Posts tagged Train

• What Caused The Austin Bus To Crash?

  Mike Bryant | November 19, 2009 9:42 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  That will be the question, people will be asking and hopefully will be answered. The background question is by who and how? It may be the State Patrol who had a very interesting press conference...

• One Killed in Lincoln, Nebraska Train Crash

  Brett Emison | November 19, 2009 10:01 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  NBC affiliate, WOWT has reported that one person was killed when an Amtrak train struck a car at a railroad crossing on the west side of Lincoln, Nebraska. Police say one person was killed when...

• Two Dead In Austin Bus Crash

  Mike Bryant | November 19, 2009 12:31 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  It was reported that tonight two are dead and 21 have been injured in a tour bus crash in Austin, Minnesota. The bus was on I-90 and returning from a trip to Diamond Jo Casino in Northwood,...

• Man Killed in Southeast Missouri Train Accident

  Brett Emison | November 17, 2009 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The Southeast Missourian has reported that Scotty Davis was killed in a railroad crossing accident near Campbell, Missouri. CAMPBELL, Mo. -- A 44-year-old Campbell man was killed when his vehicle...

• Pro Athlete Has His Bubble Burst by Exercise Ball

  Pierce Egerton | November 11, 2009 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Working out carries a lot of risks for injury, especially if you’re using heavy weights. But what about when a piece of exercise equipment malfunctions while you’re using it properly? We...

• Railroad Crossing Signal Malfunctions Worry Town Officials

  Brett Emison | November 10, 2009 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  New Jersey news sources are reporting railroad crossing signal glitches that have officials worried. Police confirmed that the railroad crossing warning problems have been around for...

• Warren Buffett Buys Burlington Northern Sante Fe ("BNSF") Railroad

  Brett Emison | November 03, 2009 12:24 PM | 4 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  CNN has reported that Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, will buy railroad corporation Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) for $44 billion. Berkshire (BRKA, Fortune 500), which already...

• Safe Crossing Week Teaches Train Dangers To Children

  Brett Emison | November 02, 2009 10:07 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Reuters is reporting that Safe Kids USA and CN are working together to teach elementary school children how to stay safe near railroad tracks. In 2008, approximately 744 people were killed and...

• Baby Stroller Hit By Train

  Brett Emison | November 02, 2009 9:42 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  There is amazing video of a baby stroller rolling off a loading platform just seconds before an incoming train. The infant was struck by the train, but luckily the train was nearly stopped. The...

• Independence, Missouri Cracks Down On Train Accidents

  Brett Emison | October 28, 2009 6:52 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The Independence Examiner is reporting that the City of Independence, Missouri is cracking down on motorists to remind them of railroad crossing accident dangers. Independence Police . . . issued...