck driver was killed in Henderson County, KY on October 9, after a CSX train crashed into his big rig as the trucker was crossing the tracks. Henderson County is located in the northwest on the border with Evansville, Illinois.

A semi truck driver was killed in a crash with a CSX train in Henderson County, KY on Oct. 9, 2013.

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CLEVELAND, NC – One person was injured on September 23 when a Norfolk Southern train collided with a dump truck in Cleveland, NC. Cleveland is located in Rowan County, in the west-central part of the state about 141 miles west of Raleigh.

A dump truck rests about .2 of a mile down the tracks after a collision with a Norfolk Southern train at a private rail crossing in Cleveland, NC on September 2013. Photo credit: AirStar

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RUSHVILLE, IN – A pickup truck collided with a CSX train, seriously injuring two motorists in Rushville, IN on August 16, 2013. Rushville is located in Rush County in the east-central part of the state about 45 miles southeast of Indianapolis.

A pickup truck was severely damaged and the occupants were seriously injured after colliding with a CSX train in Rushville, IN on August 16, 2013. Photo credit: Rush County Sheriff’s Department.

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ROSEDALE, Md. — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report on Wednesday, June 12, in the fiery CSX train derailment that occurred in Rosedale on May 28, when a trash truck and train collided. In their report, the NTSB revealed the crossing where the train collided with a truck gave almost no warning for drivers; the stop signs were barely visible.

Photo shows A CSX derailed train car carrying chemicals burning after being struck by a truck in Rosedale, Maryland May 28, 2013. Photo: Baltimore Sun

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Houston, TX — A Union Pacific train traveling west in Houston on Monday, June 10, collided with a big rig and knocked it over after the semi tried to cross the tracks.

A semi truck was knocked over onto its side after colliding with a Union Pacific train at the Sherwin St rail crossing in Houston, TX on June 10, 2013.

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WHEATLAND, NY – Several cars of a Rochester & Southern train derailed in Wheatland, NY on June 3, 2013 spilling tons of road salt only a few hundred yards from Oatka Creek. Wheatland is located in Monroe County, NY in the northern central part of the state about 99 miles west of Syracuse. Monroe County borders Lake Ontario on the Canadian border.

A Genesee & Wyoming train that was hauling road salt derailed in Wheatland, NY on June 3, 2013. Photo credit: YNN.com

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ROSEDALE, MD – A CSX train, carrying chemicals, ran into a trash truck in Rosedale, MD  and then derailed and exploded causing a shock wave that sent a huge plume of black smoke into the sky. Rosedale is located in Baltimore County, MD in the northern part of the state about 6 miles northeast of Baltimore.

A CSX train derailed and exploded after hitting a trash truck in an industrial area of Rosedale, MD on May 28, 2013. The force of the explosion was so violent that the photo shows the metal siding was blown off a nearby warehouse next to the tracks.

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TROUP, TX — The Texas Department of Public Safety told the media that emergency crews responded to an accident involving a Union Pacific train and an SUV in Troup on Friday.

Photo shows wreckage of passenger car down the tracks from the point of impact after a collision with a Union Pacific train at a rail crossing in Troup, TX on May 10, 2013.