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Archive for June, 2013

FONDA, NY – At least one railroad worker was reported injured after two CSX trains collided in Fonda, NY derailing several rail cars and badly damaging one of the trains. Fonda is a village in Montgomery County in central New York state about a mile from the village of Fultonville and about 46 miles northwest of Albany.

Two CSX trains collided and derailed near Fonda, NY on June 27, 2013 causing several rail cars to jump the tracks sending at least one rail car across the roadway blocking traffic on State Route 5 and sending one injured railroad worker to the hospital. Photo: Levi Pascher/The Leader-Herald.

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PANHANDLE, TX – A BNSF train derailed in Panhandle, TX on June 21, 2013 tipping over 42 rail cars in high winds. Panhandle is

Photo shows a BNSF train derailed in Panhandle, TX during high winds sending 42 out of 47 cars off the tracks at 1:00 a.m. on June 21, 2013.

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Less than three weeks after a Metro-North train struck and killed a railroad worker near West Haven, Federal investigators on Monday, June 17, issued an “urgent safety recommendation” saying the railroad should act quickly and start using a basic safety device to protect workers on its tracks. Metro-North railroad said they will implement a pilot program of using a shunting system to increase the safety of workers on the tracks.

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CASTRO COUNTY, Texas -— According to the BNSF spokesman, Joe Faust, strong winds were cited as the cause of more than 40 BNSF Railway cars derailing in Castro County, located in the Texas Panhandle.

Map shows location of BNSF train derailment just outside Summerfield TX on June 17, 2013.

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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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WEST HAVEN, CT — A railroad worker was killed on May 28, 2013 by a southbound commuter train while working on the tracks near the Metro-North station in West Haven.

View of the Metro-North station in West Haven, CT where a railroad worker was killed on May 28, 2013 by a southbound commuter train heading for New York.

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