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Archive for 2010

DOSWELL, VA – A CSX employee was killed after being struck by a train in Doswell, Virginia on Thursday, June 10, 2010. The victim has been identified as Marshall W. Conner, 54 years old, from Spring Grove, VA. The accident happened shortly after 10:00 a.m. while Connor was working in a rail yard alongside the tracks.

CSX railroad employee killed when he was hit by a train in Doswell, Virginia on June 10, 2010.

Doswell is located in Hanover County, Virginia in the central part of the state about 27 miles north of Richmond, about 126 miles northwest of Virginia Beach, about 11 miles northwest of Norfolk, about 124 miles northwest of Chesapeake, about 99 miles northwest of Newport News, about 96 miles northwest of Hampton, about 184 miles northeast of Roanoke, about 35 miles south of Fredericksburg, about 78 miles southeast of Charlottesville and about 134 miles northeast of Lynchburg. ... Read More

SMITHSBURG, MD — A CSX train that was travelling from Hanover to Hagerstown, Maryland derailed in Smithsburg around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. The derailment occurred just past the rail crossing at Maple Ave. where the train hit a track switch causing the end cars to become unbalanced and derail.

Five CSX rail cars derail in Smithsburg, Maryland on Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Smithsburg is located in Washington County, Maryland. It is in the northern part of the state about 72 miles northwest of Baltimore, about 66 miles northwest of Columbia, about 65 miles northwest of Silver Spring, about 82 miles northwest of Dundalk, about 59 miles northwest of Wheaton-Glenmont and about 86 miles northwest of Bowie.
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CLEVELAND, NC – A tractor-trailer collided with a Norfolk Southern train in Cleveland, North Carolina on June 7, 2010. The truck driver was injured but at this time there are no reports if any railroad workers sustained injuries as a result of this incident. The accident occurred in front of Shaver Wood Products in Rowan County at about 10:30 in the morning near Statesville Boulevard (U.S. 70). Shaver Wood Products is located at the Rowan-Iredell county line just off U.S. 70.

Norfolk Southern train collides with semi tractor-trailer just outside Shaver Wood Products just off Statesville Boulevard in Cleveland, NC

Cleveland lies just off U.S. 70 about half-way between Statesville and Salisbury. Cleveland is about 13.6 miles northwest of Salisbury and about 13.3 miles southeast of Statesville. ... Read More

KEARNY, NJ — A New Jersey Transit worker died after he was struck by a wayward locomotive in a railroad maintenance yard in Kearny, New Jersey early Monday morning, June 1, 2010 around 3:30 a.m. The railroad worker who was killed was identified as 63-year-old NJ Transit worker, Greg Kastner.

New Jersey Transit

Kastner’s job was to help shuttle engines in the Meadows Maintenance Facility which is located in Kearny, New Jersey, about 5 miles just outside New York City. The Meadows Maintenance Facility yard is located  off the Newark Turnpike (NJ 7), adjacent to the Conrail South Kearny yard. ... Read More

NEW ALBANY, MS – A railroad worker was killed while equipment was being loaded with a backhoe in New Albany, Mississippi on June 2, 2010. The fatal train accident happened north of the Cleveland Street crossing while working on the Mississippi-Tennessee Railroad.

Mississippi Tennessee Railroad

New Albany is located in the northern part of the state about 194 miles north of Jackson, about 330 miles north of Gulfport, about 257 miles north of Hattiesburg, about 336 miles north of Biloxi, about 220 miles northeast of Southhaven, about 172 miles north of Meridian, about 28 miles northwest of Tupelo and about 169 miles northeast of Greenville. ... Read More

CHATTANOOGA, TN – The Federal Railroad Administration is investigating the May 23 CSX train derailment in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which happened at about 4:30 p.m. near the 3200 block of Broad Street. Officials may also be looking at the steadily rising number of accidents in the area.

Workers inspect overturned rail cars after a CSX train derailed on the tracks that cross Broad St. No injuries were reported in the mishap. Photo credit: Jake Daniels/Chattanooga Times Free Press

The CSX derailment was at least the third this year in Chattanooga. A fourth derailment happened in 2010 in Rossville, GA and just this last Thursday morning, May 29, 2010 in Apison, Tennessee, also in Hamilton County, a train and car collided at a rail crossing at Sanabel Lane near Apison Pike. ... Read More

FLEETWOOD, PA – A 19 year old Fleetwood resident was struck and killed at a railway crossing in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania by a Norfolk Southern train on May 25, 2010.

View of rail crossing at West Locust Street and South Richmond Street in Fleetwood, Pennsylanvia near the F.M. Brown’s Sons Inc. flour and feed mill silos.

The incident occurred at about 5 p.m. Tuesday, just west of the Main Street and Richmond Street railroad crossing near South Chestnut Street. The victim was identified as Ian Sanders, 19 years old, of South Franklin Street in Fleetwood. ... Read More

CHATTANOOGA, TN – A CSX train derailed in downtown Chattanooga, TN on Sunday afternoon, May 23, 2010 at around 4:30 p.m. The derailment involved 28 cars which jumped the tracks near the 3200 block of Broad Street and St. Elmo Ave. near the old Wheland Foundry site.

Twisted pile of rail cars near the 3200 block of Broad Street in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. Photo credit: Bruce Garner, Chattanooga Fire Dept.

Chattanooga is located in the southeastern part of the state near its southern border with Alabama and Georgia. It is about 133 miles southeast of Nashville and about 316 miles east of Memphis. ... Read More

ENID, OK — A train belonging to Farm Rail Company derailed on the BNSF railway closing three intersections this morning in Enid, OK. The incident occurred at about 10:20 a.m.involving three cars that derailed along Johnson Avenue, closing the crossings at Broadway, Elm and Randolph avenues.

The rail cars were cleared from BNSF Railway tracks and three crossings were reopened about 2:40 p.m. today, police Lt. Eric Holtzclaw said. ... Read More

FLORENCE, SC – Two CSX train cars derailed on Friday afternoon, May 21, 2010 in a Florence rail yard causing the closing of several crossings in Florence. According to SCnow.com CSX employees were working to re-rail two train cars on Friday afternoon.

CSX employees work to place two train cars back on the tracks after a derail at the CSX train yard, May 21, 2010. Marcus Scott/Morning News

The train was traveling from Charleston, S.C. to Hamlet N.C. It was not carrying any hazardous or dangerous materials, said Gary Sease CSX director of corporate communications. ... Read More