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AMARILLO, TX – A BNSF railroad worker was killed on Monday, January 9, 2012 in an Amarillo rail yard while moving a piece of railroad maintenance equipment.

Rail yard in Amarillo, TX where a BNSF railroad worker was killed in a train accident with a maintenance car on January 9, 2012.

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SCHERTZ, TX – A Union Pacific train crashed into a semi truck that was stuck on the tracks in Schertz, TX on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24, 2011.

A train crashed into a semi truck that was stuck on the tracks on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011 in Schertz, TX at the corner of FM 3009 and FM 78. Photo credit: San Antonio Express News

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MARATHON, TX – A Union Pacific train derailed on Monday, November 22 in Brewster County, TX between the towns of Marathon and Sanderson and backed up rail traffic for hours.

A Union Pacific rail car derailed on Monday, November 22, 2011 spilling over 75 tons of industrial steel and backing up rail traffic for hours.

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ARLINGTON, TX – One Union Pacific train crashed into the rear of another Union Pacific train that was stopped on the tracks in Arlington, TX on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011.

Access road to Howell Family Farms on W. Division St. in Arlington, TX that was blocked by Union Pacific train crash and which trapped guests inside at a charity event on October 1, 2011. Railroad tracks can be seen crossing this access road.

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FREDDIESVILLE, TX – A BNSF train derailed in Freddiesville TX on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 between Hitchcock and Bayou Vista.

BNSF train derailment in Freddiesville, TX on September 13, 2011 involved 6 tanker cars hauling ethanol. Five of the 6 cars overturned and two of them were leaking hazardous material.

Freddiesville is located in Galveston County, on the Gulf coast of Texas about 37 miles southeast of Houston, about 15 miles northwest of Galveston and about 6 miles southwest of Texas City. ... Read More

PASADENA, TX – A woman who collded with a train Wednesday, Aug 3, did not sustain life threatening injuries, however, as a precaution she was transported via LifeFlight to Memorial Hermann Hospital.

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NEW BRAUNFELS, TX – It was a close call for a Union Pacific Railroad traveling through New Braunfels, TX Wednesday, Aug 2, when railroad workers stopped the train to avoid a likely derailment.

Map showing location of Union Pacific train accident in New Braunfels, TX that avoided a derailment, but tied up traffic along Farm to Market 306 on Tuesday, August 2, 2011.

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EL PASO, TX – An accident involving a Union Pacific train and 18 wheeler truck occurred on Monday morning on June 20, at about 8:30 a.m. in El Paso’s Lower Valley.

El Paso police told KFOX14 they believe the driver of the semi-truck tried to beat an oncoming train at the Alameda and Inglewood railroad crossing. ... 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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AMARILLO, TX – A railroad employee who worked for BNSF was injured on Tuesday, February 22, when a railroad tank released sulfuric acid.  The accident occurred at 1900 S. Johnson St. and the vapors escaped the tank about 9:35 a.m., Fire Capt. Wes Hall said.

The worker was unidentified, but four Amarillo firefighters responded to the incident and arrived on the scene to treat the injured worker. ... Read More