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NEW CASTLE, DE -  An accident occurred on Monday afternoon, June 27, when a Norfolk Southern Railroad, originally mistaken for an Amtrak train, plowed into a tractor trailer in New Castle, Del. Monday afternoon, authorities say.

NBC Philadelphia were told by Delaware Fire dispatchers that the train was an Amtrak, but Amtrak confirmed that it was not one of their trains. Police corrected the report stating that it was Norfolk Southern. ... Read More

WASHINGTON – In the case of CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. MCBRIDE, 10-235, a ruling was handed down today by the U.S. Supreme Court against CSX Railroad in their bid to make it harder for railroad workers to win lawsuits that would hold the company responsible for injuries they suffered on the job.

The court, in a 5-to-4 opinion by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, upheld a $184,000 court award to CSX railroad engineer Robert McBride, who said he injured his hand while adding and removing railroad cars. ... Read More

CLAIBORNE COUNTY, TN -  A man from the Tiprell community of Claiborne County who was distraught over the loss of his friend, opened fire on two employees of Norfolk Southern Railroad when their train was stopped on the tracks.

Mark Anthony Bruce charged with aggravated assault for shooting at two NS railroad workers.

The incident occurred on Thursday, June 2, when Claiborne 911 received reports of a shooting in the Tiprell community, according to Sheriff David Ray. Officers of the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office along with Detective Bob Morelock arrived shortly after and immediately launched an investigation. ... Read More

PLANADA, CA – A 23 year old man was struck and killed by an Amtrak passenger train on June 6, 2011 while crossing the tracks in the small town of Planada, CA.

Rescue workers remove the body of the victim who was struck by an Amtrak passenger train in Planada, CA on June 6, 2011.

Planada is located in Merced County, California in the central part of the state, about 10 miles east of Merced. ... Read More

TAUNTON, MA – A CSX train derailed in Taunton MA on June 1, 2011 where thieves made off with a section of railroad track apparently for the steel.

CSX official looking at derailed engine sitting in the dirt and a section of track that was cut away by thieves in Taunton, MA on Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Detail clearly shows that a cutting torch was used in the crime. Photo credit: Charles Winokoor/Taunton Gazette

Taunton is located in Bristol County, Massachusetts in the southern part of the state about 38 miles south of Boston. ... Read More

BOONE, IA – A railroad worker had an arm amputated following a train accident in Boone, IA on May 23, 2011.

Union Pacific Locomotive

Boone is located in Boone County, Iowa in the central part of the state about 50 miles northwest of Des Moines. ... Read More

REESEVILLE, WI – Two people were killed in a crash between an Amtrak passenger train and a pickup truck on May 21, 2011 in the village of Reeseville, WI.

Scattered wreckage and a fire that destroyed railroad crossing signal equipment in the aftermath of a Wisconsin Amtrak train crash that left two people dead on Saturday, May 21, 2011. Photo credit: Dodge County Sheriff's Department

Reeseville is located in Dodge County, Wisconsin in the southeastern part of the state, about 46 miles southwest of Fond du Lac. ... Read More

HOBOKEN, NJ – A PATH commuter train (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) pulled into the Hoboken, NJ terminal and crashed into the terminal platform injuring dozens of passengers and derailing in the process.

Emergency personnel near the entrance to the PATH station in Hoboken, NJ where commuter train crashed into terminal abutment on May 8, 2011. Photo credit: Julia Xanthos/News

Hoboken is located in Hudson County New Jersey in the northeastern part of the state about 9 1/2 miles northeast of Newark. ... Read More

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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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