Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

• Another side to the train safety debate

  Staff Writer | April 17, 2007 9:55 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  In an article last week in The Decatur Daily, residents in Falkville protested over the CSX recommendation of closing a railroad crossing after deadly accidents have occurred there. CSX blieves that the safety of motorists and its own employees is at stake. Cain, a former locomotive engineer, said safety is the driving force behind CSX's appeal. "We're running 32 trains per day through town, and...

• Train crossing safety up for debate

  Staff Writer | April 16, 2007 9:40 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  An interesting article from The Decatur Daily addresses the need for crossing gates at railroad crossing, and the lack of action from the roilroad companies. The columnist points to the recent death of a man in Limestone County, who died after being hit by a train while operating farming equipment. If there had been an automated gate to warn him of the train, this man's life would have been...

• Train accident kills farm worker

  Staff Writer | March 19, 2007 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  An unusual train accident occurred Friday afternoon in Limestone County, where a farm worker operating a fertilizer spreader collided with a freight train in Belle Mina at Greenbrier Road.The victim was a Limestone Farmer's Cooperative employee and Clements firefighter, and he died immediately. An article in the Decatur Daily includes quotes from many of the victim's friends, as he was...

• Deadly accident when train and tanker collide

  Staff Writer | February 19, 2007 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Yesterday in northern Alabama a fatal train-truck accident occurred when a propane delivery truck collided with a train on Wilhite Road near exit 318 of I-65. Apparently the truck crashed into the train after it ran off the road, igniting a tremendous fire and killing the driver of the tanker. The accident did not happen at the crossing. It is not known whether the crossing lights and gates were...

• Yet another train accident makes five

  Staff Writer | February 13, 2007 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Apparently there was another train-vehicle accident in Bessemer yesterday, making the fifth (yes, 5th) train accident in Alabama in one week. This one involved an 18-wheeler truck trying to beat a train across the tracks. Fortunately, no one was injured this time.An editorial from the Montgomery Advertiser points out a recurring problem in the state with railroad crossings that lack proper...

• Alabama train accident fourth in a week

  Staff Writer | February 12, 2007 10:22 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Another train accident yesterday claimed the life of a man who fell asleep on the railroad tracks and was struck by a CSX freight train. This incident became the fourth train accident in Alabama in one week.Yesterday's accident occurred in Jefferson County near Highway 31. Another deadly accident on Thursday killed four men crossing the railroad tracks in a van near Thorsby. Two other train...

• Van-train collision claims four lives

  Staff Writer | February 08, 2007 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  An deadly train accident early Thursday morning is said to have been the Thorsby area's sixth train-vehicle wreck in just two years, according to The Birmingham News. Eight men were riding in a van when they collided with a 38-car CSX train that was hauling automobiles and had two locomotives. Residents and others say the railroad crossing was missing an arm of the "X" and had a damaged sign....

• Train accident kills four in Thorsby

  Staff Writer | February 08, 2007 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A breaking news story from My Fox Alabama detailed a terrible train accident that involved a freight train hitting a van at a rural Alabama railroad crossing early Thursday morning. The collission killed at least four people and injured others, according to the report. This happened near U.S. Highway 31 in Thorsby at about 6 a.m. CSX Corp. spokesman Gary Sease in Jacksonville, Fla., said the...

• Train crash flames continue

  Staff Writer | January 18, 2007 1:12 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  As of yesterday afternoon, the thick cloud of smoke and dangerous flames continued at the site of the Kentucky train derailment on Tuesday. Homes, businesses and schools in the Zoneton community were still evacuated as firefighters worked around the clock to extinguish flames. Reports say that there were no serious injuries resulting from the crash and chemical fire. However, at least 24 people...

• Kentucky train crash causes explosion, damage

  Staff Writer | January 17, 2007 5:57 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Just south of Louisville, in Bullitt County, yesterday, a train derailed, causing a major explosion and chemical fire. This is the second Kentucky train derailment in two days to cause a fire and extensive damage.Kentucky authorities closed a portion of nearby I-65 and evacuated homes, businesses and schools in the area. "We've got several chemicals there and to our knowledge that's an irritant...