May 10th, 2013 | 
Author: 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.
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BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. — A Norfolk Southern railroad worker was killed after he was trapped in a mudslide while checking track conditions on Old Fort Mountain a few miles outside of Black Mountain, North Carolina.
Map showing location where a Norfolk Southern railroad worker was killed in a mudslide while working on a rail track on Old Fort Mountain in North Carolina on May 6, 2013. The accident happened a couple of miles outside Black Mountain, NC near Mill Creek Road.
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MONROE, N.C. — A CSX train crash involving 5 vehicles and a semi truck on Tuesday, April 30, shut down Old Charlotte Highway and Rocky River Road in Monroe N.C. for hours.
A CSX train plowed into a semi truck that was stopped on the tracks at a rail crossing in Monroe, NC on April 30, 2013 and spilled a load of PVC pipe all over the surrounding area.
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McRAE, Ark. — According to Union Pacific spokeswoman Raquel Espinoza, a train derailment that occurred in White County, Ark. on March 23, was caused by a broken rail.
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CANTON, OH — A train derailment on Thursday, April 25, caused three rail cars to spill a load of plastic pellets at the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Gambrinus Yard in canton, Ohio.
Three rail cars belonging to the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad derailed and then tipped over in a rail yard in Canton, OH on April 25, 2013. Photo credit: Cantonrep.com
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BRIDGEPORT, NE. — Railroad crews worked throughout the day on Monday, April 22, to clean up and repair a 15 car train derailment on the BNSF tracks that occurred Sunday from a southbound coal train. No injuries were reported at the time of the incident.
Photo shows aerial view of BNSF train derailment on Sunday, April 21, 2013 in Bridgeport, Nebraska. Photo Courtesy of Krystal Aulick.
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LANCASTER, PA. — A Norfolk Southern train derailed on Sunday, April 14, on the overpass that runs over the Harrisburg Pike in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
The accident occurred shortly after noon on Sunday. According to Lancaster City Police Sgt. Ray Corll, the train car that caused the derailment was carrying paper and derailed a short distance from RR Donnelley, a print company that also provides other services.
There were no injuries reported at the time of the accident and traffic was not affected.
The incident remains under investigation at this time.
Blog post by Gordon & Elias, a FELA lawyer and Pennsylvania railroad injury lawyer who publishes train accidents and FELA legal news from across the United States.
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FAIRFAX, SC — Two pedestrians were killed at a train crossing by a CSX train on Wednesday, April 10, in Fairfax, South carolina, according to Fairfax Police Chief Marvin Williams.
View of the rail crossing at 6th St and U.S. Highway 278 in Fairfax, SC where two pedestrians were killed as they were struck by a passing CSX train while crossing the tracks on April 10, 2013.
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TEHACHAPI Calif. — A northbound Union Pacific train derailed on Sunday, April 7, near Tehachapi, California. Union Pacific crews worked through Sunday to clear the railroad tracks about a quarter mile east of the cable crossovers near Tehachapi.
Several rail cars lay tipped over on their sides after a major Union Pacific train derailment just west of Tehachapi, CA on April 7, 2013. Photo credit: Phil Cornyn / Tehachapi News
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AUSTIN, Texas — Capital Metro rail service was disrupted Wednesday, March 3, after a freight train on the tracks derailed overnight, forcing changes to the service.
A freight train derailed in Austin, TX on April 3, 2013 causing delays for Capital Metro Rail passengers and vehicle traffic. It will take days for repair crews to repair the damage to the tracks. Photo credit: Jessica Vess / KVUE
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