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Archive for 2011

MOUNT PROSPECT, IL – A semi truck collided with a Metra passenger train, shearing the cab from the truck, derailing the train and killing the truck driver on May 13, 2011.

Aerial view of horrific Metra commuter train crash in Mount Prospect, IL where the conductor was seriously injured, a semi truck driver was killed and many people were injured and taken to local hospitals. Photo credit: WGN- TV Channel 9, Chicago

Mount Prospect is a suburb of Chicago and is located in Cook County, Illinois in the northeastern part of the state. It is about 24 miles northwest of the city of Chicago.
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MILWAUKEE, WI. – An 11 year old boy was severally injured on Saturday, April 30, in an accident involving a slow moving train. The accident resulted in the boy losing part of his lower leg.

Milwaukee police say they believe the operator of the train never knew about the accident involving the boy. ... Read More

NORMANDY, IL — A  Union pacific trail carrying grain to Texas derailed shortly after 8 a.m on Friday, May 6, about one mile south of Normandy in northwestern Bureau County spilling corn into an adjacent field.

Early reports from Bureau County Sheriff’s Department indicated seven cars had derailed, but Union Pacific Northern Region media director Mark Davis later confirmed 31 cars had derailed. ... Read More

BRECKENRIDGE, MN – About 1000 gallons of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) was spilled in a train derailment in Breckenridge, MN on April 30, 2011 creating a sticky mess for railroad workers to clean up.

Red River Valley & Western Railroad

Breckenridge is located in Wilkin County, Minnesota in the western part of the state on the border with North Dakota about 201 miles northwest of Minneapolis. ... Read More

SCAPPOOSE, OR – Two trains were set ablaze after a derailment and collision along adjacent tracks just south of Scappoose, OR on May 5, 2011.

Two trains set ablaze following a collision and derailment near Scappoose, OR on May 4, 2011.

Scappoose is located in Columbia County, Oregon in the northern part of the state on the border with Washington state. Scappoose is about 8 miles southwest of St Helens, Oregon and about 27 miles northwest of Vancouver, Washington. ... Read More

NORTH PLATTE, NE – A railroad worker who was injured on the job and then fired by Union Pacific for reporting a work-related injury has been rehired by the company in North Platte, NE.

Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska where Union Pacific fired railroad worker, Brian Petersen.

North Platte is in Lincoln County, Nebraska in the central part of the state about 225 miles west of Lincoln and 142 miles west of Grand Island. ... Read More

CORSICANA, TX – A Union Pacific freight train derailed in Corsicana, TX on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Corsicana is in Navarro County Texas in the eastern part of the state about 189 miles northwest of Houston and about 57 miles southeast of Dallas.

Derailed freight cars shown tipped over onto their sides along with a large section of damaged track in a Union Pacific freight train derailment in Corsicana, TX shortly after noon on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Photo credit: Bob Belcher / Corsicana Daily Sun

Six cars jumped the tracks in the mishap, which occurred about 12:18 p.m. in a section of track near W 12th Ave. between S 12th St. and S 14th St. near the Oil City Iron Works.
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HOUSTON, TX – A Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train derailed near downtown Houston on Tuesday, April 26, 2011.

BNSF train derails near downtown Houston, TX on Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Photo credit: KTRK TV Houston, TX

Houston is located in Harris County, Texas in the southern part of the state, about 51 miles northwest of Galveston and about 163 miles southeast of Austin. ... Read More

EASTON, ME – A train operated by the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) derailed in Easton, ME on Sunday, April 24, 2011.

Easton, Maine train derailment on Sunday, April 24, 2011.

Easton is located in Aroostook County Maine in the northeastern corner of the state near the U.S/Canadian border about 283 miles northeast of Portland. ... Read More

JEFFERSON, LA – A woman was killed in Jefferson, LA when her car struck an oncoming Amtrak train while going through a rail crossing on April 21, 2011.

Scene of deadly crash in Jefferson, LA where driver of 2002 Camry was killed after crossing railroad tracks and crashing into oncoming Amtrak passenger train on April 21, 2011.

The community of Jefferson is in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana in the southern part of the state about 7 miles west of New Orleans. ... Read More