Posts tagged train accident

• Increased safety needed for DC Metro Subway, train and bus drivers

  Doug Landau | November 29, 2009 10:48 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  After four metro drivers have been injured in train accidents since June, it appears that greater safety training is needed by DC Metro. Union officials have also called for more safety training for...

• 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...

• Teenager Injured In Tennessee Train Accident

  Brett Emison | October 26, 2009 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Chattanooga, Tennessee's ABC affiliate is reporting that a teenager was injured during a Tennessee railroad crossing accident. An 18-year-old man is recovering at Erlanger today after a train...

• Court Penalty Punishes Burlington Northern $4 Million For Lying

  Mike Bryant | October 18, 2009 10:29 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  On Sept. 26, 2003, a Burlington Northern train hit a car, killing four teenagers. The investigation into the case raised the issue of whether the signals were working. The railroad pushed a story...

• Two Killed in Amsterdam, Missouri Railroad Crossing Accident

  Brett Emison | October 18, 2009 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The Kansas City Star has reported that Mary Redmond, of Linn Valley, Kansas and John South, of Amsterdam, Missouri were killed when their vehicle was struck by a train in an apparent railroad...

• Railroad Pays $4 Million for Misconduct & Cover-Up after Train Accident Kills 4

  Mike Ferrara | October 16, 2009 10:42 PM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  This week, a judge in Washington Country, Minnesota awarded $4 million to the families of four young people who were killed in a 2003 accident with a train run by Burlington Northern...

• Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad Destroyed Evidence in Attempted Cover Up

  Brett Emison | October 16, 2009 11:32 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported yesterday that Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad (BNSF) engaged in a staggering pattern of misconduct, including destroying evidence in an attempted...

• Texas and Mississippi Train Accidents A Reminder Of Railroad Crossing Dangers

  Brett Emison | October 06, 2009 12:33 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Two recent railroad crossing accidents provide a reminder that drivers must be extra cautious when approaching a train crossing. The Mississippi collision appears to have occurred when a motorist...

• Railroad Crossing Accidents: Know The Danger

  Brett Emison | September 18, 2009 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Everyone learns at an early age to look both ways before crossing the street, but do you look both ways before entering a railroad crossing? Many motorists take for granted that there cannot be a...

• Metro Trains: Be Careful In There

  Mark Bello | September 17, 2009 2:24 PM | 1 CommentVoices Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  For anyone who lives in a big city, the question of transportation is probably answered by the presence of the always efficient, if not always spacious, metro, subway, or light rail system. These...